For weeks before I finally started, I’d been wanting to get started on the second northern goshawk in my series. It’s amazing how many things suddenly just absolutely have to get done when I decide to get started on a … Read the rest “Goshawk no. 2 – The Creation of “Rhapsody””
Wild Ozark: Where Madison Woods paints with Ozark pigments … and talks to rocks, creeks, and trees.
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Goshawk No. 1, Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
I’ve always been fascinated with birds of prey and the sport of falconry. One of the birds commonly trained for hunting is the Northern Goshawk. Here’s my rendition of a beautiful wild goshawk photographed by Nicoli Gianluca.
Goshawk No. 1
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Catching Up & Gearing Up for More Paint-Making and Paintings
For the past couple of months I’ve been busy with festival-going and getting ready for more festival-going for the Burnt Kettle Syrup. Then for the past couple of weeks, I’ve been enjoying time with Rob (Mr. Wild Ozark/Burnt Kettle). … Read the rest “Catching Up & Gearing Up for More Paint-Making and Paintings”
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Plant Pigments – Experimenting and Searching for Green
Generally I don’t use the plant pigments because they’re fugitive, meaning they fade over time. Sometimes they completely disappear.
However, I’ve found two sources that actually intensify with exposure to light (full sunshine) and so I am experimenting with extracting … Read the rest “Plant Pigments – Experimenting and Searching for Green”
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Plant Pigments- in search of a stable green, the latest painting and the next show
Between getting the house clean today, since it’s raining and I couldn’t be outside weed-eating, I’ve been making a mess in the kitchen. People have to not take things at face value in this house. What looks like refreshing tea… … Read the rest “Plant Pigments- in search of a stable green, the latest painting and the next show”
