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    “I’m SUPERMAN!”

    Watch me paint “Superhero“, an illustration for children’s book “Grandpa Smiles” in one minute (time lapse) “Grandpa Smiles is my first oil painting book. I wrote it about my son and my late father. Dad died young (age thirty-seven) after losing his battle with cancer. He didn’t live to see…

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    Tap Dance thru Life

    First, the oil painting, then the story behind it… make sure you don’t miss my vintage, recent past, present and future live tap dance show footage! Watch me paint “Miracle Dancer” in 2 minutes (time lapse) I was in a white water rafting accident when I was fifteen years old.…

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    Bunting is REAL!

    First, the oil painting, then the story behind it… make sure you don’t miss the video proof that my elusive Painted Bunting bird exists! Watch me paint Painted Bunting in under a minute (time lapse) “A gorgeous bird appeared on our patio. I thought maybe a neighbor’s tropical pet bird…

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    Trapper John

    First, the oil painting, then the story behind it… make sure you don’t miss the Trapper John video I filmed from the safety of inside my house! Watch me paint this Gator art in under 2 minutes (time lapse) “We get gators in the lagoon behind our house. Trapper John…

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    Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

    2 minute time-lapse to watch me paint this art “Ireland Coast“ If you missed my St. Patrick’s Day Show, it’s never too late to tune in! I also posted Irish Art. Tomorrow I’m launching a new series on this blog. I think you’ll enjoy it. But until then, I’ll leave…

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    Irish Art

    Irish art, oil paintings inspired by Ireland by artist Natalie Buske Thomas. Watch her paint in these short time lapse videos. Celtic Cross, Irish Angel, Clover (Shamrock), and new painting Ireland Coast from the St. Patrick's Day show

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    New Blog Series

    Yesterday’s blog post was the final installment of the series “Compare 3“, in which three oil paintings are compared to a theme. My blog will host Irish art and my painting show over the next couple of days, but after St. Patrick’s Day, I’ll launch the new blog series “Stories…

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    Painting Covers

    Painting covers for books or other media may involve the artist at the design stage. “Project Scarecrow” began with the oil painting of the crow and everything was built around it. The crow was painted slightly larger (longer body, longer beak) to allow for reducing the outline of the crow…

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    Painting Clusters

    Artists may take a departure from organic, scattered or aesthetically balanced compositions to paint clusters. Clusters group, assemble, or classify items together. “Consider the Lilies” groups a collection of separate flowers as a single subject: “flowers”. Cluster art often overlaps the elements into a clustered shape (unlike my lily art,…