Jfrancis sez, “If you’ve written off black velvet paintings, give these a look. The artist’s handling of light and mood is excellent.”
The artist in question is Robb Hamel, and I fully concur. This is the sort of thing that makes me regret not having more wall-space.
BLACK V E L V E T A R T T H A T E M B R A C E S T H E D A R K S I D E O F T I K I
(Thanks, Jfrancis!)