But each black velvet painting is a one-of-a-kind work of art. They’re cheesy, ... Oil Velvet Paintings” and a palette with brushes are painted on the upper right corner of the front.

DETROIT — Velvet painting collector Elena Herrada began her introduction of Black Velvet: A Rasquache Aesthetic to me with a definition of the word “rasquache.” “I had the idea that I ...

During the height of their popularity in the '50s and '60s, black velvet paintings were a staple in Midwestern homes, enjoyed as an in-fashion art. Basement tiki bars were adorned with tasteful nudes.

A selection of the writer’s black velvet painting collection, including work by Viola Waddington ... The walls were decorated salon-style with her oil-on-canvas paintings.

The exhibit at Casa de Rosado explores the popular Mexican art form of themes painted on black velvet, which was prevalent in the 70s and 80s.

Inspired by velvet painter Edgar Leeteg, Diane Shilkitus — known in the art world as Diane Bombshelter — creates acrylic paintings atop black velvet. Tucson artist makes her paintings pop on ...

Boneta-Marie Mabo’s art responds to a colonial past in which Aboriginal women were fetishised as “black velvet”. But it also celebrates strong women, including her activist grandmother ...

Black velvet paintings put me through film school, along with cowboy jackets and hand tooled leather bags — all hot sellers at my father’s Curio Shop on Avenida Revolución.

A “one-of-a-kind” black-velvet painting of Pam Grier was stolen from Denver’s Voodoo Doughnut Owners of Portland, Ore.-based chain are begging for painting’s return: “That’s our baby” ...