I finished my new 2025 Christmas painting LIVE in Savannah, Georgia on December 14. Below are photos of the event and a 4 minute video of how the painting “Christmas at Southside” came together before the show, followed by live footage of the parts I finished during the program. I’ll…
Oil painting of my daughter Cassie – she loves books and reading, and would like to work as a librarian one day. See the short 2 minute time lapse video below to watch me paint this art. This painting will be added to “People and Places” vol 2, part of…
Watch me paint this in the short minute & a half time-lapse video below. The video begins with the first layer already done (I call it “blocking” when I paint all of the elements of the painting and then later build upon it with texture and details). This painting was…
Watch the video below to see this oil painting come to life. The first part of the video shows what Natalie painted before Easter. Stay tuned after the final photos from Part 1 (stone blocking tomb) appear. The rest of the video (stone is rolled away) is LIVE footage. Natalie…
This is a 2 part oil painting. On Good Friday, as I post this, the stone is at the door of the tomb. Come back on Easter when the stone is rolled away live! If you live near Savannah, Georgia, USA, or are willing to travel, the event is free…
How about BOTH? In this next installment of my blog series “Spiritual Painting and Technique” (see previous: Post 1 “Give and Take Away“, Post 2 “From the Inside Out“, Post 3 “Gimmick or Honest?“) I’ll share my painting style that combines both realism and impressionism into the same composition. Then…
The painting in the 2 minute video above is a special family moment I first captured in a photograph when it happened. Then years later (in 2022) I painted this memory of my husband carving a pumpkin for our son. It’s times like these that make fathers so special. HAPPY…
This art is included in the collection “50 Oil Paintings Inspired by Nature“. This project was an exercise to paint outside. The experiment was not without some challenges, such as bugs landing on the wet oil paint, the sun striking the canvas in a way that was blinding to see…
Watch the artist Natalie Buske Thomas paint this classroom scene. This art was painted as an illustration for children's book "Fred". This is the classroom scene, where Natalie's art teacher humiliates her in front of her peers. Fred is the nickname her late father called her. Fred is a special…
This art is included in the collection “50 Oil Paintings Inspired by Nature“. Blog posts that feature this art include: “False Prophets” (philosophical, spiritual post that explores Matthew 7:15 and the possible contemporary interpretations for false prophets who are like “ravening wolves”), “Packing Up” (shows this art in a stack…