All of my paintings feature Ozark pigments I’ve collected by hand and processed into paints. I use titanium oxide pigment to make white for adjusting and blending oil paints made from the Ozark pigments.
When I travel, I also gather rocks from those locations. When I make paint with rocks from other locations, the scene will be one from the homeland of the pigment, and the pigment sources will be specified in my process page or product listing if they are not Ozark colors.
The posts below are from my blog and have to do with my art-making.
I’m happy to announce that Detour for a Thirsty Raven was accepted into the Magical Circus show at Fenix Arts in Fayetteville, AR. Thank you to the juror Zeek Taylor, who is a multiple award winning artist and author in Northwest Arkansas. Detour for a Thirsty Raven At first glance, this painting may not seem …
New Acceptance: Fenix Arts’ Magical Circus | Fayetteville Arkansas Read More »
I find it odd that I can paint an animal fairly well, but throw a human into the mix, and if there’s a face, I balk. Human faces are one of the biggest obstacles in my art journey, and I want to scale that mountain. In my current painting, I’m pleased with what I’ve learned, though there is so soo sooo much more I need to learn and practice.
I’m currently painting a French bulldog pup. This is my youngest son’s fur-baby. He’s not so little as this photo anymore, but Garrison wanted one of him as a puppy, and then another later as an adult. Progression
Gail’s House This photo taken by my dad is the reference I’m working from. In this memorial gift painting, there’s a lot more bright green than something I’m accustomed to. I’m not sure my pigments will get quite there, but it should be close now that I have some thyme on hand. The lake pigment …
Progression Page | Gail’s House | Memorial Painting Read More »
For the rest of the year I’ll be busy doing art for family members, so any commissions requested now will begin after 2024 begins. Here’s the itinerary for upcoming Madison Woods paintings. A Memorial Painting My oldest son’s paternal grandmother died recently. One of her favorite things in the world was her house. She lived …
Upcoming Madison Woods Paintings | Memorial Gift, Paintings as Gifts Read More »
At the Wild Ozark Studio & Gallery, we’re always artists working at art. Drop by to watch!
This is a 5 x 7″ commission of Limelight hydrangeas. I’ll use my Ozark pigments in oils plus white made from titanium. For the green, I’ll use a combination of the yellow lake pigment that I made from thyme I grew in my garden and a Maya blue that I made using purchased indigo pigment, …
Limelight Hydrangeas in Progress | A commissioned painting Read More »
Sometimes they’re just gnarly, twisted trees. Welcome to my progression page for a Twisted Tree in Ozark pigment oils. My Twisted Tree paintings fall into a category all by themselves. These paintings have no direction, and I just go wherever the painting wants to go. They’re really good for helping to re-awaken the imagination, or …
I love it when my collectors share their framed artwork with me. Seeing how they’ve framed it and where they’ve placed it in their homes fills me with a joyous sense of gratitude. So I’m making this post as a sort of ‘Wall of Gratitude’. Have you seen some of the restaurants in tourist cities …
Today I’ll be using the pigment I made a few weeks ago to make yellow paint from thyme. It’s an oil paint. I use linseed oil to make the paints, and walnut oil while I’m working with them. While I mostly left the camera running while I made the paint, I did not remember to …
This morning after the rain stopped, we walked our morning mile. I noticed the red leaves of black gum (black tupelo) scattered here and there on the driveway. They’re a subtle cue that autumn is on the way. Yellow sweet gum and wild grape leaves also decorated the wet clay and gravel road. And some …
The first painting using my newfound green paint. I love it! The color is from a mixture of indigo and thyme, both plant pigments with good lightfastness.
Notice: When it’s Bentonville Art Market Weekend for me, I won’t be at the studio that weekend. Once a month during this session of the market, I’ll be heading out in the very wee hours to get set up on Main street two hours down the road. Saturday, August 12 is this month’s date, so …
Madison Woods is a Nature and wildlife Artist who also loves native medicinal plants. Here’s photos of her white passionflower blooming.
A creative person loves to collect ideas and supplies. But now it’s time for my periodic clearing of the mental and physical clutter.
I recently finished a painting set at the Kings river which is down our road. Wild Ozark is a few more miles down the dirt road away from pavement than the bridge, but we cross it every time we go to town. Usually, that’s once or twice a week, though if I could manage to …
About my new art book, and links to all the other books I’ve published over the years, fiction and non-fiction.
Madison Woods | Now offering Art Layaways for Christmas and beyond. Take up to 10 months to pay, then collect your painting!
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:
Here’s the progression page where you can watch this painting in progress. The background is finished, starting on the foreground soon.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Lightfast yellow color, Harvesting Thyme, Planting Weld & Indigo Read More »
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 …
A Yellow Paint Experiment | Lake pigment from thyme Read More »
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 …
The Wild Ozark Art Studio is now a functioning workspace! Read More »
