It’s my favorite time of year! The ragweed is on the decline and I can actually get outside and enjoy the weather without too much fear of repercussion, lol. I’ll start taking pics when I see colorful leaves or pretty scenes and add them to this page. So bookmark it if you’d like to see the updates. Here’s the start of my Wild Ozark Color Watch. These pics are from today. It’s just getting started, and will hopefully become more spectacular as the days progress towards winter.
The Beginning | Wild Ozark Color Watch
That’s it for today. When I see more colors, I’ll add to the post here. This post will probably be harder to find as the season progresses because new posts will replace it on the front page of my blog. So if you’d like to keep an eye on the colors out here, bookmark this page.
The Science Behind the Color
Interested in why the leaves change colors? As the chlorophyll breaks down, what’s left behind are the other pigment colors in the leaves. Here’s an article from The Smithsonian to explain in more detail. Learning how or why things happen can add to the experience of the Wild Ozark Color Watch, at least for me. It’s still magical because my experiences with the land here impacts me in some way I don’t think can be explained.
Ozark Pigments are Naturally Fall Colors
In my paintings, it’s a lot easier to portray autumnal colors than other seasons. The rock pigments I use are all so earthy, it always looks like fall in my landscapes unless I use titanium to lighten or brighten the greens and yellows. Here’s my latest painting in autumnal hues:
Fall Themed Paintings for the Wild Ozark Color Watch Season
I do have some tiny fall paintings, but they’re whimsical and fun, rather than landscape studies:
Contact Mad Rox: (479) 409-3429 or madison@madisonwoods and let me know which hat I need to put on 🙂 Madison for art, Roxann for real estate, lol. Or call me Mad Rox and have them both covered!
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Author/Artist Info
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Roxann Riedel is a salesperson for Montgomery Whiteley Realty, artist, owner of the only ginseng nursery in Arkansas, and the author of books and this website. Madison Woods is the pen-name she uses for her creative works. She’s a self-taught artist who moved to the Ozarks from south Louisiana in 2005. Her paintings of the Ozark-inspired scenes feature lightfast pigments from Madison county, Arkansas. Her inspiration is nature – the beauty, and the inherent cycle of life and death, destruction and regeneration. Wild Ozark is also the only licensed ginseng nursery in Arkansas. Here’s the link for more information on the nursery
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