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: 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. front and back of both…
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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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Read more: Free Will | Broad-winged Hawk #1While the background is drying on my cow painting, I’m going to start on this 12 x 12″ painting of a broad-winged hawk on canvas.…
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Read more: CANCELED -Tontitown Art FestivalI’m sorry to report that this event has been canceled due to unforseen events. April 27 – 28, 2024 Harry Sbanatto Park235 E. Henri de…
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Read more: Warm Winter Fires & Charred Bones for PigmentThe last time I made charred bones in the woodstove was when Rob was still working overseas. So, when I presented my foil-wrapped tin box…
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Read more: Windbreak for the HorsesIt’s not all art and painting in the life of an artist who lives out in the rural parts of the country. As part of…
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Read more: Running Errands, Preparing for Bad WeatherThe approaching weekend and the week after has foreboding forecasts, so today I spent the day running errands. And preparing for bad weather. That usually…
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Read more: Rainy Day RamblesThis morning it was above freezing, but soon after the sun rose, the wind started. Gusty winds must’ve cause a line to touch something somewhere,…
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Read more: Brahman Cow Art | Painting Little RedToday is start a new painting day. It seems that I’m building a collection of Brahman cow art works. This is Little Red. See the…
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Read more: Today is Oil Paint Making DayBefore I get started on the next art piece, I need to make some tubes of color. So today is oil paint-making day. I’ve already…
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Read more: Nothing Much, Just some Superficial Artist AngstIt’s Wednesday morning and today is supposed to be a painting day. But there are other things on my to-do list I have to get…
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Read more: Growth: 2024 Word of the YearI don’t remember if I chose a word of the year last year or not… I’ll have to go back and search my blog. But…
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Read more: Cutting Firewood, an Endless Homestead TaskToday is Christmas day and the family festivities are over. I had taken some pictures the other day with the intention to write a blog…
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Read more: Summary of Work 2018 – 2023I like to look back on all of the paintings I’ve done since I began this journey with the Ozark pigments. Today I created collages…
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