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New Acceptance! Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery

I’m pleased to announce that ‘On the Cusp’ has been chosen for inclusion and awarded ‘Special Merit’ in the 12th Annual “Nature” Art Exhibition, an online show with Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery. The exhibit opens on December 1 and can be viewed at their website through the end of the month. It …

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Flash Sale | Painting of Whisper in Bone pigments

I am going to start choosing a random painting to offer at deep discount every once in a while. If I can remember to do so, I’ll make this a quarterly event. The first one up is Whisper, my painting of a Brahman cow in bone pigments. Her usual price is $2800, but for this …

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Suck it up, Buttercup

This whole year has been a busy one and I’m glad it’s time to wind it down. There’s still a lot of catching up to do, though, because for the past several weeks I feel like I’ve been running non-stop. And this is my after-the-fact whining, grumble-grumble post about the recent event in Rogers. I …

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NWA Boutique Show in Rogers, Arkansas

For the past few months I’ve been preparing for this weekend. I’m excited to be a vendor at the NWA Boutique Show in Rogers, Arkansas. I’ve never attended or vended this show before, so I’m not sure what to expect. But from the list of other vendors that’ll be there, it sounds like a Christmas …

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Beech tree leaves are glowing in late autumn.

Beech Tree Leaves, New Business Cards, NWA Boutique Show

I haven’t taken the time lately to make a blog post. I’ve been busy getting ready to bring my artwork to the NWA Boutique Show coming up in Rogers. Today I’m printing and cutting the 8 x 10 prints. If I’m very efficient with my time, perhaps I’ll get to the packaging of prints and …

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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 – no mystery involved. The idea, of whether that is true or not, lodged like a …

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A painting of a highlander and longhorn in Ozark pigments by Madison Woods.

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 cows. Not just any cows, but a longhorn and a highlander. I make a print …

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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. All Ozark pigments, lightfast watercolor originals This set is located in the front room of the gallery on …

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A pocket of hematite in a rock.

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 I experience has increased exponentially. Same when it comes to making sculptures and beads with …

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Header image for my art in progress post about my painting of the orange spotted salamander named Sally.

Nature Art in Progress | Sally (the orange spotted salamander)

Click through to see my whimsical nature art in progress. 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 culminate in a large painting (22 x 30″) that combines all the scenes into one large setting. Fun, right!?

mermaid in a sea of swirling air

mermaid in a sea of swirling air Gloria drops her leaves litter like silk puddles around her on the ground She’s nearly nude now * The wind rolls in like waves breakers on hilltops It spills, crashes into the valley I feel like  a mermaid In a sea of swirling air

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 watercolors) for this. After settling down on one of the big rocks, I started putting …

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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 found here at Wild Ozark. It’s the provenance of Number 2021-01. I’m still working with …

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The second set of test pieces - they survived!

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 and ask questions of the seller if you want to be sure you’re getting truly unique items. One …

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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 it, but since I wanted to redesign the whole thing, I didn’t want to export/import …

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