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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Hibernation Avoidance | Hermit Musings
This winter I haven’t felt much like doing anything at all outside. But yesterday the sun started shining and today it will continue. I think the temps will be bearable tomorrow, too. I want so badly to get outside and … Read the rest “Hibernation Avoidance | Hermit Musings”
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Fine Art NFT’s and Cute Things
When I woke up this morning it was 5*F. There is still ice and snow on the ground from the other day’s little cloudburst of wintery mix. I don’t want to start another painting because it’s tax season and I’ll … Read the rest “Fine Art NFT’s and Cute Things”
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Re-Creating the Forest Folk | Musings
I woke up yesterday morning with a burning desire to resurrect the Forest Folk I used to make. So I pulled some of my cleaned native clay out and started creating some body parts. I’ve had that clay stored … Read the rest “Re-Creating the Forest Folk | Musings”
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Mistaken Identity | Sassafras or Osage?
I’d assumed the tree was a sassafras, and that bright orange bark peeling off in papery layers was sassafras root bark. But boy, I made a big mistake. I’ve spent a lot of years learning to identify the plants here, … Read the rest “Mistaken Identity | Sassafras or Osage?”
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The Making of “The Forager” Painting | Black Bear
It’s sleeting on this chilly January morning as I gather my board and easel. I’m about to get started on The Forager painting. The subject is a young black bear munching on wild grapes. Note: ‘The Forager’ will show … Read the rest “The Making of “The Forager” Painting | Black Bear”
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First NFT Sale | Old Man Twisted Tree
This morning I accepted a bid on my first project at Async.art (no longer exists as of 2024) and made my first NFT sale. This is exciting to me, because the piece that sold was once a regular one of … Read the rest “First NFT Sale | Old Man Twisted Tree”
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Unstoppable | Word of the Year | Goals for 2022
My personal life and business life has no boundaries between each other. So my goals for 2022 are equally blended. My ‘word of the year‘ applies to both, as well: unstoppable. Blog More Often – be unstoppable And … Read the rest “Unstoppable | Word of the Year | Goals for 2022”
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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. … Read the rest “2021 Year in Review”
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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, … Read the rest “New Acceptance | Regional Art Museum | RAM”
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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 … Read the rest “Weesatche, Texas | Another Farmstead Painting”
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Parallel Works | Real Life and NFT Artworks
As a traditional artist who has recently begun creating NFT’s from some of my works, I feel like there’s a whole lot of unexplored territory I don’t yet understand. If you’ve followed me for the past few years, you’ll know … Read the rest “Parallel Works | Real Life and NFT Artworks”
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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, … Read the rest “What is NFT art?”
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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 … Read the rest “Great Horned Owl Painting in Progress”
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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 … Read the rest “Arkansas Locally Made | Avoid the Christmas Gift Crisis”
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The NFT Orchid Collection at Objkt
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 … Read the rest “The NFT Orchid Collection at Objkt”
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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, … Read the rest “Drawing a Pink Lady’s Slipper | Series of Six Orchids”
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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 … Read the rest “Pet Lizard Portraits, Big Cow, and Cottonwood Trees”
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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 … Read the rest “Earthy Vibes | Pop-up Show in Downtown Springdale | Oct. 7”
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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 … Read the rest “Wild Ozark now accepts Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrency”
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New Acceptance: Audubon Artists 79th Annual at the Salmagundi Club
On Site Exhibit at the Salmagundi Club 202147 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003October 25 to November 5, 2021 I’m excited and honored to announce that ‘Namesake‘ will show in the Audubon Artist’s 79th Annual art … Read the rest “New Acceptance: Audubon Artists 79th Annual at the Salmagundi Club”
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Back to Being a Hermit Artist Again
This is close to the same content as I sent out to my newsletter list yesterday, but it’s easier to add pics in a blog post, so there’s more of them in this version. For a while I’ve been a … Read the rest “Back to Being a Hermit Artist Again”
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Encroachment Goes Both Ways | Striking a Balance
Most of the time nature encroachment refers to human activities encroaching on nature. However, my post today deals with nature encroaching on human activity – specifically, OURS. The Setting I like to leave as much of our property open to … Read the rest “Encroachment Goes Both Ways | Striking a Balance”
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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 … Read the rest “An Idle Artist | Catching up”
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Painting of a Farm | Progression Page
This painting of a farm, as seen from the front door of the farm house, was a commission for a real estate agent (my daughter) to give the seller. It was a difficult necessity that led the owner … Read the rest “Painting of a Farm | Progression Page”
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It’s Time to Plan what to do with 2022
The time to plan is before you need to, and I’m trying to get better at doing that. This post won’t go live until next weekend, but I’m writing it during a relatively calm day in what has been a … Read the rest “It’s Time to Plan what to do with 2022”
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