My granddaughter stayed the night with us last night and today I thought we could make some twig art together. She wanted us to make a bride and groom Forest Folk pair, so we went outside to gather some botanicals.… Read the rest “Making Twig Art: Gumball Folk Bride and Groom”
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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Acorn People are a Great a Way to Justify Collecting Things
I’ve been creating Acorn People as a way to justify my obsessive habit of collecting things I find while roaming around outside.
Now I can pick up fossils, moss, lichens, leaves, twigs, and acorns and never feel a moment of … Read the rest “Acorn People are a Great a Way to Justify Collecting Things”
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Nature Drawing in Progress: American ginseng in October
Two years ago I made a nature drawing of American ginseng in October, with yellowing leaves against the dark backdrop of the Wild Ozark forest.
Repeating the Same Nature Drawing
Since that time I’ve learned a little more about certain … Read the rest “Nature Drawing in Progress: American ginseng in October”
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Nature Workshop with Madison Woods
What happens at a nature workshop?My nature workshop is designed to help you reconnect to nature and express your experience through art, writing, and photography. It can be tailored for whatever environment is available (even cities have nature), but … Read the rest “Nature Workshop with Madison Woods”
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Wild Ozark Nature Journal on Kindle
What is a sketch / nature journal?
Sometimes nature writers like to doodle while they’re interpreting nature. My nature journal is a combination of art and written journal entry.
It is both nature sketching and nature journal.
Here are some sample … Read the rest “Wild Ozark Nature Journal on Kindle”




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