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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Painting the rest of January, Paint-Making in February
I’ve got a cow and a broad-winged hawk on the easel. Coming up, there’s handmade paint orders to fill in February. So, I’ll be painting for the rest of January and then switch over to paint-making in February. I’ll probably …
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Drafty Windows as Windowsill Refrigerator
All of the things I dislike about cold weather are related to being uncomfortable. Being cold makes everything harder to do, especially when fingers and feet are numb and ready to warm up by the fire. However, the cold does …
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Free Will | Broad-winged Hawk #1
While the background is drying on my cow painting, I’m going to start on this 12 x 12″ painting of a broad-winged hawk on canvas. It’s been cold in the studio and that causes oil paints to take even longer …
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CANCELED -Tontitown Art Festival
I’m sorry to report that this event has been canceled due to unforseen events. April 27 – 28, 2024 Harry Sbanatto Park235 E. Henri de Tonti Blvd.Tontitown, AR 72762 https://www.arkansasartshows.com/events I’m excited to be invited and can’t wait …
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Warm Winter Fires & Charred Bones for Pigment
The last time I made charred bones in the woodstove was when Rob was still working overseas. So, when I presented my foil-wrapped tin box to put beneath the fire he was building yesterday morning, it was a new request …
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Rainy Day Rambles
This morning it was above freezing, but soon after the sun rose, the wind started. Gusty winds must’ve cause a line to touch something somewhere, because the lights went out briefly. It had flickered a few times before that, but …
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Brahman Cow Art | Painting Little Red
Today is start a new painting day. It seems that I’m building a collection of Brahman cow art works. This is Little Red. See the comments to find out how Little Red got her name. Not so little anymore, though. …
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Today is Oil Paint Making Day
Before I get started on the next art piece, I need to make some tubes of color. So today is oil paint-making day. I’ve already got the rocks crushed and pigments washed, so all I need to do is add …
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Nothing Much, Just some Superficial Artist Angst
It’s Wednesday morning and today is supposed to be a painting day. But there are other things on my to-do list I have to get out of the way first. Mundane things like cleaning the cat’s litter box, washing clothes, …
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Growth: 2024 Word of the Year
I don’t remember if I chose a word of the year last year or not… I’ll have to go back and search my blog. But 2024’s word is GROWTH. Now, I don’t want my physical body to grow in girth …
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Summary of Work 2018 – 2023
I like to look back on all of the paintings I’ve done since I began this journey with the Ozark pigments. Today I created collages of all of the work I did each year. It’s a visual summary of work …
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An Imaginary Creek-side Scene
River cane arching over the creek from the opposite shore, sycamore trees on the nearside. A path for nature-lovers and wildlife meanders over the roots. This is the foundation for my imaginary creek-side scene. When I finished the Twisted Tree …
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2024 Art & Life Plans
Sometimes art & life plans work in synchronistic harmony here at Wild Ozark, just because everything here acts as inspiration for my art. But, it always feels like I’m flying by the seat of my pants. No routine, just trying …
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Win Some Lose Some
I’ve been working for at least four years to improve my artwork’s ‘findability’ online. And I’ve recently begun making sales to random collectors who found me via internet searches. So that’s a win. A random internet searcher finding one of …
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Trying to get motivated
Everything in my life is in a sort of limbo at the moment, and I’m trying to get motivated to do anything at all. Even writing this blog post took some effort to begin. I’d also like to be working …
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Skippy, a new painting
This is a new 5 x 7″ painting. It’s a commission for someone out of state who’d contacted me about something other than art months ago. We got to talking, and she asked if I could do a painting of …
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Too Busy to Blog
Being too busy is probably the number 1 excuse for why people aren’t consistent with making blog posts. It’s the excuse I’m using right now, too, ha. I’ve been attending real estate school on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. On Saturdays …
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2023 Ponca Color Fest
The weather isn’t looking too promising for this year’s Ponca Color Fest, but I’m still planning to go. If the bridges are flooded and I can’t get out, then I guess my plans will change. I’ll let you know if …
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On the Cusp of a New Real Estate Adventure
So, I’m about to embark on a new adventure. Tomorrow I’m beginning classes to prepare for my real estate exam. You might have heard me mention this a few times over the last several months, but the day arrived faster …
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The Bear Chewed Our Water Line Again
This morning when I turned on the faucet to clean the cast-iron skillet to get ready to fix breakfast, the water pressure seemed a little low. By the time I’d finished washing the dishes after breakfast, it was lower still. …
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Art Goals | Baby Steps Towards The Art I Love
One of my art goals is to be able to paint scenes like the ones I’ve admired in other artworks. Now that I’ve begun using my pigments in oils, I feel as if I might actually be able to reach …
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Painting Ghost, another dog portrait progression page
This is Ghost, a puppy I once loved. I painted the background in the first photo a few days ago in preparation for his portrait. The rest of the painting took place today, and it’s the first time I’ve felt …
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Picking Up Rocks, Digging up Mountain Mint, & Ordering Art Calendars
Today was a busy day of getting orders processed. The first one took me down to the creek to do a little bit of picking up rocks. That was a relaxing little while of walking around, looking at rocks, stooping …
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New Acceptance: Fenix Arts’ Magical Circus | Fayetteville Arkansas
I’m happy to announce that Detour for a Thirsty Raven was accepted into the Magical Circus show at Fenix Arts in Fayetteville, AR. Thank you to the juror Zeek Taylor, who is a multiple award winning artist and author …
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Obstacles in my Art Journey | Painting a Portrait
I find it odd that I can paint an animal fairly well, but throw a human into the mix, and if there’s a face, I balk. Human faces are one of the biggest obstacles in my art journey, and I …