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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.

Yellow Paint from Thyme | Lake Pigment | Part 4

Today I’ll be using the pigment I made a few weeks ago to make yellow paint from thyme. It’s an oil paint. I use linseed oil to make the paints, and walnut oil while I’m working with them. While I … Read the rest “Yellow Paint from Thyme | Lake Pigment | Part 4”

15 August 2023
Kings River in Summer | Ozark Pigments in Oils

As you might already know, I’m doing a series of paintings featuring the beautiful Kings river throughout the seasons. This page is for Kings river in summer. The reference photos I’m using for all four paintings are taken at the … Read the rest “Kings River in Summer | Ozark Pigments in Oils”

11 August 2023
Periodic Clearing

Every so often over the years I’ve written about the times when I’ve had to do a sort of mental housecleaning… a periodic clearing of the metaphorical clutter in my life. Sometimes that also involves clearing out a bunch of … Read the rest “Periodic Clearing”

7 August 2023
Nature Art Inspiration at Kings River

I recently finished a painting set at the Kings river which is down our road. Wild Ozark is a few more miles down the dirt road away from pavement than the bridge, but we cross it every time we go … Read the rest “Nature Art Inspiration at Kings River”

2 August 2023
Art Book | Soul of the Ozarks 2023

A while back I decided to make an art book to send to my collectors. They’re not big door-stopper books, just a catalog of the current art available, with some prose. Every year I’ll make one but will start with … Read the rest “Art Book | Soul of the Ozarks 2023”

31 July 2023
Kings River in Autumn | Ozark pigments in oil

A week or so ago, I started working over the underpainting I’d made for this scene. This one is different from the other two in a significant way. I didn’t have any reference photos when I started working on it … Read the rest “Kings River in Autumn | Ozark pigments in oil”

23 July 2023
Changing of the Seasons

It doesn’t feel like it outside, but inside of myself I can feel that autumn is on the way. The changing of the seasons is underway. There’s been a subtle shift, and every year when this point passes, I can … Read the rest “Changing of the Seasons”

18 July 2023
Lightfast yellow color, Harvesting Thyme, Planting Weld & Indigo

In my quest for lightfast yellow color, I usually use earth pigments. Those are notoriously long-lasting. They’re also earthy, beautiful in their own way and I love them. But sometimes I crave brighter, clear colors. Those are usually only found … Read the rest “Lightfast yellow color, Harvesting Thyme, Planting Weld & Indigo”

11 July 2023
A Yellow Paint Experiment | Lake pigment from thyme

Back when I made my very first set of paints, I had a really nice yellow. I’d made several yellows from various plants and did lightfast tests on them. All failed except for the one, gorgeous yellow. Not only did … Read the rest “A Yellow Paint Experiment | Lake pigment from thyme”

4 July 2023
3 Creative Ways to Use Rocks

If there’s one thing I do well, it is that I am a master of finding creative ways to use rocks. Since we moved to these rocky Ozark mountains in 2005, I’ve loved our rocks even if they do present … Read the rest “3 Creative Ways to Use Rocks”

20 June 2023
Painting the Choo Choo Trail

I decided a few weeks ago to try painting some scenes that might appeal to the mountain bikers who enjoy the trails of northwest Arkansas. Since I’m not a biker, I searched online for ideas and found a photo of … Read the rest “Painting the Choo Choo Trail”

15 June 2023
Repurposed Frames for New Artwork

My thirsty raven painting is framed finally, and it looks great! Often when I intend to use repurposed frames for new artwork, I’ll repaint or add color to make it work. But for this one, I didn’t have to change … Read the rest “Repurposed Frames for New Artwork”

6 June 2023
Art Inspiration Moments on a Non-Art-Making Day

Even in a day full of non-art related tasks, there can be moments of art inspiration.

Equine Escapees

In the mornings after I get out of bed, I go outside on the porch to have my coffee and listen to … Read the rest “Art Inspiration Moments on a Non-Art-Making Day”

3 June 2023
A Nature Artist’s Task list

When you hear someone say they’re an artist, you might think all they do is paint. I guess there are some who can do that, but I don’t get to paint every day. There’s a host of other things to … Read the rest “A Nature Artist’s Task list”

18 May 2023
Painting of a Screech Owl | Ozark Birds of Prey

It’s not often that I get decent pictures of wildlife, let alone birds of prey. Slowly, I’ve managed to find some photographers with photos I can use to reference some of my series-in-progress of Ozark Birds of Prey. Several … Read the rest “Painting of a Screech Owl | Ozark Birds of Prey”

10 May 2023
Cottagecore Art is Down to Earth

My paintings in earthy colors fit into this style. This was a new phrase to me. I’d never heard of it before and didn’t know that was even a thing. It reminds me of when I first discovered the term … Read the rest “Cottagecore Art is Down to Earth”

10 May 2023
Rustic Kitchen Paintings

While I’m at the studio I paint when there’s no one visiting or shopping my art, or other tasks to do, I spend the time painting. This past Saturday I didn’t have any reference images on hand. Usually when I … Read the rest “Rustic Kitchen Paintings”

30 April 2023
The Why Behind a Painting

I got an invitation from Google to test out the new AI chatbot called Bard. So far I’ve tried it out for a few different things, mostly to draw up outlines for potential blog posts. Today I asked it to … Read the rest “The Why Behind a Painting”

27 April 2023
Wild Ozark YouTube Channel

Yay! Today we passed the 100 subscriber mark on our Wild Ozark YouTube channel. What? You didn’t know we had a channel?

A Slow Build

We’ve had one for a while but it’s been idle for a while, too. I’m … Read the rest “Wild Ozark YouTube Channel”

26 April 2023
When I’m not Painting, and Something Woo-Woo About Me

There are days when I’m not painting, usually when I’m between paintings or stepping back from one in progress. On Saturdays when I’m at the studio in Alpena, I always like to at least get something small done or … Read the rest “When I’m not Painting, and Something Woo-Woo About Me”

24 April 2023
Kings River in Spring | Ozark pigments in oil

Today (Tuesday 4/18/23), I started working over the underpainting I’d previously done. It was meant for the autumn scene, but I decided to use it for the Kings River in Spring because there are still a lot of autumnal colors … Read the rest “Kings River in Spring | Ozark pigments in oil”

18 April 2023
Today’s Art-Biz Task List

Photographing Artwork

The first thing on the Art-Biz task list for today was to get some good photos of the Raven. I took it outside for some photos in natural light. Here’s the final ‘done’ image. I’ll use this photo … Read the rest “Today’s Art-Biz Task List”

17 April 2023
Overcoming Video Fear

Today I went out to check and see if the ginseng unfurling had begun. It hasn’t. But if you want to read my update on what is up, head on over to my ginseng website. Then I hiked around … Read the rest “Overcoming Video Fear”

12 April 2023
Canvas Shopping Bag with my Raven Art

I’ll be ordering some of these this Friday. Do you want one? Thanks so much to all of you who have already placed orders!

https://shop.wildozark.com/product/raven-tote-bag/

Ordering Schedule

The first order will be placed this Friday. It’ll take about 2 weeks … Read the rest “Canvas Shopping Bag with my Raven Art”

5 April 2023
A Quick Cow Painting | Karter’s Brahman Baby

It’s a good thing my grandkids like paintings of their critters for their birthday presents. Here’s a quick cow painting for Karter. It’s her baby Brahman.

An alla prima quick study of a Brahman calf lying in hay. Ozark pigments
… Read the rest “A Quick Cow Painting | Karter’s Brahman Baby”

28 March 2023

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