Comments on: ...and that little boy's smile... with that slow southern style

...and that little boy's smile... with that slow southern style

premiumpolar — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:42:44 -0800

With black velvet paintings of George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Donald Rumsfeld, Jack Abramoff, Phil Spector, Jon Benet Ramsey, Jesus and a Big Rig, Erik Estrada, Charles Nelson Reilly, Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher, and everyone's favorite physicist, Stephen Hawking, velvet paintings aren't just of Elvis, Unicorns, and Aztec Indians anymore.

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:47:25 -0800

I'm not so sure that's Jesus and a big rig. Looks more like Michael McDonald. Still, pretty classy!

By: potsmokinghippieoverlord

potsmokinghippieoverlord — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:50:51 -0800

I want a velvet painting of this. Signed, I Really Do Have a Black Velvet Painting of Elvis

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:51:52 -0800

What the hell happened to Jesus's eye? Looks like he pulled a beam out of it or something.

By: potsmokinghippieoverlord

potsmokinghippieoverlord — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:52:07 -0800

Oh dear.

By: Mr Mister

Mr Mister — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:54:54 -0800

I think that Charles Nelson Reilly piece rivals the works of Leonardo da Vinci or Michelangelo

By: birdherder

birdherder — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:56:03 -0800

I can't wait for the guys in the van to sell these in the vacant lot.

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:58:14 -0800

Oh dear. *turns head quickly away from monitor, tea shooting from nostrils*

By: Cool Papa Bell

Cool Papa Bell — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:58:48 -0800

Bright blue jacket. Red polka dot shirt. White kerchief. Enormous glasses. It's hard to imagine that there was indeed a time when that actually, you know, worked.

By: clearly

clearly — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:00:29 -0800

I believe this is the first and unfortunately the last time I will see "Eric Estrada" in the same sentence as "George W. Bush."

By: BitterOldPunk

BitterOldPunk — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:00:29 -0800

If you look at the Bush one under a black light, it looks like he's thinking.

By: clearly

clearly — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:02:44 -0800

Stephen Hawking is not my favorite physicist.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:05:22 -0800

These pictures would all be much more appealing if traced into the head of a nice big glass of Guinness & Champagne.

By: The Straightener

The Straightener — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:06:34 -0800

Jesus and Bush will go great on either side of my Molly Hatchet Flirtin' With Disaster poster.

By: longsleeves

longsleeves — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:13:49 -0800

I dunno, the Rummy portrait doesn't really capture his annoyed-at-having-to-explain-the-obvious-to-fools grimace.

By: longsleeves

longsleeves — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:18:46 -0800

And why does Wesley Crusher look like a thirty-five year old Mexican lounge lizard?

By: fixedgear

fixedgear — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:18:56 -0800

This original velvet painting was hand-painted by a Genuine Authentic Professional Mexican Velvet Elvis Artist exclusively for The Patriot Portrait Collectibles of Indignico Inc. in Tijuana Mexico in Early 2007. It is a Limited-Issue Velvet Republican from the collectible black velvet portraiture series known as "The ALL-NEW Anything-Goes 2004 Re-Election Collection of Limited Issue Velvet Republicans" (Velvet Republican #257/1000). The Limited-Issue Velvet Republicans of Indignico Inc. Quality You Can FEEL. Visit The Home of The Limited-Issue Velvet Republicans and get yours today! ... Before it's TOO LATE* Isn't It Time You Paid Your Respects? * Supplies are Strictly Limited. Resources Are Quickly Dwindling. Life Is Short.

By: fearfulsymmetry

fearfulsymmetry — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:22:35 -0800

Tasteful ...

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:24:25 -0800

Hillary looks more like Ellen DeGeneres, but is still light years ahead of Zell Miller in terms of look-at-ability.

By: schyler523

schyler523 — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:46:45 -0800

My mom does mid 19th century German folk art called theorems, which are stencils on velvet (usually still lifes of fruit and such.) 99% of people when told this ask, "Like the velvet Elvises?" This is awesome.

By: Weighted Companion Cube

Weighted Companion Cube — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:54:02 -0800

I like my velvet paintings less tasteful.

By: jamjam

jamjam — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:11:25 -0800

Frances (Fanny) Trollope, mother of novelist Anthony, recounts in her 1832 book, Domestic Manners of the Americans, an offer by its apparent originators to teach her this recondite and highly desired distinctively American skill: After breakfast, being much in want of amusement, I seated myself by her, and entered into conversation. I found her nothing loth, and in about a minute and a half she put a card into my hand, setting forth, that she taught the art of painting upon velvet in all its branches. She stated to me, with great volubility, that no one but herself and her daughter knew any thing of this invaluable branch of art; but that for twenty-five dollars they were willing to communicate all they knew. We've been doing this since at least 1832.

By: plastic_animals

plastic_animals — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:20:15 -0800

MeFi fave WFMU has quite a collection of velvet paintings in their building.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:24:48 -0800

For more velvety goodness, visit oh-so-trendy Portland, Oregon! (Disclaimer: I just can't bring myself to actually go see it in person)

By: Gungho

Gungho — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:29:02 -0800

Shouldn't there be a Photoshop filter or plug in for this? I mean the demand is there.

By: Huplescat

Huplescat — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:09:29 -0800

Derek Chatwood is mining a similar vein.

By: Joakim Ziegler

Joakim Ziegler — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:21:18 -0800

This is very good, but Wesley Crusher should really be painted on crushed velvet.

By: Daddy-O

Daddy-O — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:13:10 -0800

My favorite, I wish I had this to hang over my headboard.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:32:35 -0800

Daddy-O: My favorite, I wish I had this to hang over my headboard. So then...you're saying you don't want to get laid ever again?

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:36:49 -0800

And why does Wesley Crusher look like a thirty-five year old Mexican lounge lizard? Is this a trick question?

By: elmwood

elmwood — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:41:58 -0800

I want one of the Virgin Mary cradling the baby Dale Earnhardt Sr., set against a mountain lightning storm, with howling wolves on the ground and screaming eagles flying overheard

By: Goofyy

Goofyy — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:49:34 -0800

They painted Wil Wheaton's bad side. He had a very cute ass.

By: Mastercheddaar

Mastercheddaar — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:59:55 -0800

Our blogs can't repel artwork of that magnitude!

By: ROU_Xenophobe

ROU_Xenophobe — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:33:17 -0800

Am I a terrible person if I want a velvet rendition of Brandon Bird art? Not that I don't respect Mr. Bird.

By: mrzer0

mrzer0 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:29:25 -0800

Frankly, I'd like a Velvet Painting of LA PEQUENA!!! Think about it, wouldn't that be the best velvet painting ever, ever?

By: kittyprecious

kittyprecious — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:34:17 -0800

What? No mention of El Andy?

By: TreeHugger

TreeHugger — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:42:10 -0800

Karl Rove?? Does anyone really like him enough to hang his picture on their wall? Also, does anyone want to Jack Abram off badly enough to buy a painting of him?

By: potsmokinghippieoverlord

potsmokinghippieoverlord — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:40:34 -0800

Karl Rove?? Does anyone really like him enough to hang his picture on their wall? If these folks did a painting of him being frogmarched to the old pokey, or his mugshot, not only would I buy it, I'd make it a small shrine in my house, with lighted candles and fruit offerings. But only if it were velveteen depiction of an actual event. IHOPEIHOPEIHOPE

By: Dr. Send

Dr. Send — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:24:58 -0800

I'm proud to say that I have a velvet painting by this artist. (But it's not of Snoopy, it's a deer prancing through the forest.)