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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Natural Ozark Beauty on the To-Paint List
It snowed over the weekend for the first time this season. This always leads to me taking a lot of photos of our natural Ozark beauty, most of them not shared because they’re just too repetitive. But I can’t help … Read the rest “Natural Ozark Beauty on the To-Paint List”
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SOUL OF THE OZARKS | The 3rd Painting
Still in July 2018, and still in Qatar visiting Rob, I decided to try a 3rd painting. I’d do another kestrel and see if I could do it better this time. Because it was so hot outside during daylight hours, … Read the rest “SOUL OF THE OZARKS | The 3rd Painting”
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SOUL OF THE OZARKS | The Second Painting
Honestly, while I was delighted that my handmade watercolors worked alright for my first try, I wasn’t real pleased with the painting itself. So I decided to try a second painting. This is the story of my journey into the … Read the rest “SOUL OF THE OZARKS | The Second Painting”
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SOUL OF THE OZARKS | Part 1 | The First Painting
This is the story of my journey into the world of being a watercolor painter. My angle on this is a bit different than most other artists I know, in that all of my paints are made from pigments I’ve … Read the rest “SOUL OF THE OZARKS | Part 1 | The First Painting”
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Artist Statement | Welcome to Wild Ozark
Thank you for dropping by my website. I hope you enjoy your stay! Are you an artist, or patron, nature-lover? Maybe an old friend, or lucky happenstance lander-on-the page? Today I’ve been updating some parts of my site. One of … Read the rest “Artist Statement | Welcome to Wild Ozark”
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Trying out the blue with a test painting
You may remember my flutter of initial excitement about the possibility of adding a stable blue to my palette. Yesterday I finally tried it in a quick painting in my journal. It worked! It’s so exciting to have this color … Read the rest “Trying out the blue with a test painting”
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New Acceptance: Las Laguna Art Gallery | 2020 Portrait Exhibition
I woke up this morning to an email announcing that one of my paintings had been accepted to a show. It’s good there are portrait exhibitions that allow strange paintings to hop on board. It’s no secret that I am … Read the rest “New Acceptance: Las Laguna Art Gallery | 2020 Portrait Exhibition”
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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 … Read the rest “New Acceptance – 78th Annual Audubon Artists Exhibit”
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How To Identify Pigment Rocks?
There are many different sources for I can use for pigments, including plants, clay, soil, bones, and rocks. Most of the plants aren’t lightfast, so I don’t use many of those, but the main source for my Paleo Paints is … Read the rest “How To Identify Pigment Rocks?”
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Painting a Raccoon in Ozark Pigments on Black Paper
I’m working on painting a raccoon on black paper. It’s the first time I’ve painted on black, and the experience is very different from anything else I’ve tried to paint. As I was deciding which paper to put it on, … Read the rest “Painting a Raccoon in Ozark Pigments on Black Paper”
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How Such Earthy Colors End Up In My Art
It’s hard not to want to spend all my time making art with earthy colors, especially when I see super pigmented resources like this all around me every day. Just look at this rock. Super pigmented rocks are perfect for … Read the rest “How Such Earthy Colors End Up In My Art”
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A Color Story | Earth Pigments | From Rocks to Paint
When I want a certain color of paint, I’ll go to the creek to look for the rocks I’ll need. In this case, the color is a rich russet – brown with orange influence. What is the color story behind … Read the rest “A Color Story | Earth Pigments | From Rocks to Paint”
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Chasing the Blue Pigment
I had almost resigned myself to never having an Ozark source for a stable blue pigment. I’d tried various flowers around here, like chicory, and hoped the blue porcelain berry skins would have given me blue. None of the rocks … Read the rest “Chasing the Blue Pigment”
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Art by Madison Woods | Ozark Pigments Across the US
I love seeing my art on the walls in other places and on the walls in other people’s spaces. It makes me happy to know these earthy Ozark pigments are out in the world bringing joy. Here are some of … Read the rest “Art by Madison Woods | Ozark Pigments Across the US”
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Getting the Colors Right | Fine Art Prints
With my art, the entire point of it is that these are Ozark colors. Therefore, it’s important to me that a print looks as close to the original work as possible. Getting the colors right in my fine art … Read the rest “Getting the Colors Right | Fine Art Prints”
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Painting the Old Ford 8N Tractor
Over the years since its been here, I’ve taken many photos of this old Ford 8N tractor. It used to belong to my grandfather and my dad refurbished it and brought it up here. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been used and … Read the rest “Painting the Old Ford 8N Tractor”
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Handmade Paint | Smashing Rocks and Making Art in Kingston, Arkansas
In July, I forgot to make a 2-year anniversary post for my adventure of handmade paint and smashing rocks! Can you believe it’s already been two whole years since that first poor little painting? I find the time has flown … Read the rest “Handmade Paint | Smashing Rocks and Making Art in Kingston, Arkansas”
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Favorite Sounds | The Call of the Cuckoo | a.k.a. Rain Crow
For my World Watercolor Month journal entry on the 26 of July, the word prompt was ‘Favorite Sound’. Well, that’s about as hard for me to choose as my favorite color. But right now, during the sultry days of late … Read the rest “Favorite Sounds | The Call of the Cuckoo | a.k.a. Rain…
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Art Journaling with Quick Daily Sketches Makes Good Fodder
I’ve made a surprising discovery while doing my quick daily sketches for World Watercolor Month. These little doodles have given me some ideas I might not have thought of to make new paintings. There are two or three out of … Read the rest “Art Journaling with Quick Daily Sketches Makes Good Fodder”
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My Crow Obsession
Yesterday I mentioned my white spotted crow obsession. It’s been a couple of days since I’ve seen him, but this morning he was on the driveway again. Today I managed to get a pic of Spot. It’s not a … Read the rest “My Crow Obsession”
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Hermit Update | Still Loving These Beautiful Earth Colors
Life is still carrying on pretty much as usual out here at Wild Ozark. Chloe is still staying with me and I’ve finally managed to begin painting again. I’ve also been trying to catch a crow I’ve named ‘Spot’. And … Read the rest “Hermit Update | Still Loving These Beautiful Earth Colors”
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World Watercolor Month 2020 | A Daily Sketch for a Month
This month is World Watercolor Month 2020 and I’m trying to do a quick painting every day according to the daily prompts. If you want to join in, I’m posting mine over at Instagram and I’d love to see yours … Read the rest “World Watercolor Month 2020 | A Daily Sketch for a Month”
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Behind the Scenes | Wildlife Art | From Rocks to Painting
It took me some time to feel comfortable calling myself an artist. But eventually that point arrived. Then as I began to market myself as such, I found I needed to focus sometimes on “what exactly kind of artist am … Read the rest “Behind the Scenes | Wildlife Art | From Rocks to Painting”
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A day in the life of a pigment hunting nature artist
Yesterday was a day for running errands. You can come along with me to see what it’s like on a typical errand day in the life of a pigment hunting nature artist. Heading Out Once the sun made over the … Read the rest “A day in the life of a pigment hunting nature artist”
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Thrill the Artist in Your Life with These 5 Unique Kinds of Gifts
These 5 unique kinds of gifts will thrill the artist in your life, especially if they’re the sort who loves nature, or natural and organic things. I’m a nature lover, an artist and paint-maker myself and so I’ve compiled … Read the rest “Thrill the Artist in Your Life with These 5 Unique Kinds of…
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