Melissa Cowper-Smith on her bay horse in a green pasture
Melissa's landscape paintings leaning on a wooden stool against a barn wall
Melissa in the flower and vegetable beds below the porch at Wildland Gardens
Arkansas

Melissa Cowper-Smith

I help people buy and sell homes, acreage and horse properties. I'm also a painter and papermaker, and with my family I run Wildland Gardens.

Melissa Cowper-Smith in a cowboy hat on her bay horse

Real Estate

Homes Acreage Horse properties Market farms Ranches & farms

Find out about my work in real estate. As a lifelong rider and gardener, I know what land-focused buyers look for, and I help sellers show that value to the right people.

Call or text 501-722-7763
Property toursSee all on YouTube →
On Instagram@melissacowpersmith_realestate →
  • Searching for the right Arkansas ranch for my buyers
  • A horse lover's dream on 21 acres in Pine Bluff
  • Central Arkansas real estate market update, October 5, 2026
Melissa's landscape paintings leaning on a wooden stool

Art

Painting Papermaking Encaustic

Find out about my art. Each piece begins with handmade cotton paper, often made with plants from our garden, and explores landscape, weather and memory.

Studio videosSee the art channel →
On Instagram@cowpersmith →
  • A recent work: looking through the trees
  • Was Weightlessness, 2023, from the show From the Ground at 211 South
Melissa in the garden at Wildland Gardens

Wildland Gardens

Our gardens and plant sale

Since 2011 our family has grown vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruit and fiber on eight acres near Morrilton. Each spring we open the gardens for our plant sale.

On Instagram@wildlandgardens →
  • Fall light through fuzzy kiwi leaves
  • Supplies for a new growing tunnel for the 2025 plant sale
  • A basket of freshly picked peppers

Get in touch

Real estate

Cell 501-722-7763

Office 501-907-5959
mcowpersmith@kw.com

Keller Williams Realty Central

Art

Wildland Gardens

wildlandgardens.org

REal Estate

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New Listings

Central Arkansas Spotlight

Testimonials & Reviews

Renting right now and ready for a home of your own? Some of these buyers moved from a rental into their first home this year. Homes I’ve helped sell in 2026, from in-town lots to acreage: Little Rock, North Little Rock, Mayflower, Morrilton,
10 Acres with a Creek, Pasture & Wooded Hills 28721 Kanis Road, Paron, AR 4 bd | 4.5 ba | 4,931 sqft | 10 acres $1,189,000 Melissa Cowper-Smith, REALTOR® Keller Williams Realty Central Cell: 501-722-7763 Office: 501-907-5959 Grounded •

Art

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One of the most recent works I’ve made. It reminds me of a collage I made when I was in high school. I’ve made variations on “looking through the trees” throughout my artistic journey. This space between the forest and the f
Join us for the opening of my show FROM THE GROUND at @211south on Tuesday May 23rd 6-8pm RSVP the gallery if you plan on coming Was Weightlessness, 2023 Gouache paint, pigment print, handmade cotton and kozo paper with embedded dried leaves, flow

Wildland Gardens

Find out about our gardens and plant sale here:

wildlandgardens.org

The fall light through the fuzzy kiwi leaves!
Well this isn’t the prettiest picture, but do you know what it means?!! Plant Sale 2025 is in motion! ✨🌱 A new tunnel, and all the other supplies to make it happen, have arrived!
🌶️ a beautiful day to pick some peppers 🌶️