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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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”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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An Artist’s To-Do List
Thursday and Friday was all about the rain, and more rain. With thunder and lightning in the area, I left the computer unplugged for much of the time. But there’s always something on my To-Do List to work on, whether … Read the rest “An Artist’s To-Do List”
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New Acceptance | Creature Conserve at Swale House
I’m incredibly honored and excited to announce that Destination Unknown is heading to the Swale House on Governors Island, NY for the Re-Imagining Conservation: From the Ground Up exhibition. Many thanks to @creatureconserve Curator, Heather McMordie. The exhibit runs … Read the rest “New Acceptance | Creature Conserve at Swale House”
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Detour for a Thirsty Corvid
This crow painting is my largest painting yet. The substrate is a birch board with three coats of white gesso. All of the colored pigments are Ozark and locally foraged, but I use purchased titanium white pigment to make a … Read the rest “Detour for a Thirsty Corvid”
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Shiny Object Syndrome? | Switching Gears
Sometimes an opportunity arises and I leap at it. Afterwards I question whether or not my desire to pivot is warranted, or is it a case of ‘shiny object syndrome’. Have you ever heard of that phrase? It’s the habit … Read the rest “Shiny Object Syndrome? | Switching Gears”
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Little Cabin in the Woods | No. 2
While I’m waiting on my white pigment powder to arrive, so I can make an opaque white paint, I figured I’d experiment a little with the paints I have on hand. My white grounds came in a few days ago, … Read the rest “Little Cabin in the Woods | No. 2”
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Dreary Day Art | & Why Not Horses?
It surprises me that I have never attempted to paint horses. All of my early life I doodled horses on any scrap of paper I could find. Eventually I got pretty good at drawing them. Dreary day art musings led … Read the rest “Dreary Day Art | & Why Not Horses?”
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Empty Paint Tubes for Oil Paints
Eventually, once I’ve made more paints, I’ll write a page on my process with that. In the meantime, for those wishing to know where I get the empty tubes for oil paints, here’s a link. I get them from Amazon, … Read the rest “Empty Paint Tubes for Oil Paints”
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Kings River in Winter | Ozark pigments in oil
Definitely needs a do-over So this is one of the first paintings I tried with my Ozark pigments. I wanted to use only Ozark pigments and the result was that there wasn’t good variation in shades. White is necessary, and … Read the rest “Kings River in Winter | Ozark pigments in oil”
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Kings River Paintings | Four Seasons
So many excellent paintings of the Buffalo National river and the surrounding natural areas exist, but I haven’t seen many King’s river paintings. While both rivers begin in our local area, Wild Ozark is in the Kings river watershed. And … Read the rest “Kings River Paintings | Four Seasons”
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Kings River | Scenes that Inspire Art
We live in the neighborhood of upper Kings River, in Madison county near the Newton county line (Arkansas). Kings River Falls are not too far away as the crow flies. The landscape here is rocky heart of the Boston Mountain … Read the rest “Kings River | Scenes that Inspire Art”
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Update on the Gecko Paintings
I’m in the process of painting the third of three different geckos for a ‘Unique Pet’ portrait commission. I’m almost finished now with the painting phase of this project. After the last little gecko is finished, I’ll frame them and … Read the rest “Update on the Gecko Paintings”
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Painted with the Ozark Pigments | Collecting pigments everywhere
It seems like I pick up rocks everywhere I go. Now I do it with an eye for color. So far, I’ve only painted with the Ozark pigments. But, I collect pigment rocks everywhere I go. So eventually, I want … Read the rest “Painted with the Ozark Pigments | Collecting pigments everywhere”
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Art Goals | Life Goals, and my Word of the Year – Wild Ozark 2023
The image associated with this post is a single screech owl, but two photos taken successively. In one shot the owls’s eyes were closed and in the other they were open. So I put them together because there’s a lot … Read the rest “Art Goals | Life Goals, and my Word of the Year…
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Am I a Tonalist? I think so, when it comes to landscapes.
It’s always been hard for me to categorize my art, because the colors look different than a lot of contemporary art I see. So I began looking at historical works and styles and I think I’ve found something – a … Read the rest “Am I a Tonalist? I think so, when it comes to…
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SOLD – December Original Art Special | Monsieur Crawfish
Update: Monsieur Crawfish original is SOLD. He was the 2nd in my whimsical series titled Down at the Creek. And it is my choice for the December Original Art Special at my shop. It all started when I went down … Read the rest “SOLD – December Original Art Special | Monsieur Crawfish”
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New Acceptance! Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
I’m pleased to announce that ‘On the Cusp’ has been chosen for inclusion and awarded ‘Special Merit’ in the 12th Annual “Nature” Art Exhibition, an online show with Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery. The exhibit opens on … Read the rest “New Acceptance! Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery”
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