Ozarks https://www.wildozark.com/ozarks/ ~ Nature Artist using Ozark pigments in Kingston, Arkansas ~ Sat, 02 May 2026 14:26:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.wildozark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-copy.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Ozarks https://www.wildozark.com/ozarks/ 32 32 55165518 Nature is Both Brutal and Beautiful https://www.wildozark.com/nature-is-both-brutal-and-beautiful/ https://www.wildozark.com/nature-is-both-brutal-and-beautiful/#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:12:49 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=45009 New from Wild Ozark™ :

Beautiful brutality are two words that seem at odds with each other, right? But that’s exactly what the natural world really is – Nature is both brutal AND beautiful.

Even the parts most people would consider ugly is still beautiful … Read the rest “Nature is Both Brutal and Beautiful”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/nature-is-both-brutal-and-beautiful/feed/ 0 45009 Fiction influenced by Nature https://www.wildozark.com/fiction-influenced-nature/ https://www.wildozark.com/fiction-influenced-nature/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:58:00 +0000 http://www.wildozark.com/?p=897 New from Wild Ozark™ :

This is a post I wrote in 2014 on this same date. I’ve added an update in italics, and a paragraph at the end about the current situation concerning my (lack of) writing. But re-reading this post makes me want … Read the rest “Fiction influenced by Nature”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/fiction-influenced-nature/feed/ 0 897 Checking the Spring Seep https://www.wildozark.com/seep/ https://www.wildozark.com/seep/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:13:35 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=44643 New from Wild Ozark™ :

The ‘Seep’ is where the ground stays wet on the far end of the horse’s field. Since it’s been so dry, I wondered if it had dried up too. Because if that spot is dry, then the creek is going … Read the rest “Checking the Spring Seep”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/seep/feed/ 0 44643 Bald Eagle | Ozark Birds of Prey series https://www.wildozark.com/bald-eagle/ https://www.wildozark.com/bald-eagle/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:46:06 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=19773 New from Wild Ozark™ :

Originally posted in 2020. I’m going through some of the older posts on my blog and refreshing them. This one really doesn’t need any changes, but it’s been a while since I’ve showcased my bald eagle painting.

One day I … Read the rest “Bald Eagle | Ozark Birds of Prey series”

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I love our rural life in the Ozarks, where everything urban is at least 45 minutes away, and there’s a long dirt road to get to pavement. The wildlife and scenery inspire me on a daily basis. But it has … Read the rest “Rural Life in the Ozarks | Winter”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/rural-life-in-the-ozarks-winter/feed/ 2 41854 Stonework is Also Artwork https://www.wildozark.com/stonework-is-also-artwork/ https://www.wildozark.com/stonework-is-also-artwork/#respond Tue, 29 Aug 2023 10:16:00 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=40252 New from Wild Ozark™ :

Aside from using the rocks around here for making my paints, I love using stonework to make my garden terraces and stairways to wind through those terraces. Today I added another step to the stairway on the front end of … Read the rest “Stonework is Also Artwork”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/stonework-is-also-artwork/feed/ 0 40252 mermaid in a sea of swirling air https://www.wildozark.com/mermaid/ https://www.wildozark.com/mermaid/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2022 23:35:00 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=3600 New from Wild Ozark™ :

Mermaid
5 x 7″ Mermaid, varnished no glass needed. Original and prints available.

mermaid in a sea of swirling air

Gloria drops her leaves

litter like silk puddles

around her on the ground

She’s nearly nude now

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The wind rolls in like … Read the rest “mermaid in a sea of swirling air”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/mermaid/feed/ 2 3600 Hermit Journal | Early on a March Morning https://www.wildozark.com/hermit-journal-early-on-a-march-morning/ https://www.wildozark.com/hermit-journal-early-on-a-march-morning/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=31599 New from Wild Ozark™ :

Every morning I feed the horses and chickens. Once it gets close to spring, I also begin my ‘get-in-shape’ program. Come along with me to feed the horses before I head out for a jog and walk early on a … Read the rest “Hermit Journal | Early on a March Morning”

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There are some hidden treasures in the Ozarks. The tiny little town of Kingston, Arkansas in Madison county is one of them. It’s been my adopted home-base since 2005, when I moved up here from south Louisiana.

About Kingston

Our … Read the rest “Kingston, Arkansas | A Rural Ozark Town”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/kingston-arkansas/feed/ 34 7630 Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) in Ozark pigments https://www.wildozark.com/showy-orchis/ https://www.wildozark.com/showy-orchis/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:32:51 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=26065 New from Wild Ozark™ :

Originally, I had planned to do a series of my favorite woodland plants in grayscale. But that was before I found the stone that gives me a sort of green pigment. So changed up the plans a little. Now I’m … Read the rest “Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) in Ozark pigments”

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