Category: Art by Madison Woods
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.
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The posts below are from my blog and have to do with my art-making.
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Art in Fort Smith, AR
It’s time for Art on the Border! I’ll be at 1000 Fianna Way, Ft. Smith, AR this evening and all day tomorrow with original watercolor and oil paintings featuring the Ozark pigments. Lots of 8 x 10″ giclée prints, and …
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Art on the Border, only TWO WEEKS away 🙂
Click here to go to the AOB website We’ll be Ft. Smith Bound Rob’s coming too and we’ll make it an overnight trip so I’m not going out in the wee hours of Saturday morning to get back over there …
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Fence Lizard | Starting a New Painting
During the hot days of summer, there are lots of fence lizards skittering around. They’re everywhere there’s bright and hot sunshine- on the driveway, in the garden, on the rocks. This year seems to be a particularly good year for …
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Ozark Autumn Morning
I managed to get this painting’s final touches put on Saturday while at the art market, before the wind became problematic. It’s a landscape on a 10 x 10″ cradle board of an Ozark autumn morning with mist on the …
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My mind is on art, even while digging ditches, it seems
Even while doing sweat-inducing work totally unrelated to being creative, my mind is on art. Look at the color I found while I was digging a ditch 🙂 Needless to say, I had a pocket full of rocks by the …
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Selective weed-eating, moth, and painting
Yesterday morning, while it was still cool, I did more weed-eating. This morning, I moved to a different section and weedeated some more. I don’t clear cut everything because there are some things that grow in the edges that I …
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Ooops! I Accidentally Hit Publish.
Earlier today while working on a draft for a project I am thinking of doing, I accidentally hit the Publish button when I meant to hit Save Draft. So, if you’re a blog subscriber, you got a notice of a …
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Progress on a Painting, or Two
Yesterday at the studio, I worked on two different paintings. One I needed to begin, and the other needed progress towards finished. Painting to Start The first one I worked on is the one I needed to begin. It’s a …
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An Earthy Palette for Nature Art
Nature and biodiversity reigns supreme at Wild Ozark, and an earthy palette, like the one pictured below, is perfect for capturing it in a painting. It’s only lacking a couple of things… white and blue. I could do without the …
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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 …
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What Makes the Art My Own?
I’ve been struggling with a decision about whether to purchase blue pigment or continue using the indigo. While I can source local indigo or grow my own, it isn’t a permanent pigment. Does it matter if I use outsourced pigments? …
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A Pastoral Scene in Progress
There’s something magical about the way it looks on a misty Autumn morning in the Ozarks. Several years ago, I took a photo of my neighbor’s field towards the bridge for Felkins creek that’s near our house. While going through …
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Seeking Nature and Biodiversity?
Everything about my life is influenced by the nature and biodiversity out here. When it comes to real estate, properties with soaked with both are my favorite ones to show. I’m probably the biggest tree-hugging nature lover in our office.…
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A sampling of the art that I’ll have at the Bentonville Fine Art Festival
UPDATE: Unfortunately, tornadoes ripped through Bentonville the weekend before this event was scheduled. It was understandably canceled.RESCHEDULED FOR:November 9-10, 2024 Mark your calendars for this event planned by Arkansas Art Shows. The fair will be held at the …
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A Skink in Ozark Pigments
Last week in my garden, all of the reptilian (and one amphibious) creatures were out and about. This handsome skink came out to pose for me, so I figured I’d paint his portrait. A Little About My Paint-making Process Since …
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Gone to Ground
‘Gone to ground’ usually means someone has gone into hiding. The phrase originally referred to a fox going into his hiding hole when he was being chased during a hunt. From this perspective, it seems more like seeking the safety …
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Going Down Rabbit Holes
I’ve got several small panels in 4 x 6” size, and I want to get a few of those painted before the June art festival in Bentonville. So, I think I’ll paint this plant, and some of my other favorites …
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Busy Times at Wild Ozark
Spring ushers in busy times at Wild Ozark. I’ve got a host of things I’m working on, and Rob does too. Most of mine are real estate, art and garden related, and most of his are solar and homestead tasks.…
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Felkins Creek, Madison County AR | Ozark Pigments in Oil
The beautiful Felkins creek is located in Madison county AR. These rocky shores supply me with many of the rocks I use to make my paints. This photo is one of the favorites I’ve ever captured at a particular spot …
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Bentonville Fine Art Festival | Nov 9-10
I’m really happy to announce that I was accepted to the new Bentonville Fine Art Festival. Many thanks to the jurors! Since I only submitted to the oil painting category, I won’t have watercolors with me. So, between now and …
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My Opening Routine at the Studio
I usually try to get to the there a little earlier than opening time on Saturday mornings. It’s calming to settle in before the day’s work begins. When I’m there first, there’s an opening routine at the studio. First things …
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Cooper’s Hawk | a Blue-eyed Juvenile
Currently on my easel is a portrait in progress of a gorgeous blue-eyed juvenile raptor. It’s a painting of a Cooper’s hawk. As he matures, his eyes will change to yellow, orange, or red. Tamalyn Wortham, Photographer “The story behind …
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Art on the Border
I’m thrilled and honored to have been accepted into the Art on the Border art fair in Fort Smith. This event is juried, and a percentage of sales are put toward donations to charitable organizations that serve the local area.…
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A Tipi Painting for Karter
My granddaughter Karter’s birthday is coming up soon, and this year she wants a painting of a tipi. I love the evolution of subjects the kids choose as they grow up and I hope they never grow tired of getting …
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Paint-making in Little Rock | Workshop
I’m excited to be holding a workshop at the Historic Arkansas Museum in Little Rock next month. Living Craft Workshop in Little Rock 10 am to 3 pm200 E. Third St., Little Rock, Arkansas, USPhone: 1-501-324-9351 | Fax: …