Re-Creating the Forest Folk | Musings
Just a little update on what I’m creating and how our lives as hermits in the Wild Ozark hills are going these days.
Art by Madison Woods
All of my paintings feature only Ozark pigments I’ve collected by hand and processed into watercolor paints.
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Barnyard Mayhem | A Different Sort of NFT Art
So, I had an idea to have some fun in Photoshop with the last painting I did. Remember the Weesatche house? Now that I’ve added a few things, it’s more like barnyard mayhem, and that’s exactly how I titled the NFT I made from it. Don’t worry, the original painting is the same as it …
Mistaken Identity | Sassafras or Osage?
Oh my, what a huge case of mistaken identity. The tree I’d assumed was sassafras is definitely not. It’s an Osage orange. And yes, I do know those two trees look entirely different, but all I had to go on were roots and a weathered trunk.
The Making of “The Forager” Painting | Black Bear
Follow along to watch the progress of my bear painting using Ozark pigments.
First NFT Sale | Old Man Twisted Tree
I made my first nft sale today! If you’re curious about the income/expense breakdown on that, I’ve put it in this post.
Wild Ozark Musings | January Issue
This post is the same as the newsletter email that just went out to subscribers. A long time ago, maybe a few years, I’d sent out a poll asking if subscribers were also subscribers to my website. Most of the responses were no, so that means posting the newsletter here shouldn’t be too much repetition …
2021 Year in Review
Rob came home from his overseas gig at the beginning of Dec. 2020, so 2021 was the first full year of him being home we’ve had in a while. It’s been busy! Here’s the Wild Ozark 2021 Year in Review. I know a lot of folks would probably like to sweep 2021 out the western …
New Acceptance | Regional Art Museum | RAM
My largest painting to date, Whisper, was accepted into Fort Smith’s Regional Art Museum (RAM) Annual Invitational Show. The theme is Metamorphosis. At first glance, a painting of a cow doesn’t seem to have any parallels with the theme, does it? It’s not the subject, but the medium. Whisper is 22 x 30″ and entirely …
Weesatche, Texas | Another Farmstead Painting
I’m working on a painting for my husband’s Christmas gift. It may not be finished in time, but it won’t be too long afterwards before I’m done. It’s the house where his aunts lived in Weesatche, Texas. It was a little German settlement, with houses, businesses, and a big round gathering hall. He’s told me …
Parallel Works | Real Life and NFT Artworks
A pair of corresponding original works in different formats, identical NFT and Real Life (RL) formats, are what I’m calling ‘Parallel Works’. How should artists handle this situation?
What is NFT art?
I’ve finally listed an NFT artwork for sale. What is an NFT art, you ask? Now that I’ve been wandering around in that strange world for a little while, maybe I can try to shed some light on the whole, confusing topic. Before I get to explaining, I want to show you my first one …
Great Horned Owl Painting in Progress
I’ve long wanted to do a Great Horned Owl painting, since I drew up the list of birds of prey and put them on my To-Paint list. Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures of it at the very beginning. So this will pick up where I remembered to take the first pic. Here’s what I’ve …
Arkansas Locally Made | Avoid the Christmas Gift Crisis
With all the cargo ships moored offshore our major ports, it’s beginning to look like a Christmas gift crisis could strike major retailers. But if you’ll check out Arkansas locally made items, I bet you’ll find some things to check off some of your list. This weekend there’s a group of us getting together to …
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The NFT Orchid Collection at Opensea
This is a collection of six North American Orchid drawings preserved forever on the blockchain. Some, like the Ghost Orchids, are extremely rare and endemic to a very small area. Others, like the Lady’s Tresses, are abundant. All of the works in this NFT Orchid collection were originally created using Prismacolor pencils on Arches watercolor …
Drawing a Pink Lady’s Slipper | Series of Six Orchids
From time to time I get requests for artwork that is closer to reality in color than I can get with my Ozark pigments. When that happens, I use my Prismacolor and Winsor & Newton pencils. For the next while, until I finish a series of six orchids that will illustrate an article for the …
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Pet Lizard Portraits, Big Cow, and Cottonwood Trees
Pet Lizard Portraits are an art form I never thought I’d be doing. But I’ve done two, for two different pets and find that I really enjoy that sort of critter as a subject. There are plenty of artists doing dogs and cats for their owners, but I haven’t seen many advertising to paint/draw pet …
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Earthy Vibes | Pop-up Show in Downtown Springdale | Oct. 7
Today I’m wrapping up the preparations for tomorrow’s exhibit in Springdale Arkansas. It’s a new Art Walk kicking off, and this Thursday is the first one. The weather is forecasted to be nice, and the autumn light is in the air, so hopefully art enthusiasts will be in the mood for some earthy vibes! DetailsOctober …
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Wild Ozark now accepts Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrency
I’m happy to say that the online shopping cart here accepts Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrency. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and a couple of other coins are optional ways to pay for items in the Wild Ozark shopping cart. If your preferred coin isn’t listed, just let me know and I’ll see if I can add it as …
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New Acceptance: Audubon Artists 79th Annual at the Salmagundi Club
Namesake is heading to the Big Apple soon! It’ll hang in a show at the Salmagundi Club from Oct. 25-Nov. 5, 2021.
Back to Being a Hermit Artist Again
Photos from our Colorado trip. Now back to being a hermit artist with plans to make some paints from the Rocky Mountain rocks I gathered.
Encroachment Goes Both Ways | Striking a Balance
Encroachment goes both ways. Sometimes humans go too far into nature, but there are times when nature invades too much on humans, too! Click through to find out what I’ve been working on toward striking that balance.
An Idle Artist | Catching up
Some of y’all might be wondering where I disappeared to. Well, two weeks ago I was in south Louisiana to help my sister out after she had surgery. Then last week we were in Destin, Florida. That was a whirlwind visit with Rob’s family who live in that area. Between visits I did get to …
Painting of a Farm | Progression Page
Painting of a farm. It was a special gift to the seller from my daughter realtor. The owner hated to have to sell his family land.
It’s Time to Plan what to do with 2022
So far the only firm date on the spring schedule, or all of next year, is the Master Gardener’s Convention in Springdale, AR. It’s time to plan what to do with 2022!