Natalie Buske Thomas during taping of St. Patrick’s Day show March 2021
Natalie Buske Thomas is an American oil painter, entertainer, teacher and author. She was born in upstate New York and has lived in the Midwest U.S. (Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin), Germany, Ireland, and is now living in her “forever home” Savannah, Georgia. Explore the links below to learn more about Natalie’s work or contact Natalie for more information.
Artist
Natalie is an oil painter with a lifetime goal of 1k finished works
Entertainer
Natalie performs variety shows: painting, singing, dancing, more
The Oil Paintings Inspired By series is a set of art collections: Savannah, Georgia 2019, Christian Faith 2020, Nature 2021 and Seasons 2022. The 2023 collection is in progress. Paintings are published free on this site as time-lapse videos, variety live-painting shows, and also as prints, fashion, product and books. Natalie’s lifetime goal is 1k finished oil paintings!
“Angels Mark” (mystery/thriller for adult readers) is FREE on all platforms. If you find an e-book seller that is charging you, do not buy it! The digital version of book 1 of the Serena dozen is always FREE.
Other books are free as well (possibly only temporarily), and some are offered in digital form occasionally here on this site.
If finances are a hardship, please seek free books before committing to paying for them. Do a search at all of your favorite downloading sites. Most platforms carry Natalie’s books.
Book signing event with daughter Cassandra
Guest speaker at Journey House, a university organization that arranges inspirational talks for college students
Moon Palace books in Minneapolis, Minnesota (signing table in above image, standing outside the building’s iconic mural in image below)
Watch Natalie paint this illustration from children’s book “Grandpa Smiles”
“This art (‘Flying to Heaven’) is the eighth illustration for my first oil painting book Grandpa Smiles, published in 2014. It is a short sweet inspirational and comforting children’s book about losing a grandparent. A family’s love is forever.”
NOTE: There are several more oil paintings featured in the book that do not have videos:
The boy’s karate class attire and backpack
His shoes
Profile of the boy as preteen and teen
Portrait of the boy’s grandparents on the wall
Items 2-3 were done on scrap flatboard. Item 4 was a previous painting for a gallery exhibit.
Watch Natalie paint this illustration from children’s book “Grandpa Smiles”
“This art (‘Cardinal in a Tree’) is the seventh illustration for my first oil painting book Grandpa Smiles, published in 2014. It is a short sweet inspirational and comforting children’s book about losing a grandparent. A family’s love is forever.”
Read “Grandpa Smiles” in this 2 minute video version
Watch Natalie paint this illustration from children’s book “Grandpa Smiles”
“This art (‘Jumping in Leaves’) is the sixth illustration for my first oil painting book Grandpa Smiles, published in 2014. It is a short sweet inspirational and comforting children’s book about losing a grandparent. A family’s love is forever.”
Watch Natalie paint this illustration from children’s book “Grandpa Smiles”
“This art (‘Hospital’) is the fifth illustration for my first oil painting book Grandpa Smiles, published in 2014. It is a short sweet inspirational and comforting children’s book about losing a grandparent. A family’s love is forever.”
Watch Natalie paint this illustration from children’s book “Grandpa Smiles”
“This art ‘Blue Butterfly’ (the ‘Flutters By’ scene) is the third illustration for my first oil painting book Grandpa Smiles, published in 2014. It is a short sweet inspirational and comforting children’s book about losing a grandparent. A family’s love is forever.”
Watch Natalie paint this illustration from children’s book “Grandpa Smiles”
“This art (‘The Toddler Creeps’) is the second illustration for my first oil painting book Grandpa Smiles, published in 2014. It is a short sweet inspirational and comforting children’s book about losing a grandparent. A family’s love is forever.”
Watch Natalie paint this illustration from children’s book “Grandpa Smiles”
“This art (‘The Baby Sleeps’) is the beginning illustration for my first oil painting book Grandpa Smiles, published in 2014. It is a short sweet inspirational and comforting children’s book about losing a grandparent. A family’s love is forever.”
