It’s not an Ozark critter, for sure, but I had a photo of my grand-daughter’s Bearded Dragon and so I painted it today. A print for Karter is already framed and ready to deliver for her birthday. This was a …
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To my website subscribers: Just in case …
I’m deleting all of the users from my website’s database. There are so many spammers/hackers and bots attempting to leave comments and registering as users lately, that I have to wipe the slate clean. When I’m done, I’ll have to …
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Hermit Journal Updates | Early Spring Activities
It’s been a busy past couple of weeks here at Wild Ozark. Early spring and warmer weather brings a flurry of activity here at Wild Ozark. I’ve been working on our garden, grinding more rocks, and generally just enjoying the …
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Making Smooth Paint from Rock Dust (Earth Pigment)
Since I wrote my first post on ‘how to make handmade watercolor paint‘, I’ve learned some things. That first post is still a good starting point for anyone starting out. It just doesn’t go into how to make …
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Monthly Hermit Musings | A Glimmer of Spring
A few green things are peeking out, and I’m beginning to see the glimmer of spring.
Yesterday I sent out my monthly newsletter to subscribers. Each month I try to write up a summary of all that went on out …
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Stones to Grind | A Fantastic New Interview and Publication
Lisa J. Tomey interviewed me way back in 2019 for an article to be published in Okra Magazine. Just when it was about time for it to run, Covid struck and that article got pushed back on the publisher’s …
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Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) in Ozark pigments
Originally, I had planned to do a series of my favorite woodland plants in grayscale. But that was before I found the stone that gives me a sort of green pigment. So changed up the plans a little. Now I’m …
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Are you on Clubhouse?
My daughter called me the other day to tell me about Clubhouse. She had gotten an invitation to join it and after trying it out, thought it would be something I might be interested in. At first I groaned. …
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SOUL OF THE OZARKS | The 5th Painting
My 5th painting was a special request by my sister. She loves pelicans and wanted me to paint one for her.
This is the story of my journey into the world of being a watercolor painter. My angle on this …
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Winter in the Ozarks | Musings on a Very Cold Day
It was -12F when I woke up this morning at 0500. This is the coldest I think it’s ever been since we moved here in 2005. There hasn’t been many really cold, snowy winters in the past several years, it …
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SOUL OF THE OZARKS | The 4th Painting
After the second kestrel, which was the third painting, I thought I’d try another kestrel. I had another good photo to work from and I’d come to really love the colors and form of kestrels. By this time I was …
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Cow Portrait | Whisper, the Brahman cow | Painting Process
The first painting of 2021 is also the first of its size, and the first using a single source for pigment. But it is my second Brahman cow portrait. ‘Brahman Baby‘ was the first. This is my progress …
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New Win: Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Virtual Art Show
I’m thrilled to report that A Curious Pair and Destination Unknown were accepted to the virtual art show of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival.
Update 1/15/21: A huge THANK YOU to Consuelo (Chelo) Montoya for …
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A Rock Crusher Machine for Making Pigments
Until now, the rock crushing machine was me and a mortar and pestle.
But now, whoo boy, things are about to get serious. Rob ordered a prospector’s rock crusher while he was still working overseas. It has been patiently waiting …
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My 2021 Outlook | A Loosely Defined Path
This is probably the first year that I didn’t go through a reflection of the previous year while making plans for the coming year. In some ways right now, it feels like it doesn’t really matter anyway. No matter how …
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Natural Ozark Beauty on the To-Paint List
It snowed over the weekend for the first time this season. This always leads to me taking a lot of photos of our natural Ozark beauty, most of them not shared because they’re just too repetitive. But I can’t help …
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SOUL OF THE OZARKS | The 3rd Painting
Still in July 2018, and still in Qatar visiting Rob, I decided to try a 3rd painting. I’d do another kestrel and see if I could do it better this time. Because it was so hot outside during daylight hours, …
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Thanksgiving 2020
May your day be filled with abundance and gratitude. I have a lot to be thankful for, and the love and health of family is at the top of my list. I have a husband who is my anchor, best …
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Book Review | Tree Beings
Tree Beings, by Raymond Huber and Sandra Severgnini
Forward by Dr. Jane Goodall
Exisle PublishingThis book is a review copy from the publisher. I chose this book to review because of the title. Right away, I identified with the …
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SOUL OF THE OZARKS | The Second Painting
Honestly, while I was delighted that my handmade watercolors worked alright for my first try, I wasn’t real pleased with the painting itself. So I decided to try a second painting.
This is the story of my journey into the …
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SOUL OF THE OZARKS | Part 1 | The First Painting
This is the story of my journey into the world of being a watercolor painter. My angle on this is a bit different than most other artists I know, in that all of my paints are made from pigments I’ve …
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Rogers Arkansas Art on the Bricks
The following is a press release about the Downtown Rogers Art on the Bricks artwalk. I used to go out and set up my art and people would go from business to business in the downtown section to see all …
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Artist Statement | Welcome to Wild Ozark
Thank you for dropping by my website. I hope you enjoy your stay! Are you an artist, or patron, nature-lover? Maybe an old friend, or lucky happenstance lander-on-the page? Today I’ve been updating some parts of my site. One of …
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Trying out the blue with a test painting
You may remember my flutter of initial excitement about the possibility of adding a stable blue to my palette. Yesterday I finally tried it in a quick painting in my journal. It worked! It’s so exciting to have this color …