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    Setting or Rising?

    Watch my “Trees and Stream” painting come alive in 2 minutes (time lapse) Was the sun rising or setting? Was she enjoying the early morning serenity, or was she so absorbed in her book that the sun set on her? Time has no meaning without context. Without it, we choose…

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    Update

    https://nataliebuskethomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/painting-colors-oil-painting-by-natalie-buske-thomas-sept-2019.mp4 Watch me paint “Painting Colors” in 1 minute (time lapse) Update: I’m now down to only 5 left in the 2021 collection “50 Oil Paintings Inspired by Nature“! I’ve been busy with the garden but I’ll start the next painting tomorrow. Today I harvested and dehydrated basil. Yesterday I…

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    Are you a child?

    Watch me paint “Fred” in 1 minute (time lapse) This oil painting is a self-portrait; me, through my father’s eyes, from behind a camera lens. The painting was inspired by a photo he took for a class assignment for a photography class. If you’ve not been a subscriber for long,…

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    Happy Sunday!

    https://nataliebuskethomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/oil-painting-floral-cross-by-natalie-buske-thomas.mp4 Watch me paint “Floral Cross” in under 2 minutes (time lapse) Peace be with you today as you reflect upon the week we finished and the new week ahead. No matter how exhausting the world feels, may we feel spiritually refreshed to face our challenges with strength, hope, and…

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    Birds of a Feather

    Watch this oil painting “Goldfinches” come to life in 1 minute (time lapse) There’s been a lot of propaganda, illogical fallacies, and other mean-spirited, agenda-ridden denigrating language to malign what was once generally celebrated: the natural social desire for “birds of a feather (to) flock together”. For political and other…

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    Big Picture

    Watch me paint “Predator and Prey Alike” in 2 minutes (time lapse) Inside this big picture, there are many smaller pictures. Each predator and prey pair shows how the natural world operates. Should that not include humankind? Of course it does. But we must not lose heart or surrender to…

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    New Painting – Owl

    Watch me paint this art in under 2 minutes (time lapse) Oil painting “Owl” by Natalie Buske Thomas Another one toward my lifetime goal of One Thousand Finished Paintings! Also, there are only 5 paintings left in the 2021 collection “50 Oil Paintings Inspired by Nature“! So, I’ll be formatting…

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    Something New!

    Watch me paint “Time” in 2 minutes (time lapse) This oil painting of an antique watch and roses is not the “something new” that I want to share, but this art is used as the book cover for a new project I’m doing for Kindle Vella, a new service that…

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    Justice

    Watch me paint this historical art in 2 minutes (time lapse) The inspiration for my painting isn’t political (not about this appointee in particular). It was a tribute to the courage of the family- his wife and two daughters. I felt such sympathy for them when I saw their raw…

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    I’ve Joined the Butterflies!

    Watch this oil painting of a butterfly and flowers come to life in 1 minute (time lapse) I’ve come back inside after a crazy experience with nature! So, first the background story: my daughter found a bright happy tank top blouse at the thrift store and imagined me wearing it…