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    Are you Weary?

    Watch me paint “Sheltering Tree” in 2 minutes (time lapse) A sheltering tree is a place we can go when we need rest. When we are weary, a literal tree is a good source for peace; visiting a real place in nature is restorative. But, what I’m talking about here…

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    Create or Destroy?

    Watch me paint this angel in 2 minutes (time lapse) A tribute to the Turning Angel monument, built over the graves of five children killed in a factory explosion in the early 1900’s:She was recently vandalized, toppled, and had a broken wing. She is made whole here. This was my…

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    False Prophets

    Watch me paint this wolf in 1 minute (time lapse) Beware of false prophets. Or should we say, “Beware of false profits“? Fake prophets, teachers and experts lie and cover up the truth because they profit from: false information misleading forecasts of future outcomes manufactured data trends biased news Follow…

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    Censored Spirit

    Watch me paint this rabbit in 2 minutes (time lapse) This is one of my art videos that was routinely censored on social media. The video would appear with a sensitivity warning that it may contain objectionable content. It did not! It is only a painting of a wild rabbit…

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    New Painting – Something Fun

    Watch me paint “Daisies” in under 2 minutes (time lapse) I hope you enjoy how the music and painting go together, a bit of fun for your Saturday- or any day that you land on this blog post. It’s wonderful, isn’t it, how we can connect across time and space.…

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    Are YOU in season?

    Watch me paint this tree frog in about a minute (time lapse) More about the tree frog in a few minutes… As spring approached, I blogged that it was the season for seeing an elusive migratory bird called a painted bunting. That was just over a month ago. The bunting…

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    Bluebird of Happiness

    Sometimes called “bluebird of happiness”, seeing a bluebird is associated with prosperity, good luck, joy, life, beauty and hope. I saw my first bluebird this season and it took my breath away! I gasped and squealed aloud, even though I was alone. His belly was more red than brown, almost…

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    New Painting – Bear

    Watch me paint this bear in about 2 minutes (time lapse) Another painting done for the 2021 collection “50 Oil Paintings Inspired by Nature“. This brings me one painting closer to my lifetime goal of 1k finished paintings! I’m also working on my next live taping variety show which will be…

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    Do We Want Peace?

    Watch me paint “Dove of Peace” in under 2 minutes (time lapse) Surely most of the world’s people want peace. So why don’t we have it? Who is acting against our wishes? What is our response to these actions against our will? These are big questions, and the answers appear…

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    Be a Lamb

    https://nataliebuskethomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/oil-painting-lambs-by-natalie-buske-thomas.mp4 Watch me paint these lambs in 50 seconds (time lapse) Yesterday’s blog post was “Be a Lion“, part 2 of “Are you a lion or a lamb?” Today, we’ll take on part 3. Let’s ponder why being a lamb is important to a happy life. The definition of the…