Category: My Earthy Painting Process
Follow along through the steps I take to create an earthy painting. My process isn’t pretty, as I tend to make mistakes. But things usually turn out alright in the end 🙂
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A Tipi Painting for Karter
My granddaughter Karter’s birthday is coming up soon, and this year she wants a painting of a tipi. I love the evolution of subjects the kids choose as they grow up and I hope they never grow tired of getting … Read the rest “A Tipi Painting for Karter”
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Bald Eagle | Ozark Birds of Prey series
Art by Madison Woods, Inspired by Nature, Laws of Nature, My Earthy Painting Process, Nature, Ozark Birds of Prey, Ozarks, Science and NatureOriginally 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. Prints are … Read the rest “Bald Eagle | Ozark Birds of Prey series”
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Broad-wing Hawk #2 | Dinner Time
I’ve begun broad-wing hawk #2, using the same sized canvas and a similar background as the first one. Since this one has just nabbed a frog, the title is ‘Dinner Time’. My reference is a photo by the excellent … Read the rest “Broad-wing Hawk #2 | Dinner Time”
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Brahman Mama #905 | Cow Art
Today is Wednesday (Jan 17, 2024) and there’s still snow on the ground outside from last week’s arctic blast. The horses and cat are fed, husband and myself already had breakfast, and the hot water lines are still frozen, along … Read the rest “Brahman Mama #905 | Cow Art”
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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 … Read the rest “Free Will | Broad-winged Hawk #1”
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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. … Read the rest “Brahman Cow Art | Painting Little Red”
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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 … Read the rest “Painting Ghost, another dog portrait progression page”
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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 … Read the rest “Obstacles in my Art Journey | Painting a Portrait”
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Painting a French Bulldog Pup | Hugo
I’m currently painting a French bulldog pup. This is my youngest son’s fur-baby. He’s not so little as this photo anymore, but Garrison wanted one of him as a puppy, and then another later as an adult. Progression Photo reference … Read the rest “Painting a French Bulldog Pup | Hugo”
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Progression Page | Gail’s House | Memorial Painting
Gail’s House This photo taken by my dad is the reference I’m working from. In this memorial gift painting, there’s a lot more bright green than something I’m accustomed to. I’m not sure my pigments will get quite there, but … Read the rest “Progression Page | Gail’s House | Memorial Painting”
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Limelight Hydrangeas in Progress | A commissioned painting
This is a 5 x 7″ commission of Limelight hydrangeas. I’ll use my Ozark pigments in oils plus white made from titanium. For the green, I’ll use a combination of the yellow lake pigment that I made from thyme I … Read the rest “Limelight Hydrangeas in Progress | A commissioned painting”
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Twisted Tree In Ozark Pigment Oils | #1-2023
Sometimes they’re just gnarly, twisted trees. Welcome to my progression page for a Twisted Tree in Ozark pigment oils. My Twisted Tree paintings fall into a category all by themselves. These paintings have no direction, and I just go wherever … Read the rest “Twisted Tree In Ozark Pigment Oils | #1-2023”
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Kings River in Autumn | Ozark pigments in oil
Art by Madison Woods, Fall, Inspired by Nature, My Earthy Painting Process, Ozark oil pigments, Rustic ScenesA 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”
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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”
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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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Art Made from Natural Materials
For the past few days I’ve had to make a detour from my Detour for a Thirsty Raven painting. Because my art is made from natural materials, it means I have to take the time to replenish my supplies from … Read the rest “Art Made from Natural Materials”
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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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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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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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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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Limited Palette | Working with Local Pigments
When I first started painting watercolors with the Ozark pigments, I wasn’t sure yet whether I would be able to make good art with a handful of colors. It’s a very limited palette of earthy tones ranging from white to … Read the rest “Limited Palette | Working with Local Pigments”
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Highlander and Longhorn Cow | Painting Process for ‘Best Friends’
Every year for their birthdays, the grandkids pick the subject they want me to paint. And every time we do this, their requests are getting more and more challenging. The latest one I’ve started is a scene that includes two … Read the rest “Highlander and Longhorn Cow | Painting Process for ‘Best Friends’”
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The Making of “The Forager” Painting | Black Bear
It’s sleeting on this chilly January morning as I gather my board and easel. I’m about to get started on The Forager painting. The subject is a young black bear munching on wild grapes. Note: ‘The Forager’ will show … Read the rest “The Making of “The Forager” Painting | Black Bear”
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Weesatche, Texas | Another Farmstead Painting
I’m working on a painting for my husband’s Christmas gift. It may not be finished in time, but it won’t be too long afterwards before I’m done. It’s the house where his aunts lived in Weesatche, Texas. It was a … Read the rest “Weesatche, Texas | Another Farmstead Painting”
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