tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67945422419956045602011-11-27T16:56:52.633-08:00velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943153011529234360noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794542241995604560.post-40153009866767453742007-04-02T03:23:00.002-07:002007-04-30T13:11:20.257-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7921/447/1600/82281/DSC03309.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 236px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7921/447/320/148477/DSC03309.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div> <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ballerina</span><span>, VSatine, 2006</span></span><br />oilon canvas<br />60cm x 50cm<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />A request fro</span><span style="font-size:85%;">m a friend of my mum's.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6794542241995604560-4015300986676745374?l=velvetsatinesblogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943153011529234360noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794542241995604560.post-55185839141701698292007-04-02T03:23:00.001-07:002007-04-02T03:23:46.783-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/1600/DSC02890.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/320/DSC02890.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Blue,</span> VSatine, 2006<br />oil on canvas<br />17,5cm x 23,5cm</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6794542241995604560-5518583914170169829?l=velvetsatinesblogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943153011529234360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794542241995604560.post-77397905540096260402007-04-02T03:22:00.002-07:002007-04-02T03:23:12.604-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/1600/DSC02889.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/320/DSC02889.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Red</span>, VSatine, 2006<br />oil on canvas<br />17,5cm x 23,5 cm</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6794542241995604560-7739790554009626040?l=velvetsatinesblogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943153011529234360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794542241995604560.post-88249216537883291532007-04-02T03:22:00.001-07:002007-04-02T03:22:41.557-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/1600/DSC02496.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/320/DSC02496.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Half Nude</span>, VSatine, 2006<br />oil on canvas<br />50 cm x 60 cm<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I got rather disappointed at this one. I struggled with the colours for months and still didn't get what I expected. Also I wanted a softer body and this one is too solid, too manly. Well it's been worth for the painting exercise. Or so I hope. :)</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6794542241995604560-8824921653788329153?l=velvetsatinesblogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943153011529234360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794542241995604560.post-12999578004285261292007-04-02T03:21:00.002-07:002007-04-02T03:22:07.762-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/1600/DSC01990.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/320/DSC01990.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Finished this one yesterday. I painted it for my mum. She was absolutely delighted with it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bella Ballerina</span>, VSatine, 2006<br />oil on canvas<br />50 cm x 60 cm</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6794542241995604560-1299957800428526129?l=velvetsatinesblogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943153011529234360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794542241995604560.post-203966681668753452007-04-02T03:21:00.001-07:002007-04-02T03:21:34.617-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/1600/DSC01915.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/320/DSC01915.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Another cat.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Full moon cat, VSatine, 2005</span><br />oil on canvas<br />18 cm x 24 cm </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6794542241995604560-20396668166875345?l=velvetsatinesblogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943153011529234360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794542241995604560.post-87631531322689799922007-04-02T03:20:00.000-07:002007-04-02T03:21:02.398-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/1600/DSC01916.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/320/DSC01916.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Finished this one yesterday.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Grey Cat, VSatine, 2005 </span><br />oil on canvas</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">18cm x 24 c</span><span style="font-size:78%;">m</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6794542241995604560-8763153132268979992?l=velvetsatinesblogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943153011529234360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794542241995604560.post-67436588850193482062007-04-02T03:19:00.002-07:002007-04-02T03:20:31.761-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/1600/DSC01880.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/320/DSC01880.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Another request from a friend.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The forest</span><br />oil on canvas<br />30 cm x 4o cm</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6794542241995604560-6743658885019348206?l=velvetsatinesblogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943153011529234360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794542241995604560.post-87862034535427260032007-04-02T03:19:00.001-07:002007-04-02T03:19:50.025-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/1600/DSC01879.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/320/DSC01879.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The lovely fairy was a request from a teenage cousin of mine. I'm offering it to her as a birthday present in a few days.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Fairy, VSatine, 2005</span><br />oil on canvas<br />30 cm x 40 cm</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6794542241995604560-8786203453542726003?l=velvetsatinesblogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943153011529234360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794542241995604560.post-70077190227619698392007-04-02T03:18:00.002-07:002007-04-02T03:19:14.610-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/1600/DSC01878.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/320/DSC01878.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Here she is! I really wanted to try painting a portrait. This is somewhat imperfect but still a good exercise. Hopefully I'll be painting better portraits in the future. No model was used for this portrait. I did however use an <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/7348147/">old pastel drawing</a> as a source of inspiration.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Madonna with the big boobies, VSatine, 2005</span><br />oil on canvas<br />30 cm x 40 cm</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6794542241995604560-7007719022761969839?l=velvetsatinesblogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943153011529234360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794542241995604560.post-49617524444588750902007-04-02T03:18:00.001-07:002007-04-02T03:18:38.996-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/1600/Dark_Moonlight_by_velvetsatine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/320/Dark_Moonlight_by_velvetsatine.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Full moon on a dark night. Experimenting with darker colours. Again the minimalist tendency.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Dark moonlight, VSatine, 2005 [<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">SOLD</span>]</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">oil on canvas<br />18cm x 24 cm</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6794542241995604560-4961752444458875090?l=velvetsatinesblogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943153011529234360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794542241995604560.post-79906944650874761332007-04-02T03:17:00.000-07:002007-04-02T03:18:03.116-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/1600/Dark_desire_vs_red_lust_by_velvetsatine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/320/Dark_desire_vs_red_lust_by_velvetsatine.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This time I made use of my abstract imagination / creativity and came up with this painting. Some have called it minimalist art.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Dark desire vs red lust, VSatine, 2005 [<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">SOLD</span>]</span><br />oil on canvas<br />30 cm x 40 cm</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6794542241995604560-7990694465087476133?l=velvetsatinesblogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943153011529234360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794542241995604560.post-20157769979327496162007-04-02T03:16:00.000-07:002007-04-02T03:17:17.450-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/1600/Tree_on_a_green_landscape_by_velvetsatine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/320/Tree_on_a_green_landscape_by_velvetsatine.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This tree was an attempt at painting a landscape and getting used to mixing different textures on the same painting.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tree on a green landscape, VSatine, 2005</span><br />oil on canvas<br />18cm x 24 cm</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6794542241995604560-2015776997932749616?l=velvetsatinesblogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943153011529234360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794542241995604560.post-31996311821118337462007-04-02T03:15:00.001-07:002007-04-02T03:16:28.282-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/1600/Cat_at_the_window_by_velvetsatine.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7921/447/320/Cat_at_the_window_by_velvetsatine.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I'm afraid the photograph is a bad one. Though it's far from perfection it was an awesome experience since it was my very first attempt at oil painting.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Cat by the window, VSatine, 2005 [<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">SOLD</span>]</span><br />oil on canvas<br />18cm x 24 cm</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6794542241995604560-3199631182111833746?l=velvetsatinesblogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943153011529234360noreply@blogger.com0