Mission: Connecting people to Nature
Kingston, Arkansas. Where I paint with Ozark pigments … and talk to rocks, creeks, and trees.
Madison Woods for art, Roxann Riedel for real estate (soon!) Two names, same person. Just call me “Mad Rox”.

Contact info: madison@wildozark.com or text/call (479) 409-3429

Category: Ozark Birds of Prey

  • Painting of a Screech Owl | Ozark Birds of Prey

    Painting of a Screech Owl | Ozark Birds of Prey

    Several years ago I had the fortunate opportunity to not only get one, but several photos of three little Eastern Screech owl fledglings. And so now you get to see the progression of my painting of a screech owl.

  • New Acceptance! Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery

    I’m pleased to announce that ‘On the Cusp’ has been chosen for inclusion and awarded ‘Special Merit’ in the 12th Annual “Nature” Art Exhibition, an online show with Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery. The exhibit opens on December 1 and can be viewed at their website through the end of the month. It…

  • Great Horned Owl Painting in Progress

    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…

  • New Acceptance – 78th Annual Audubon Artists Exhibit

    I’m pretty excited to announce that ‘Destination Unknown’ was accepted to the the 2020 Audubon Artists Exhibit. UPDATE 11/6/20: I’m even more excited to say that my painting won the Silver Medal and a cash award of $300 for the Aquamedia division!! As with most other art events, this one has moved online for this…

  • Bald Eagle No. 1  | Ozark Birds of Prey series

    Bald Eagle No. 1 | Ozark Birds of Prey series

    The first painting off of the easel this decade is a bald eagle, and it’s the first of the eagles in my series of raptors in Ozark pigments.

  • Big Sur Land Trust | Goshawks on Exhibit in California

    Big Sur Land Trust | Goshawks on Exhibit in California

    My two goshawk paintings, Rhapsody and Goshawk No. 1 are heading west! Both were accepted to the Convergence Show put on in conjunction with the Big Sur Land Trust and California State University in Monterey Bay. They’ll be hanging at the Salinas Center for Arts & Culture during the month of February. The show opens…

  • Red-tailed Hawk Painting in Earth Pigments

    Red-tailed Hawk Painting in Earth Pigments

    “Destination Unknown”, in Ozark earth pigments. Media is handmade watercolors using real earth pigments on Fabriano 300# (hot press) and measures 16″ x 20″. The Red-tailed hawk is one of the birds in my ongoing Ozark Birds of Prey project. Click the title to see the process …

  • Ozark Birds of Prey : Red-shouldered Hawk

    Ozark Birds of Prey : Red-shouldered Hawk

    Just finished this red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus). The original is SOLD. Prints are available. Progression Pics: Art in Progress I post all of the steps as I’m doing it at Instagram, so if you want to follow along in real time, follow me there or on FB. Sometimes it’s a good bit later when I…

  • Two Screech Owls in a Tree

    This morning before I left the house to go to the post office, I briefly thought about whether I should grab the camera or not. I decided to not. It had been a few days since I’d last caught even a glimpse of the screech owl that lives by the gate. So I didn’t have…

  • Goshawk No. 1, Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)

    I’ve always been fascinated with birds of prey and the sport of falconry. One of the birds commonly trained for hunting is the Northern Goshawk. Here’s my rendition of a beautiful wild goshawk photographed by Nicoli Gianluca. Goshawk No. 1 Right now the painting is at the Big Sur ‘Convergence’ show at UCMB. You can…

  • The “Panic Stage” in a Work of Nature Art

    The “Panic Stage” in a Work of Nature Art

    There’s a new work in progress sitting on my easel. By the time I’m done with this post, it’ll probably be a finished work. It’s another kestrel, and I’ve reached a reliable stage in the process. I call it the ‘Panic Stage’. update 5/2/19: It was finished in August 2018 and is the image at…