It’s the time of year when most of the beautiful autumn colors are now brown and crunch on the ground. The oaks are burnt orange and beautiful, still. But the beech trees are at peak splendor with their golden beech …
Category: Art by Madison Woods
All of my paintings feature Ozark pigments I’ve collected by hand and processed into paints. I use titanium oxide pigment to make white for adjusting and blending oil paints made from the Ozark pigments.
When I travel, I also gather rocks from those locations. When I make paint with rocks from other locations, the scene will be one from the homeland of the pigment, and the pigment sources will be specified in my process page or product listing if they are not Ozark colors.
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The posts below are from my blog and have to do with my art-making.
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Is Art made through Magic, Intuition, or Knowledge?
I once heard it spoken in one of the great (virtual) hallways where educated artists gather, that an ‘intuitive artist’ doesn’t exist. That an artist only uses knowledge and conscious decisions to know what to do on their canvas – …
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Highlander and Longhorn Cow | Painting Process for ‘Best Friends’
Every year for their birthdays, the grandkids pick the subject they want me to paint. And every time we do this, their requests are getting more and more challenging. The latest one I’ve started is a scene that includes two …
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Exhibit at Gotahold Brewery
For the month of October, pretty much all of my original works will be on exhibit at Gotahold Brewery in Eureka Springs, AR. This is a great opportunity to grab a cold craft beer and see the Ozark pigments in …
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Making Time to Wander
One of the reasons I enjoy my Morning Mile so much is because of the walk back to the house. It’s my time to wander. It’s the wandering that feeds my soul and spirit, whereas the jog out does my …
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Ozark Pigments in Oils | First Paintings
For a long time I’ve wanted to try painting in oils, and I’ve wanted to see how the Ozark pigments in oils would look. My biggest hope was that the colors were more vivid and I would be able to …
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September Gallery Selections at TAGNWA (The Art Gallery at the NWA Mall)
These are my September gallery selections for The Art Gallery at the NWA Mall in Fayetteville, AR. For the month of October, I think I will swap some of them out for a selection of framed prints.
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All Ozark pigments,
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Planting Bamboo and Harvesting Passionflower
Today I planted out some little bamboo plants that I bought from a seller on Etsy. It wasn’t really plants, but sections of roots that are supposed to grow into plants. I started them in pots a few weeks ago, …
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Sharing the Awe | The Reason for My Art
A large part of my reason for doing art is that it gives me a means for sharing the awe I feel when I create something. Since I began working with these Ozark pigments, the level of wonder and amazement …
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Nature Art in Progress | Sally (the orange spotted salamander)
This is Sally (the salamander), and she’s the third character in my whimsical Down at the Creek series. I’ll add characters to this series as they coalesce in my imagination. The series will eventually culminate in a large painting (24 …
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Nature Inspired Art | A New Collection
Down at the Creek, a nature inspired series of paintings
The other day I went out with my plein air pack, intending to paint a nature inspired scene down at the creek. As usual, I’m using exclusively Ozark pigments (handmade …
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The Art Gallery at NWA Mall
Have you seen the new Art Gallery at NWA Mall yet? I’m happy to be a part of it. Here’s an article that came out at the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette (online) today about it.
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The Gallery at NWA Mall
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Provenance of a Paint
Most of my paints begin with a rock. Sometimes I remember to record the process it goes through from rock to paint, and sometimes the process isn’t quick. This is the story of a paint made from a reddish sandstone …
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What Does OOAK Mean?
What does OOAK mean in arts and crafts descriptions and titles? It means one of a kind (ooak), but this might not always be so clear cut as you might think. Pay close attention to item descriptions …
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The New ‘Shop Wild Ozark’ Website
The new Shop Wild Ozark URL is https://shop.wildozark.com/
I’ve finally gotten most of the art, prints, notecards, and pigment products moved over to the new Shop Wild Ozark location. I’m sure there might have been an easier way to do …
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NWA Maker’s at Mount Sequoia | April 30
Head over to the NWA Maker’s Market on April 30! If you’re anywhere near Fayetteville, Arkansas I hope you’ll pop in at Mt. Sequoia to say hello and check out all the incredible art and fine crafts that will be …
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Coffeetime at Wild Ozark | A collection
Here’s a collection of paintings to celebrate coffeetime and delight the coffee lovers. Coffee with donut, coffee with beignets, a quiet coffee sipping spot, favorite mug, a somewhat unconventional way to drink coffee, and last but not least, coffee with …
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An Artist’s Work Task List | Catching up with April
Hermit Journal 10 April 2022
Technically, I’m not really a hermit because my husband is here. But we both have projects to work on most days, so unless I’m helping him or he’s helping me, during the day we have …
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New Acceptance | Watercolor USA 2022
The Forager was accepted to the 61st exhibition of Watercolor USA, a national, annual juried exhibition recognizing contemporary American watermedia painting. The juror was Kevin Umaña, co-founder of The Ekru Project, a Kansas City-based artist-run gallery focused …
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Hermit Journal | Early on a March Morning
Every morning I feed the horses and chickens. Once it gets close to spring, I also begin my ‘get-in-shape’ program. Come along with me to feed the horses before I head out for a jog and walk early on a …
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Finished A Painting Marathon, now taking a break
For the past five weeks, I’ve been on a painting marathon. That’s why I haven’t been making blog posts, and haven’t done much else, either. I’ve been working on a collection called Coffeetime at Wild Ozark. These are all smaller …
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Wild Ozark Hermit Report | Upcoming Shows
The weather is torturing me with spells of warm, sunny days followed by days of bitter cold and wind. I’m so ready for spring. But it’s been busy around here and I haven’t had a chance to make a blog …
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Hibernation Avoidance | Hermit Musings
This winter I haven’t felt much like doing anything at all outside. But yesterday the sun started shining and today it will continue. I think the temps will be bearable tomorrow, too. I want so badly to get outside and …
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Fine Art NFT’s and Cute Things
When I woke up this morning it was 5*F. There is still ice and snow on the ground from the other day’s little cloudburst of wintery mix. I don’t want to start another painting because it’s tax season and I’ll …
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Re-Creating the Forest Folk | Musings
I woke up yesterday morning with a burning desire to resurrect the Forest Folk I used to make. So I pulled some of my cleaned native clay out and started creating some body parts. I’ve had that clay stored …