Velvet Marshall
@velvetmarshall.bsky.social
Contemporary Visual Artist & Fine Art Instructor | Founder of The Brushed Canvas 🎨 Inspiring art, creativity, & community
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New Substack ✨
A holiday we weren’t supposed to have turned into one of my favorite memories — Sears, Santa Monica lights, Paris at Christmas, French lessons, and Led Zeppelin.
Read “Midnight in Paris” here:
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Love, Velvet 🤍
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A holiday we weren’t supposed to have turned into one of my favorite memories — Sears, Santa Monica lights, Paris at Christmas, French lessons, and Led Zeppelin.
Read “Midnight in Paris” here:
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Love, Velvet 🤍
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Midnight in Paris: A Christmas We Weren’t Supposed to Have
We weren’t supposed to celebrate Christmas.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
New Substack ✨
A holiday we weren’t supposed to have turned into one of my favorite memories — Sears, Santa Monica lights, Paris at Christmas, French lessons, and Led Zeppelin.
Read “Midnight in Paris” here:
velvetmarshall.substack.com
Love, Velvet 🤍
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A holiday we weren’t supposed to have turned into one of my favorite memories — Sears, Santa Monica lights, Paris at Christmas, French lessons, and Led Zeppelin.
Read “Midnight in Paris” here:
velvetmarshall.substack.com
Love, Velvet 🤍
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My new Substack story is live — Deep Six.
A look into the creation of a 6’ x 8’ underwater oil + tar painting built from blue + coral swatches, hidden nautical textures, and small things you might lose in the water.
Read here:
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A look into the creation of a 6’ x 8’ underwater oil + tar painting built from blue + coral swatches, hidden nautical textures, and small things you might lose in the water.
Read here:
velvetmarshall.substack.com/p/deep-six
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Substack Story #12 — Deep Six
Some paintings begin with a feeling.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My new Substack story is live — Deep Six.
A look into the creation of a 6’ x 8’ underwater oil + tar painting built from blue + coral swatches, hidden nautical textures, and small things you might lose in the water.
Read here:
velvetmarshall.substack.com/p/deep-six
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A look into the creation of a 6’ x 8’ underwater oil + tar painting built from blue + coral swatches, hidden nautical textures, and small things you might lose in the water.
Read here:
velvetmarshall.substack.com/p/deep-six
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New cozy drops: artist mugs, soft pillows, and gift-ready tees from my Topanga Treasures holiday line.
Small-batch. Warm. Handmade.
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Small-batch. Warm. Handmade.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
New cozy drops: artist mugs, soft pillows, and gift-ready tees from my Topanga Treasures holiday line.
Small-batch. Warm. Handmade.
velvetmarshall.com/shop
Small-batch. Warm. Handmade.
velvetmarshall.com/shop
A calm, coastal Sunday…
New pieces from my holiday collection — warm, soft, and made with love.
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New pieces from my holiday collection — warm, soft, and made with love.
Shop: velvetmarshall.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A calm, coastal Sunday…
New pieces from my holiday collection — warm, soft, and made with love.
Shop: velvetmarshall.com
New pieces from my holiday collection — warm, soft, and made with love.
Shop: velvetmarshall.com
Cozy, coastal, handmade.
My new holiday pieces are live — including clay ornaments and warm California art.
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My new holiday pieces are live — including clay ornaments and warm California art.
www.velvetmarshall.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Cozy, coastal, handmade.
My new holiday pieces are live — including clay ornaments and warm California art.
www.velvetmarshall.com
My new holiday pieces are live — including clay ornaments and warm California art.
www.velvetmarshall.com
A little art for the holidays.
Cozy coastal pieces + giclée prints now live on my site.
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#HolidayArt #ArtistMade #CoastalArt
Cozy coastal pieces + giclée prints now live on my site.
✨
Shop: velvetmarshall.com
#HolidayArt #ArtistMade #CoastalArt
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A little art for the holidays.
Cozy coastal pieces + giclée prints now live on my site.
✨
Shop: velvetmarshall.com
#HolidayArt #ArtistMade #CoastalArt
Cozy coastal pieces + giclée prints now live on my site.
✨
Shop: velvetmarshall.com
#HolidayArt #ArtistMade #CoastalArt
Throwback Thursday 🤍
A different chapter of my life… but still the same heart.
Art found me again, and tomorrow I’m sharing my Holiday Collection —
cozy gifts, soft colors, and little pieces of my world.
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A different chapter of my life… but still the same heart.
Art found me again, and tomorrow I’m sharing my Holiday Collection —
cozy gifts, soft colors, and little pieces of my world.
✨ velvetmarshall.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Throwback Thursday 🤍
A different chapter of my life… but still the same heart.
Art found me again, and tomorrow I’m sharing my Holiday Collection —
cozy gifts, soft colors, and little pieces of my world.
✨ velvetmarshall.com
A different chapter of my life… but still the same heart.
Art found me again, and tomorrow I’m sharing my Holiday Collection —
cozy gifts, soft colors, and little pieces of my world.
✨ velvetmarshall.com
New Substack Story #11 — Lost But Not Forgotten
Some truths refuse to stay buried.
This is my father’s cold case, reopened after 40 years.
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Some truths refuse to stay buried.
This is my father’s cold case, reopened after 40 years.
Read: velvetmarshall.substack.com
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Truth Waits Longer Than Any Man
Some truths don’t rise quickly.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
New Substack Story #11 — Lost But Not Forgotten
Some truths refuse to stay buried.
This is my father’s cold case, reopened after 40 years.
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Some truths refuse to stay buried.
This is my father’s cold case, reopened after 40 years.
Read: velvetmarshall.substack.com
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“Each piece must live with me before it lives on its own.”
Living With My Art
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© Velvet Marshall
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Living With My Art
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© Velvet Marshall
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Living With My Art
An interlude from Where the Paint Speaks
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November 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“Each piece must live with me before it lives on its own.”
Living With My Art
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© Velvet Marshall
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Living With My Art
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© Velvet Marshall
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We build our lives out of fragile things —
paper walls, thin layers of hope —
and somehow, they stand.
🤍 From my memoir-in-progress, Where the Paint Speaks
#VelvetMarshallFineArt #WhereThePaintSpeaks #PaperHouse
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paper walls, thin layers of hope —
and somehow, they stand.
🤍 From my memoir-in-progress, Where the Paint Speaks
#VelvetMarshallFineArt #WhereThePaintSpeaks #PaperHouse
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Paper House
This week, I wanted to share a piece that has lived quietly on my wall for a while.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
We build our lives out of fragile things —
paper walls, thin layers of hope —
and somehow, they stand.
🤍 From my memoir-in-progress, Where the Paint Speaks
#VelvetMarshallFineArt #WhereThePaintSpeaks #PaperHouse
open.substack.com/pub/velvetma...
paper walls, thin layers of hope —
and somehow, they stand.
🤍 From my memoir-in-progress, Where the Paint Speaks
#VelvetMarshallFineArt #WhereThePaintSpeaks #PaperHouse
open.substack.com/pub/velvetma...
some doors remember everything.
i’m still building mine.
paint. silence. memory.
the door painting (in progress)
new on substack.
love, velvet 🤍
Read the full story 👉
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i’m still building mine.
paint. silence. memory.
the door painting (in progress)
new on substack.
love, velvet 🤍
Read the full story 👉
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The Door Painting (in progress)
(An artist’s reflection on mental health, silence, and survival)
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October 29, 2025 at 5:49 AM
some doors remember everything.
i’m still building mine.
paint. silence. memory.
the door painting (in progress)
new on substack.
love, velvet 🤍
Read the full story 👉
open.substack.com/pub/velvetma...
i’m still building mine.
paint. silence. memory.
the door painting (in progress)
new on substack.
love, velvet 🤍
Read the full story 👉
open.substack.com/pub/velvetma...
The day we were both born.
Art brought us back to each other.
She is the best of me.
✨ New Substack story — The Day We Were Both Born
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#WhereThePaintSpeaks #VelvetMarshallFineArt #MotherAndDaughter
Art brought us back to each other.
She is the best of me.
✨ New Substack story — The Day We Were Both Born
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#WhereThePaintSpeaks #VelvetMarshallFineArt #MotherAndDaughter
The Day We Were Both Born
(from Where the Paint Speaks*)*
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October 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The day we were both born.
Art brought us back to each other.
She is the best of me.
✨ New Substack story — The Day We Were Both Born
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#WhereThePaintSpeaks #VelvetMarshallFineArt #MotherAndDaughter
Art brought us back to each other.
She is the best of me.
✨ New Substack story — The Day We Were Both Born
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#WhereThePaintSpeaks #VelvetMarshallFineArt #MotherAndDaughter
New Substack story — “The Sound of Water.”
The true story behind The Tempest, and how grief, faith, and art intertwined to bring me home to myself.
From my upcoming book Where the Paint Speaks.
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The true story behind The Tempest, and how grief, faith, and art intertwined to bring me home to myself.
From my upcoming book Where the Paint Speaks.
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The Sound of Water
(from my upcoming book, Where the Paint Speaks)*
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October 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
New Substack story — “The Sound of Water.”
The true story behind The Tempest, and how grief, faith, and art intertwined to bring me home to myself.
From my upcoming book Where the Paint Speaks.
open.substack.com/pub/velvetma...
The true story behind The Tempest, and how grief, faith, and art intertwined to bring me home to myself.
From my upcoming book Where the Paint Speaks.
open.substack.com/pub/velvetma...
There’s a rhythm in the quiet if you listen closely enough.
Sometimes the real work happens in the pause—before the next brushstroke, before the next breath.
🩶 New Substack story: The Weight of Stillness
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#WhereThePaintSpeaks #VelvetMarshallFineArt
Sometimes the real work happens in the pause—before the next brushstroke, before the next breath.
🩶 New Substack story: The Weight of Stillness
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#WhereThePaintSpeaks #VelvetMarshallFineArt
The Weight of Stillness
There’s a rhythm in the quiet if you listen closely enough.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
There’s a rhythm in the quiet if you listen closely enough.
Sometimes the real work happens in the pause—before the next brushstroke, before the next breath.
🩶 New Substack story: The Weight of Stillness
open.substack.com/pub/velvetma...
#WhereThePaintSpeaks #VelvetMarshallFineArt
Sometimes the real work happens in the pause—before the next brushstroke, before the next breath.
🩶 New Substack story: The Weight of Stillness
open.substack.com/pub/velvetma...
#WhereThePaintSpeaks #VelvetMarshallFineArt
✨ New Substack ✨
Edges and Silence — a reflection on the spaces in between,
where edges become wish-spaces,
and silence speaks possibility.
Read here: substack.com/@velvetmarsh...
Edges and Silence — a reflection on the spaces in between,
where edges become wish-spaces,
and silence speaks possibility.
Read here: substack.com/@velvetmarsh...
Edges and Silence
Tightrope
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September 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
✨ New Substack ✨
Edges and Silence — a reflection on the spaces in between,
where edges become wish-spaces,
and silence speaks possibility.
Read here: substack.com/@velvetmarsh...
Edges and Silence — a reflection on the spaces in between,
where edges become wish-spaces,
and silence speaks possibility.
Read here: substack.com/@velvetmarsh...
…Lost but not forgotten. ✨
I wrote this poem in 2014. It still feels true.
Read the full story on Where the Paint Speaks → substack.com/@velvetmarsh...
#VelvetMarshall #WhereThePaintSpeaks #ArtAsVoice
I wrote this poem in 2014. It still feels true.
Read the full story on Where the Paint Speaks → substack.com/@velvetmarsh...
#VelvetMarshall #WhereThePaintSpeaks #ArtAsVoice
September 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
…Lost but not forgotten. ✨
I wrote this poem in 2014. It still feels true.
Read the full story on Where the Paint Speaks → substack.com/@velvetmarsh...
#VelvetMarshall #WhereThePaintSpeaks #ArtAsVoice
I wrote this poem in 2014. It still feels true.
Read the full story on Where the Paint Speaks → substack.com/@velvetmarsh...
#VelvetMarshall #WhereThePaintSpeaks #ArtAsVoice
