About Tony
Velvet Paintings Gallery 3
One man's trash is another man's treasure - This often used phrase is one that truly resonates with me when considering my artwork.
I grew up in a flea market family; we supplemented much of our income through the flea market and yard sales trade. From a young age I learned to find value in places that others ignored. As an artist I want to provide a window for others to appreciate things they may often overlook or undervalue.
Velvet painting is a medium often written off as kitsch or lowbrow and looked down upon by the art world. I choose to address it with a reverence reserved for the finest linen. Velvet painting itself has a rich and interesting history, centuries old. My goal is to elevate this medium and make it worthy of galleries and museums.
The people that I paint, mostly family, friends, and neighbors, are often referred to as inner city hillbillies, or even worse, white trash. The places that I paint are usually seen as deteriorating slums or white trash ghettos. I see once proud neighborhoods and buildings, occupied by real people with real stories. I choose to paint them with sincerity, dignity, and honesty.
My subjects and my medium then, become intertwined, each with its own value and history. This mutual relationship is a driving force in my work.
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Sistersacrylic on velvet, 20 x 30 inches. 2022
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Rooftop at the Rooseveltacrylic on velvet, 12 x 9 inches. 2022
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The Pick-Upacrylic on velvet 50 x 42 inches, 2018
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Dialysisacrylic on velvet, 56 x 40 inches
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Blue light Specialacrylic on velvet
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Steak and Onionsacrylic on velvet, 48 x 36 inches.
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Booper's Yardacrylic on velvet, 108 x 42 inches
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Booper's Yard (detail)acrylic on velvet, 108 x 42 inches
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Duke's Motel (Detail)acrylic on velvet, 108 x 42 inches
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Duke's Motel.jpgacrylic on velvet, 108 x 42 inches
Street Fights
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In the Alleyacrylic on velvet, 44 x 40 inches, 2015
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Taking Your Shitacrylic on velvet, 36 x 52 inches, 2015
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Taking Your Shit detail 2
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Tracy Adkins Parkacrylic on velvet, 60 x 42 inches.
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Beatdownacrylic on velvet, 42 x 54 inches.
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Exitacrylic on velvet, 36 x 26 inches.
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Jump Outacrylic on velvet,34 x 22 inches.
China paintings from Xinjiang Province
Most Recent Paintings on Velvet Gallery 1
One man's trash is another man's treasure - This often used phrase is one that truly resonates with me when considering my artwork.
I grew up in a flea market family; we supplemented much of our income through the flea market and yard sales trade. From a young age I learned to find value in places that others ignored. As an artist I want to provide a window for others to appreciate things they may often overlook or undervalue.
Velvet painting is a medium often written off as kitsch or lowbrow and looked down upon by the art world. I choose to address it with a reverence reserved for the finest linen. Velvet painting itself has a rich and interesting history, centuries old. My goal is to elevate this medium and make it worthy of galleries and museums.
The people that I paint, mostly family, friends, and neighbors, are often referred to as inner city hillbillies, or even worse, white trash. The places that I paint are usually seen as deteriorating slums or white trash ghettos. I see once proud neighborhoods and buildings, occupied by real people with real stories. I choose to paint them with sincerity, dignity, and honesty.
My subjects and my medium then, become intertwined, each with its own value and history. This mutual relationship is a driving force in my work.
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La Bahia
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BOBO Smoke Shop
BOBO Smoke Shop
acrylic on velvet, 36 x 24 inches, 2023
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Hoops
Hoops
acrylic on velvet, 48 x 36 inches
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PINK"S
PINK'S
acrylic on velvet, 60 x 40 inches, 2023
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Venice
Venice, acrylic on velvet 40 x 60 inches
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Fortune Teller
Fortune Teller
acrylic on velvet, 48 x 40 inches, 2023
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Seventh Veil
Seventh Veil, acrylic on velvet, 2023
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Guest House
Guest House, acrylic on velvet, 2024.
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Taco Spot
Taco Spot,
acrylic on velvet, 24 x 48 inches, 2023
Velvet Paintings Gallery 4
One man's trash is another mans treasure - This often used phrase is one that truly resonates with me when considering my artwork.
I grew up in a flea market family; that supplemented much of our income through the flea market and yard sales trade. From a young age I learned to find value in places that others ignored. As an artist I try to provide a window for others to appreciate things they may often overlook or undervalue.
Velvet painting is a medium often looked down upon by the art world and written off as kitsch or lowbrow. I choose to address it with a reverence reserved for the finest linen. Velvet painting itself has a rich and interesting history, centuries old. My goal is to elevate this medium and make it worthy of galleries and museums.
The people that I paint, mostly family, friends, and neighbors, are often referred to as inner city hillbillies, or even worse, white trash. The places that I paint are usually seen as deteriorating slums or white trash ghettos. I see once proud neighborhoods and buildings, occupied by real people with real stories. I choose to paint them with sincerity, dignity, and honesty.
My subjects and my medium then, become intertwined, each with its own value and history. This mutual relationship is a driving force in my work.
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10:30 p.m.acrylic on velvet, 42 x 30 inches.
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Booper's Tableacrylic on velvet, 42 x 72 inches
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Inheritanceacrylic on velvet, 60 x 42 inches
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After the Huntacrylic on velvet, 72 x 42 inches
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Blue Star Motelacrylic on velvet, 40 x 24 inches
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Donna's Kitchenacrylic on velvet, 82 x 132 inches.
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Exchangeacrylic on velvet, 24 x 16 inches
Velvet Paintings Gallery 5
One man's trash is another man's treasure - This often used phrase is one that truly resonates with me when considering my artwork.
I grew up in a flea market family; we supplemented much of our income through the flea market and yard sales trade. From a young age I learned to find value in places that others ignored. As an artist I want to provide a window for others to appreciate things they may often overlook or undervalue.
Velvet painting is a medium often written off as kitsch or lowbrow and looked down upon by the art world. I choose to address it with a reverence reserved for the finest linen. Velvet painting itself has a rich and interesting history, centuries old. My goal is to elevate this medium and make it worthy of galleries and museums.
The people that I paint, mostly family, friends, and neighbors, are often referred to as inner city hillbillies, or even worse, white trash. The places that I paint are usually seen as deteriorating slums or white trash ghettos. I see once proud neighborhoods and buildings, occupied by real people with real stories. I choose to paint them with sincerity, dignity, and honesty.
My subjects and my medium then, become intertwined, each with its own value and history. This mutual relationship is a driving force in my work.
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Refridgeratoracrylic on velvet, 49 x 34 inches.
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Laketroutacrylic on velvet, 18 x 24 inches
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Gluttonyacrylic on velvet, 32 x 24 inches
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Beef Head with Toungueacrylic on velvet 24 x 22 inches
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Potatoes and Onionsacrylic on velvet, 14 x 10 inches
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Lobster (apologies to Jacob Lawrence)acrylic on velvet 12 x 18 inches
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Catfish and Hardheadacrylic on velvet, 16 x 20 inches.
Installation shots
The Adventures of Tiny Tony
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Self Portrait, Self PortraitDigital photograph with sculpted action figure and townhouse
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IMG_1376 copy.JPGDigital Photograph
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Baltimore Man & MICA Professor Lives Vicariously Through 'Tiny Tony' Figure
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At HomeDigital Photography
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Tiny Tony reading about himself in the Baltimore SunDigital photography
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at the Beach with BegleyDigital Photography
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Morning FishingDigital Photography
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Central ParkDigital Photography
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Heads upDigital Photography
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Stop Stealing My LifeDigital Photography