Madison Woods is a Nature and wildlife Artist in Madison county, Arkansas. Her paints are made from earth pigments found in Ozark rocks, clay, and bone. Physical studio opening soon!
The Wild Ozark Studio is opening soon
Subscribe to my newsletter to get notified when it’s ready!
UPDATES ON PROGRESS:
- 8/7/26 – it gets too hot too quickly inside, so I decided to put up the insulation and walls first, to slow that heating down. So far I’m about 2/3 done with the insulation. Walls covered next (will paint much later). Then floors. So the first Open Studio date is looking closer to end of September.
- 7/25/26 – I’m going to town to shop for flooring hopefully this weekend.
- 7/23/26 – It’s here! Now the work of getting it ready to use begins. I’ll start using it before I’m completely finished with the interior and will finish it out a little at a time as I have money and time. But I need to at least get the flooring down first. That work begins asap 😀
- Delay! delivery date next week now, not sure which day yet 🙁 But it won’t be Monday or Wednesday because I can’t be here those two days.
- 7/17/26 Friday – scheduled delivery date!
- 7/11/26 – It should arrive next week!
Studio / Gallery on the Way
I’m so excited! Soon I’ll have a physical studio where I can host workshops, art events, nature walks, and get away from distractions to do art!
It’ll be a drive to get here, and will always be a weather-dependent drive too. But the landscape on our dirt road is gorgeous and the destination will offer lots of nature to enjoy aside from my art.
Here’s a short video with some of the sights I see on our road when I’m heading out into the world.
ETA – Open by end of September 2026
It may not be finished inside for a lot longer, but I should have my art hung and easel placed, and it’ll be functional by then. I’ll set some regular hours so anyone can stop in without an appointment on those days.
Otherwise, it’ll be appointment or invitation only, but as long as I’m home a quick phone call or text or email will let me know you want to come out and I can make sure to get down to the gate.
Roughing it Remotely
The studio will be at the gate, and there’s no phone signal or wifi. So when I’m out there, there’s no way to get in touch. Wifi is on the wishlist for the future, though. There’s some solar infrastructure that has to go in place before that can happen.
No bathroom either, but I’ll get a composting toilet soon. Nearest stop for restrooms will be Kings River station in Marble (on Hwy 412), or Lamar/Clarksville if coming from the south on Hwy 21 off of I-40.
.
Author/Artist Info
________________________________
In the summer of 2018 I began making watercolor paints from the rocks, clay, and other resources of our land here in the Ozarks. In 2023 I began experimenting with the same pigments in oils. I call them Wild Ozark Paleo Paints, because they’re made in a way very close to the same way paints were made when man (or woman) first put a hand-print on the wall of a cave. I use very small amounts of outsourced pigment for blue, white, and sometimes yellow to offer a greater range of hues built upon the earthy local pigments. My specialty is painting nature, specifically the nature that surrounds me here in the remote hills of northwest Arkansas.
Click here to join my mailing list.
Madison Woods
@wildozark (Instagram, Twitter, Threads and FB)
madison@wildozark.com
Want to join me for workshops or see my art?
Coming soon! I have a new Studio in the Works 🙂
The building is here and I’m finishing out the interior. I hope to begin offering classes/workshops by the end of September 2026 and host Open Studio days regularly right here at Wild Ozark, where the possibilities for nature experiences (including nature art) run rampant.
The best way to stay informed is to sign up for my newsletter and check off the box ‘Studio News’ (or whatever is closest to that description). I’m updating there as I meet the goalposts and will announce anything planned as soon as I get firm dates.
Are you ready for an incredible journey?
Learning how to make paint is more than a means to an end with a pan or tube of paint. It’s incredibly eye-opening to find out just how early artists made paints so that they could then make their art. This online course or in-person workshop on making paint will forever alter your perception of ordinary ground and rocks.
