tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197793192011-12-14T03:55:24.177Zvelvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720723451434544625noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19779319.post-1166604986789194412006-12-20T08:53:00.000Z2006-12-20T08:57:41.360Z<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;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7921/447/320/148477/DSC03309.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ballerina</span><font>, VSatine, 2006</span></span><font><br />oil on canvas<br />60cm x 50cm<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />A request from a friend of my mum's. </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19779319-116660498678919441?l=blogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720723451434544625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19779319.post-1158403899767331862006-09-16T11:49:00.000+01:002006-09-16T11:51:39.770+01:00<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/19779319-115840389976733186?l=blogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720723451434544625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19779319.post-1158403779019796952006-09-16T11:45:00.000+01:002006-09-16T11:49:39.026+01:00<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/19779319-115840377901979695?l=blogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720723451434544625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19779319.post-1152786527351200952006-07-13T11:16:00.000+01:002006-07-13T11:30:38.796+01:00<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/19779319-115278652735120095?l=blogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720723451434544625noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19779319.post-1136292476099485582006-01-03T12:42:00.000Z2006-01-03T12:47:56.110Z<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/19779319-113629247609948558?l=blogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720723451434544625noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19779319.post-1135248897457196702005-12-22T10:53:00.000Z2005-12-22T10:54:57.456Z<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/19779319-113524889745719670?l=blogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720723451434544625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19779319.post-1135248474560302842005-12-22T10:43:00.000Z2005-12-22T10:48:43.723Z<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/19779319-113524847456030284?l=blogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720723451434544625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19779319.post-1134476988796288572005-12-13T12:27:00.000Z2005-12-22T10:49:13.740Z<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/19779319-113447698879628857?l=blogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720723451434544625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19779319.post-1134476747061319722005-12-13T12:22:00.000Z2006-11-15T22:27:55.156Z<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/19779319-113447674706131972?l=blogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720723451434544625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19779319.post-1134476509804130732005-12-13T12:14:00.000Z2005-12-22T10:50:21.543Z<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/19779319-113447650980413073?l=blogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720723451434544625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19779319.post-1134331910959527932005-12-11T20:09:00.000Z2005-12-22T10:50:46.583Z<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/19779319-113433191095952793?l=blogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720723451434544625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19779319.post-1134331598441334842005-12-11T20:03:00.000Z2005-12-22T10:51:06.713Z<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/19779319-113433159844133484?l=blogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720723451434544625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19779319.post-1134331339213748582005-12-11T19:59:00.000Z2007-04-02T11:18:18.656+01:00<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/19779319-113433133921374858?l=blogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720723451434544625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19779319.post-1134331096816910192005-12-11T19:55:00.000Z2005-12-22T10:51:47.610Z<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/19779319-113433109681691019?l=blogoncanvas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>velvetsatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720723451434544625noreply@blogger.com0