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Studio Update July 29
We’ll be braving the heat this weekend, so if you’re out there, too, drop in to see us! Wild Ozark Studio & Gallery102 Main StreetAlpena, AR10 am to 4 pm The update this week is in the form of a YouTube video again:
Kings River in Autumn | Ozark pigments in oil
Here’s the progression page where you can watch this painting in progress. The background is finished, starting on the foreground soon.
July 22 | Saturday is Studio Day!
The studio will be open this weekend. July 22 Saturday is open studio day! I really enjoy my days at the studio and I hope you’ll drop in to say hello if you’re in the area. The other artists will be there, working their booths in the gallery, too. Coquette Creations will be there with …
Changing of the Seasons
It doesn’t feel like it outside, but inside of myself I can feel that autumn is on the way. The changing of the seasons is underway. There’s been a subtle shift, and every year when this point passes, I can tell. I can’t pinpoint what the difference is, but it’s noticeable to those who are …
Lightfast yellow color, Harvesting Thyme, Planting Weld & Indigo
In my quest for lightfast yellow color, I usually use earth pigments. Those are notoriously long-lasting. They’re also earthy, beautiful in their own way and I love them. But sometimes I crave brighter, clear colors. Those are usually only found from plant sources, which are notoriously short-lived. But since beginning this journey of experiments, I’ve …
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A Yellow Paint Experiment | Lake pigment from thyme
Back when I made my very first set of paints, I had a really nice yellow. I’d made several yellows from various plants and did lightfast tests on them. All failed except for the one, gorgeous yellow. Not only did it pass, the yellow color actually intensified with the light exposure. At that time, I …
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The Wild Ozark Art Studio is now a functioning workspace!
I’m so happy to have the ‘studio portion’ of the Wild Ozark Art Studio & Gallery to a point where I can actually paint and do work in it. The big desk is great for … well, all kinds of things. I can wrap purchases on it, put my desktop easel on it and still …
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3 Creative Ways to Use Rocks
If there’s one thing I do well, it is that I am a master of finding creative ways to use rocks. Since we moved to these rocky Ozark mountains in 2005, I’ve loved our rocks even if they do present problems in some ways. Since it’s impossible to get rid of them, I decided to …
Painting the Choo Choo Trail
I decided a few weeks ago to try painting some scenes that might appeal to the mountain bikers who enjoy the trails of northwest Arkansas. Since I’m not a biker, I searched online for ideas and found a photo of a biker on the Choo Choo trail in Bentonville, Arkansas, by Joe Jacobs. He gave …
Slow Art, Back to Nature Art
There are a lot of parallels between the kind of art I make and the Slow Food movment from a decade or so ago. My style is also very much ‘back to nature’. Why is it ‘Slow Art’? Just as slow food is food prepared and served, as opposed to popping a processed tv dinner …
Repurposed Frames for New Artwork
Upcycled, repurposed frames are often much better quality than the modern ones available. This one was perfect for my raven painting.
Art Inspiration Moments on a Non-Art-Making Day
Even in a day full of non-art related tasks, there can be moments of art inspiration.
A Nature Artist’s Task list
When you hear someone say they’re an artist, you might think all they do is paint. I guess there are some who can do that, but I don’t get to paint every day. There’s a host of other things to take care of between paintings, some to do with keeping the business itself running. Not …
Musings from an Ozark nature artist
I’m at an ‘in between’ time at the moment. Between rain showers and rainy days, between things scheduled on my calendar. And since I just finished a painting, I’m between paintings, too. But this is a great time for an Ozark nature artist to get out and enjoy some nature.
Painting of a Screech Owl | Ozark Birds of Prey
Several years ago I had the fortunate opportunity to not only get one, but several photos of three little Eastern Screech owl fledglings. And so now you get to see the progression of my painting of a screech owl.
Cottagecore Art is Down to Earth
All of my paints are handmade. And every color except for the white came from the rocks on our property here at Wild Ozark. I forage for the rocks, crush them into powders and then make the paints that I use for each work. If cottagecore art is down to earth, mine is definitely that.
I’m an Artist Who Uses Paints Made from Rocks
Hello! I’m Madison Woods, and I’m an artist who uses paints made from rocks.
Plant Walk & Nature Journaling at Wild Ozark
There are other plant walks in Arkansas, but this one is probably a little different. The trails we’ll follow are deer trails and logging roads. The drive to get here is gorgeous. And the biodiversity here at Wild Ozark is incredible. Our 160 acres is far off of the beaten path six miles from pavement. …
Rustic Kitchen Paintings
The complete Rustic Kitchen Collection, and how it looks framed. They’re still wet right now but I’ll be uploading them to my shop in the ‘In Progress’ category in a little while. Always a discount while in that category, and a discount for buying the whole collection while it’s intact, too. There will be prints coming soon, as well. All are 5 x 7″, Ozark oil pigments.
The Why Behind a Painting
I got an invitation from Google to test out the new AI chatbot called Bard. So far I’ve tried it out for a few different things, mostly to draw up outlines for potential blog posts. Today I asked it to outline a blog post on the topic of whether a creation story for artworks is …
Wild Ozark YouTube Channel
Yay! Today we passed the 100 subscriber mark on our Wild Ozark YouTube channel. What? You didn’t know we had a channel? A Slow Build We’ve had one for a while but it’s been idle for a while, too. I’m going to try and make more videos, and then get them edited and ready to …
When I’m not Painting, and Something Woo-Woo About Me
There are days when I’m not painting, usually when I’m between paintings or stepping back from one in progress. On Saturdays when I’m at the studio in Alpena, I always like to at least get something small done or started. And right now I’ve got three almost dry paintings in my cramped home office/studio, so …
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Ginseng and Art at the Alpena Studio
The Wild Ozark Studio is the place to find unique art AND wild-simulated ginseng plants
Kings River in Spring | Ozark pigments in oil
Here’s where you can see all of the progress pics from start to finished for the Kings River in Spring painting.