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: Studio InfoThe brick & mortar studio is closed for winter, until the first Saturday in March. Thank you all for your support and love! But I’m…
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Read more: Earthworm Trails – Mystery Solved!Have you ever seen soft mud or sand criss-crossed with lines? I’ve always been told that these lines are earthworm trails. But I’ve never actually…
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Read more: Equestrian Property for sale near Kingston, ArkansasWould you like to live in a small town area, where there’s beauty everywhere you look? Madison county, Arkansas offers such an opportunity. Kingston, Arkansas…
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Read more: Cooper’s Hawk | a Blue-eyed JuvenileCurrently on my easel is a portrait in progress of a gorgeous blue-eyed juvenile Cooper’s hawk. As he matures, his eyes will change to yellow,…
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Read more: Tasks that Need Doing & Thinking of Market DaysWe’re always pretty busy around here, but during market season it’s busier still. There’s products to package, and things to do around the homestead. Well,…
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Read more: Bald Eagle | Ozark Birds of Prey seriesThe first painting off of the easel this decade is a bald eagle, and it’s the first of the eagles in my series of raptors…
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Read more: Four of WandsThis is an example of the imagery that arises when I let my imagination guide my artwork. It’s one of the earlier paintings I did…
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Read more: 2024 Reopening the Wild Ozark Studio & GalleryYesterday was the first day open at the Wild Ozark Studio & Gallery after being closed since right before Christmas last year. We’ve had some…
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Read more: Madison county, ArkansasHi there! I’m Roxann Riedel. If you’ve been following my adventures lately, you’ll know I recently became licensed as a real estate agent with Montgomery…
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Read more: My Growth as an ArtistMy first painting was in summer of 2018 while I was visiting my husband who was working in Qatar at the time. I didn’t have…
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Read more: Rural Life in the Ozarks | WinterI love our rural life in the Ozarks, where everything urban is at least 45 minutes away, and there’s a long dirt road to get…
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Read more: The Land InspiresThere was a time when I thought it was only this particular place I call Wild Ozark that held such importance in my life. While…
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Read more: Ephemeral AnticipationAround this time of year, when the grass starts to green up here and there, it stirs me to watch for the short-lived, earliest spring…
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Read more: Little Rock Pile on the CounterWhen I walk around out here, I’m always finding rocks that I like for some reason or other. Sometimes, it’s a good pigment source. Sometimes,…
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Read more: Broad-wing Hawk #2 | Dinner TimeI’ve begun broad-wing hawk #2, using the same sized canvas and a similar background as the first one. Since this one has just nabbed a…
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Read more: New Business CardsThis year I needed two separate business cards for two separate businesses. One for real estate and one for artwork. But I can’t believe I…
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Read more: Montgomery Whiteley Realty | It’s Official 🙂I’m officially on-board now with Montgomery Whiteley Realty. There’s still some admin to do so I have access to the special databases that sales agents…
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Read more: Painting a Branch, Pouring Water from PigmentToday I’ll be painting a branch, the one my hawk is perched upon. But before I do that, there’s one feather I forgot to add.…
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Read more: Painting on a Rainy DayThe weather outside is unsuitable for doing much else, but it’s perfectly right for painting on a rainy day. I’ve also been making paints for…
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Read more: Making Gray Paint from ShaleOne of the pigment resources I use from the land around Wild Ozark is a dark gray shale. We’re located where a geological formation called…
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Read more: Gearing up to make some paintToday is the last day of January. Yesterday we had errands in town to run and that took up the whole day. Tomorrow we’ve got…
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Read more: Finished a Large Cow PaintingThis is Brahman Mama #905. I’ve been working on her for a little under two weeks. This morning, she’s finished. Here’s the progression page for…
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Read more: Brahman Mama #905 | Cow ArtToday is Wednesday (Jan 17, 2024) and there’s still snow on the ground outside from last week’s arctic blast. The horses and cat are fed,…
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Read more: Classical Art that I LoveI’ve found more classical art that I adore. You know, I took an art appreciation class back when I was in college and I didn’t…
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Read more: Painting the rest of January, Paint-Making in FebruaryI’ve got a cow and a broad-winged hawk on the easel. Coming up, there’s handmade paint orders to fill in February. So, I’ll be painting…
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Read more: Drafty Windows as Windowsill RefrigeratorAll of the things I dislike about cold weather are related to being uncomfortable. Being cold makes everything harder to do, especially when fingers and…
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