A Glimpse of the Life & Art of Madison Woods
@WildOzark
Where I write about my art, and share bits of our life out here in the wild Ozarks near Kingston, Arkansas.
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Read more: Lite Rural Living | Huntsville/Berryville, ArkansasThere are degrees of rural life, in my way of defining it. This property falls into what I call ‘lite rural’ living. It’s not far…
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Read more: Art in Fort Smith, ARIt’s time for Art on the Border! I’ll be at 1000 Fianna Way, Ft. Smith, AR this evening and all day tomorrow with original watercolor…
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Read more: Mindfulness | Hermit DiaryWhile the world was in Covid shutdowns, I’d begun making blog posts I called ‘Hermit Journals‘. While I’m glad we’re not still in lockdown, I…
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Read more: Paintings Made From Rocks and Rock Art in ArkansasIf you’re a friend of mine in real life or through social media, you likely know by now that I’ve been making paint from rocks.…
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Read more: Art on the Border, only TWO WEEKS away 🙂Click here to go to the AOB website We’ll be Ft. Smith Bound Rob’s coming too and we’ll make it an overnight trip so I’m…
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Read more: Fence Lizard | Starting a New PaintingDuring the hot days of summer, there are lots of fence lizards skittering around. They’re everywhere there’s bright and hot sunshine- on the driveway, in…
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Read more: Ozark Autumn MorningI managed to get this painting’s final touches put on Saturday while at the art market, before the wind became problematic. It’s a landscape on…
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Read more: Sustainable Lifestyle Property | Green Forest, ArkansasHere’s a beautiful home near Green Forest, Arkansas, in a rural setting. It has everything you need for that sustainable lifestyle property you’ve always dreamed…
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Read more: Ready to Go Small Farmstead Near Alpena, AR | MLS #148050Check out this ready to go small farmstead located between Alpena and Green Forest, Arkansas. This home sits on just a little over 18 fenced…
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Read more: My mind is on art, even while digging ditches, it seemsEven while doing sweat-inducing work totally unrelated to being creative, my mind is on art. Look at the color I found while I was digging…
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Read more: Selective weed-eating, moth, and paintingYesterday morning, while it was still cool, I did more weed-eating. This morning, I moved to a different section and weedeated some more. I don’t…
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Read more: Ooops! I Accidentally Hit Publish.Earlier today while working on a draft for a project I am thinking of doing, I accidentally hit the Publish button when I meant to…
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Read more: Progress on a Painting, or TwoYesterday at the studio, I worked on two different paintings. One I needed to begin, and the other needed progress towards finished. Painting to Start…
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Read more: An Earthy Palette for Nature ArtNature and biodiversity reigns supreme at Wild Ozark, and an earthy palette, like the one pictured below, is perfect for capturing it in a painting.…
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Read more: Slow Art, Back to Nature ArtThere are a lot of parallels between the kind of art I make and the Slow Food movment from a decade or so ago. My…
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Read more: Wearing Many Hats & Vacuuming the CatFirst of all, let me say that vacuuming the cat went way better than I expected it would. This post is a departure from my…
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Read more: Land with Road Frontage Close to BransonTons of Road Frontage – this forested land in Omaha, AR is a short drive from Branson, MO, a popular tourist destination that brings in…
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Read more: What Makes the Art My Own?I’ve been struggling with a decision about whether to purchase blue pigment or continue using the indigo. While I can source local indigo or grow…
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Read more: A Pastoral Scene in ProgressThere’s something magical about the way it looks on a misty Autumn morning in the Ozarks. Several years ago, I took a photo of my…
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Read more: Seeking Nature and Biodiversity?Everything about my life is influenced by the nature and biodiversity out here. When it comes to real estate, properties with soaked with both are…
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Read more: A sampling of the art that I’ll have at the Bentonville Fine Art FestivalUPDATE: Unfortunately, tornadoes ripped through Bentonville the weekend before this event was scheduled. It was understandably canceled.RESCHEDULED FOR:November 9-10, 2024 Mark your calendars for this…
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Read more: Sweet Little Grass SnakeTuesday on my way home from post-license classes, there was a sweet little grass snake on the road. I moved him out of the way,…
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Read more: Nature Parcels in Kingston | MLS 148865 1.78 acresIf you want a nature parcel in Kingston, some just came on the market. Just a few miles west of the Kingston town square, there…
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Read more: A Skink in Ozark PigmentsLast week in my garden, all of the reptilian (and one amphibious) creatures were out and about. This handsome skink came out to pose for…
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Read more: Gone to Ground‘Gone to ground’ usually means someone has gone into hiding. The phrase originally referred to a fox going into his hiding hole when he was…
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