Wild Ozark™ https://www.wildozark.com/ ~ Nature Artist using Ozark pigments in Kingston, Arkansas ~ Fri, 08 May 2026 15:07:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.wildozark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-copy.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Wild Ozark™ https://www.wildozark.com/ 32 32 55165518 Groundhog that lives under the shed https://www.wildozark.com/groundhog-that-lives-under-the-shed/ https://www.wildozark.com/groundhog-that-lives-under-the-shed/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 15:07:03 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=47179 New from Wild Ozark™ :

For several days lately I’ve been hearing a squeaky ‘weeee’ sound coming from under the shed. Today I also heard wood being gnawed. There’s a groundhog that lives under the shed, and I think she has babies.

The old shed … Read the rest “Groundhog that lives under the shed”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/groundhog-that-lives-under-the-shed/feed/ 0 47179 What Nature Interactions have you had lately? https://www.wildozark.com/nature-interactions/ https://www.wildozark.com/nature-interactions/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 23:33:50 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=47173 New from Wild Ozark™ :

I know everyone is busy with springtime activities, now with summer getting closer. But I still want to hear about your nature interactions lately 😀

Here at Wild Ozark, nature tries to reclaim EVERYTHING at this time of year.

Taming

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/nature-interactions/feed/ 0 47173 Yesterday was a Water Line Repair Day https://www.wildozark.com/water-line-repair-day/ https://www.wildozark.com/water-line-repair-day/#respond Sun, 03 May 2026 15:43:44 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=47150 New from Wild Ozark™ :

If you read my previous post about the bath water stopping as I was filling the tub night before last, you might be curious to see what we found to be the problem. The entire day yesterday was a water … Read the rest “Yesterday was a Water Line Repair Day”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/water-line-repair-day/feed/ 0 47150 No Relaxing Bath for Me https://www.wildozark.com/relaxing-bath/ https://www.wildozark.com/relaxing-bath/#respond Sat, 02 May 2026 13:22:19 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=47145 New from Wild Ozark™ :

Running my bathwater, preparing to relax my tired body after a day of weed-eating. Trying to not think ahead to the several more days of weed-eating on my list of things to do. But… no relaxing bath for me.

At … Read the rest “No Relaxing Bath for Me”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/relaxing-bath/feed/ 0 47145 Darkening the shadows https://www.wildozark.com/darkening-the-shadows/ https://www.wildozark.com/darkening-the-shadows/#respond Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:37:09 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=47140 New from Wild Ozark™ :

Today I had a chance to work on the owl painting. The goal for this session was to darken the left corner to give more shadow, and to add shadow to the hills of the background. Also, part of the … Read the rest “Darkening the shadows”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/darkening-the-shadows/feed/ 0 47140 Woven Willow – using one of Nature’s Renewable Resources https://www.wildozark.com/woven-willow-using-one-of-natures-renewable-resources/ https://www.wildozark.com/woven-willow-using-one-of-natures-renewable-resources/#respond Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:09:16 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=47030 New from Wild Ozark™ :

A while back I posted about the woven willow fence I was building as a retaining wall in my garden. Since then I have come to love willow branches. They’re one of my favorites of nature’s renewable resources now. After … Read the rest “Woven Willow – using one of Nature’s Renewable Resources”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/woven-willow-using-one-of-natures-renewable-resources/feed/ 0 47030 The first Wild Ozark art Pop-Up https://www.wildozark.com/the-first-wild-ozark-art-pop-up/ https://www.wildozark.com/the-first-wild-ozark-art-pop-up/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:55:15 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=47012 New from Wild Ozark™ :

The first pop-up out here (which also morphed into a plant/orchid walk) way down the dirt roads into the Wild Ozark wilds was a success! Many thanks to my new collector ❤️❤️❤️

These paintings are now headed to a new home:… Read the rest “The first Wild Ozark art Pop-Up”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/the-first-wild-ozark-art-pop-up/feed/ 0 47012 2026 Orchid Watch https://www.wildozark.com/2026-orchid-watch/ https://www.wildozark.com/2026-orchid-watch/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:42:43 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=46325 New from Wild Ozark™ :

Yesterday I detoured from my usual path to do my morning walk/jog. Instead of going down the driveway, I went through the horse’s gate to see if there were salamander eggs at the spring seep. There were not. But what … Read the rest “2026 Orchid Watch”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/2026-orchid-watch/feed/ 0 46325 Capturing the Essence of Sunlight https://www.wildozark.com/essence-of-sunlight/ https://www.wildozark.com/essence-of-sunlight/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:10:33 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=46980 New from Wild Ozark™ :

Today I had a few minutes and my brushes were already oiled, paint tubes on the easel, so I used them to work on capturing the essence of sunlight.

Another thin layer of the yellow to add more to the … Read the rest “Capturing the Essence of Sunlight”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/essence-of-sunlight/feed/ 2 46980 Working on the Owl Painting https://www.wildozark.com/working-on-the-owl-painting/ https://www.wildozark.com/working-on-the-owl-painting/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:05:17 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=46969 New from Wild Ozark™ :

This morning, since it’s dreary outside, I decided to take some time to work on the owl painting. But I found that I didn’t have one of the colors I wanted.

Before I can get started

So, first I had … Read the rest “Working on the Owl Painting”

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