Andy P's Sketch Blog

These Days

2010-06-14T23:53:00.000-04:00

Richmond Illustrator's Club Annual Show

2010-06-02T20:28:00.003-04:00

The Richmond Illustrator's Club Annual Show opening is this Thursday (6-8PM) and Friday (7-10PM) at Ghostprint Gallery, 220 W. Broad Street. I'll have a few new pieces up, hope to see some familiar faces!

Elder Statesmen

2010-05-18T22:16:00.002-04:00

June 4th the Richmond Illustrator's Club is having a show at Ghostprint Gallery and I'll have a few new pieces up for sale, including the little portraits above. They're 5"x5" in black and white oil. Should be a great show if you're in the Richmond area.

Mugs

2010-04-30T16:14:00.002-04:00

Just finished up a small "self portrait a day" sketchbook, here are some of the better ones. All done in front of a mirror.

Distractions

2010-04-04T23:58:00.002-04:00

Can always find things to do when you should be working on something else.

St. Vincent in Charlottesville

2010-02-26T20:27:00.001-05:00

was awesome.

Little Bit of Sketchbook

2010-02-17T00:31:00.002-05:00

EQ

2010-01-19T18:34:00.003-05:00

For Music Alive! Magazine.

Shred

2009-12-15T17:14:00.004-05:00

Malcontent

2009-12-10T16:33:00.002-05:00

Book Learnin

2009-12-07T17:06:00.005-05:00

Trying to fill in the (huge) gaps in my literary knowledge, I'm working on the great American novelists.

Back From The Dead

2009-12-05T14:10:00.002-05:00

Grar.

Party Peoples

2009-07-08T12:10:00.004-04:00

Just throwing some digital color on some sketches. Fun times.

Richmond Illustrator's Club Juried Show

2009-05-03T20:17:00.002-04:00

The Richmond Illustrator's Club 3rd Annual Juried Show is coming up June 5th at Ghostprint Gallery and this piece of mine was accepted. The show is gonna be great, a lot of killer talent will have stuff up. Hope to see a lot of peeps at the opening.

Disconnect

2009-04-24T10:30:00.000-04:00

Om Nom Nom

2009-04-20T17:43:00.003-04:00

Oil on Panels, 24"x72"

Library Show

2009-03-31T23:21:00.002-04:00

The Richmond Illustrator's Club is having a member's show at the Richmond Public Library and I'll have a couple of pieces up. Opening Friday, April 3rd 7-9PM.

Fight

2009-03-02T12:25:00.004-05:00

Another victim of the recession, it looks like Richmond might lose its hockey team next season. This simply won't do.

More stuff that was clogging my desk space,

It's Over! Again.

2008-12-18T22:50:00.002-05:00

Finished up another sketchbook, this one has been with me for quite a while.

Here's to the next one.

"Here, under protest, is beef burgers."

2008-12-09T15:22:00.002-05:00

Some new sketchbook pages,

Virginia for Obama

2008-11-05T02:17:00.001-05:00

Also, as an interesting side note, I stood in line to vote behind the drummer for Lamb of God. I'm pretty sure that means I literally rocked the vote.

From Four Till Late

2008-10-26T13:44:00.005-04:00

A few quick sketches referenced from a book on famous blues musicians.

Back With A New Scanner

2008-09-30T21:48:00.005-04:00

I broke my old scanner about a month ago and it took a while to get a new one. Whoops.

Clap Hands

2008-08-01T01:23:00.002-04:00

Here's a quick little something that I decided to scan in steps (1,2,3,4,5) for anyone who's interested in seeing how this sort of thing progresses/falls apart.

Just The Lines, M'am

2008-07-23T14:48:00.004-04:00

I recently filled up a sketchbook of quick line drawings, giving myself a break from my moleskin which I tend to overwork and unnecessarily labor over. They're not all winners but it was a lot of fun to let myself off the hook for a bit.

For My Pops

2008-06-15T20:04:00.000-04:00

In The Rainy Season

2008-05-30T13:38:00.001-04:00

River City Rollergirls

2008-04-30T16:18:00.001-04:00

Parties With Drinks and Snacks

2008-04-25T15:50:00.001-04:00

Whooping

2008-04-08T23:09:00.002-04:00

This was actually something I did as a christmas gift, I just hadn't gotten around to shooting it until now.

OV MVP

2008-04-06T15:36:00.003-04:00

Also, the Caps made the playoffs last night! Woot!

Monkey Fail

2008-04-02T15:08:00.004-04:00

So I spent a whole day working up a conceptual portrait of Jane Goodall but once I had the final drawing on the board I realized it was rubbish and I drew this instead,

Also, the Richmond Illustrators Club is having a members show at the Richmond Public Library, opening this Friday. I'll have a couple of paintings up, including those two newest jams. If you're in the area, swing on by.

Neko Case

2008-04-01T00:36:00.002-04:00

I need to break out the oils more often, this was fun.

GarageBand

2008-03-30T13:17:00.000-04:00

Easily Distracted

2008-03-29T17:40:00.002-04:00

I never seem to have anything to write stuff down on because I'll end up drawing on any paper that gets near my desk. Memo pads don't stand a chance.

Taargüs Taargüs

2008-03-12T16:50:00.001-04:00

Renewed Vigor

2008-03-11T16:40:00.004-04:00

Getting sick sucks, but getting seriously sick three times in the span of about two months sucks even worse. It seems like I've spent more of 2008 sick than healthy. Anyway, now that I'm over this latest flu bug or whatever it was, I'll be back to regular updatin.

Something Similar

2008-02-23T23:22:00.002-05:00

Oh, Okay

2008-01-12T13:04:00.000-05:00

Free Time

2008-01-07T22:35:00.000-05:00

Show Jump

2007-12-11T22:34:00.000-05:00

Another Talented Lady

2007-12-07T21:22:00.000-05:00

Postponed

2007-11-20T14:42:00.000-05:00

Bummer, I was lookin forward to this.
Anyone got any whiteout?

Oh, Also

2007-11-09T21:41:00.000-05:00

Nil Recurring

2007-11-09T05:48:00.000-05:00

Richmond Zombie Walk pt2

2007-11-01T06:41:00.000-04:00

Here are some quick sketches I did from photos I took at the zombie walk. It was a ton of fun this year, over 200 zombies showed up!

Richmond Zombie Walk

2007-10-10T00:38:00.000-04:00

I got to do the flyer for this year's Richmond Zombie Walk. The Zombie Walk is exactly what it sounds like, a ton of people show up dressed like zombies in some very public place and walk around. I walked in the first one a couple of years ago and it was a lot of fun. This year it's less of a secret when and where the walk will happen, hence the flyer,

And one they didn't use,

I Miss Deadwood

2007-10-09T05:18:00.000-04:00

I miss the swearin' and the swillin' and the sleazin'.
But most of all I miss the Swearengen.

Hippie Chic

2007-10-08T03:03:00.000-04:00

Smoke Detector

2007-09-30T13:15:00.001-04:00

Scratch

2007-09-29T03:01:00.000-04:00

This is an illustration I did for the new issue of Scratch Magazine. The article dealt with the simplistic methods that some rap producers are using to learn to write and play music. This was the second thing I got to do for Scratch, the art director Scott was awesome to work with.

3:10 to Yuma

2007-09-27T03:02:00.001-04:00

Nummers

2007-09-21T20:36:00.000-04:00

Inks on Paper

2007-09-18T00:26:00.000-04:00

Unguided

2007-09-13T02:08:00.001-04:00

Cydonia

2007-09-12T03:47:00.000-04:00

Flap

2007-09-11T11:41:00.000-04:00

Busted

2007-08-28T23:46:00.000-04:00

Moneymakers

2007-08-21T23:22:00.000-04:00

The big caboose update.

Sherwood

2007-08-15T13:28:00.000-04:00

This one changed a bit from the original drawing,
I tend to want to simplify shapes a lot when I'm painting.
Leaning a bit too hard on Sterling Hundley.

Twin Cinema

2007-08-11T00:27:00.000-04:00

Gorilla Journal

2007-08-08T04:54:00.001-04:00

Kim Giving Directions

2007-08-01T02:57:00.000-04:00

Squinchy

2007-07-20T15:40:00.001-04:00

Seven Fifty Seven

2007-07-11T04:32:00.000-04:00

Leopard 10.5

2007-06-30T03:51:00.000-04:00

Ink and 'Puter

2007-06-24T22:47:00.000-04:00

A Cup o Tea

2007-06-20T18:48:00.000-04:00

Dollah Dollah

2007-06-11T04:29:00.000-04:00

Rusty Shackleford

2007-06-05T00:36:00.000-04:00

New Book

2007-05-29T03:04:00.000-04:00

Just starting up the new moleskin sketchbook.

Sans Sketchbook

2007-05-05T04:34:00.000-04:00

Without having a sketchbook going on I've been
compulsively drawing on any loose paper near my desk.
Here's some of that.

It's Over Again

2007-04-18T05:09:00.000-04:00

Thus ends another sketchbook,
I'll start up a new one very soon.

Crapbot 2.0

2007-04-10T19:38:00.000-04:00

Fishy Joe's

2007-04-08T01:40:00.000-04:00

Le Sigh

2007-03-29T22:15:00.000-04:00

The Boyds

2007-03-19T00:39:00.000-04:00

Hold On, Hold On

2007-03-12T20:22:00.000-04:00

All Over The Place

2007-03-02T23:27:00.000-05:00

Moleskin Catching Up

2007-02-23T01:26:00.000-05:00

Corporal Cardinal

2007-02-12T04:55:00.000-05:00

Winter Faces

2007-02-07T22:38:00.000-05:00

Cobbler

2007-01-17T02:17:00.000-05:00

Crapbot and Finale

2007-01-10T22:22:00.000-05:00

Here are the last couple of pages from my
8"x10" sketchbook. Until I can find another
toned book it'll be all moleskin pages.

Fatal Portrait

2007-01-07T23:06:00.000-05:00

Resolutions

2007-01-04T01:11:00.000-05:00

New Small Sketchbook

2006-12-29T23:40:00.000-05:00

Festivus For The Rest Of Us

2006-12-28T19:54:00.000-05:00

Do A Flip

2006-12-20T00:29:00.000-05:00

Jessica

2006-12-16T02:16:00.000-05:00

Shooting Blanks

2006-12-14T02:32:00.000-05:00

Self Serve

2006-12-06T01:19:00.000-05:00

Embrace and Molly Ringwald

2006-12-05T03:25:00.000-05:00

Pulp Fractions

2006-12-01T03:49:00.000-05:00

A Year In The Framin Bidness

2006-11-28T04:09:00.000-05:00

Contour Jams

2006-11-25T02:28:00.000-05:00

Silent Ninjas and Brown Town

2006-11-20T01:31:00.000-05:00

Smooches

2006-11-17T18:24:00.000-05:00

Hey Ladies

2006-11-15T05:20:00.000-05:00

Zombies Wearing Funny Hats

2006-11-13T21:44:00.000-05:00