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Movember!! Paintings for Charity!

2011-11-27T13:55:00.001-08:00

With only a few days left in Movember, I've decided to offer some donation incentives. %100 of all donations go straight to Movember! See below for listings (First come First serve!)

Donation of $50.00 - Hip Hop Polyptych (4 x 10x10" Canvas)

Donation of $100.00 - Desolation Jones (24" x 30")

Donation of $150.00 - Custom Vibe Supra Suprano Hi-Tops

That's all! If you are interested in any of the above items, please send me an e-mail at andrewpatte@gmail.com before visiting my MoSpace so I can be sure the item is still available. Just be sure to do so before November 30th! And if you are feeling extra generous or haven't donated yet, please visit my MoSpace here to make a donation of any size. Every little bit helps!

The Rot

2011-10-05T20:25:00.000-07:00

Here.

Mobile Post the first...

2011-09-27T11:21:00.001-07:00

New phone = obsession with apps. Like this blogger one. Check out this painting what i just done!

Layout contest!

2011-09-06T15:29:00.001-07:00

Just whipped up a piece for an advertisement layout contest being run through facebook. Have a look here (may need to like the group first), and 'like' my piece (if you in fact like it...). I'd really appreciate it!

Stop the press...

2011-09-05T13:29:00.000-07:00

Some recent design work

2011-09-01T11:05:00.000-07:00

Time for some updates. I recently had the pleasure of working on a 112 pg book and calendar for Chalet Vintage Art Glass Gallery. See some flicks above, and then go to the official website for Chalet Vintage (Also designed by me!) here! You can purchase both the book and the calendar as well as the beautiful Art Glass itself.

a Project...

2011-06-22T19:25:00.000-07:00

Here's a little sneak-peek at a project I'm working on. More on this soon...AND I'll even explain what it is.

Some new flicks.

2011-06-08T20:47:00.001-07:00

Some crazy storms been brewing around here lately. Lookit them clouds! Anyway, thought I'd put up some new flicks I took. Working on getting a process/sketchbook section up on the old website. Stay tuned!

Where I live.

2011-02-26T19:44:00.001-08:00

Autoerotique @ Arcade Fridays!

2011-02-16T21:02:00.000-08:00

Flyer design I banged out for the upcoming Autoerotique EP release party at Mod Club. If you have two seconds, it'd be greatly appreciated if you could pop over HEREand 'like' the design on FB, as it's in a bit of a competition. Thanks!

Is that a serious question?

2011-02-14T20:50:00.001-08:00

More flicks.

2011-01-23T08:57:00.000-08:00

New York City.

2011-01-22T16:19:00.000-08:00

Some flicks I took while in NYC with Nimit for the SOI awards. Word to shooting with film!

Naturally Occurring Lemniscates

2011-01-16T19:57:00.000-08:00

Above you can see 3 new works I've done as part of a 3 piece print package! The pieces were rendered in acrylic and ink on heavy cold-press watercolour paper. For anyone interested in purchasing any of the prints, please shoot me an e-mail! I will have them up in a new shop section on my website soon, but until then just drop me a line.

New year, new site!

2011-01-10T20:31:00.000-08:00

To whom it may concern: I've gone and redone my website! You can check it out here. You can also follow me on twitter here.

I've just returned from an amazing trip to NYC with Nimit Malavia (he won silver at the Society of Illustrators annual awards in the Uncommissioned category! Way to go buddy!). Thanks to Nimit, Martin, Billy, and all the other artists and new friends who showed us a damn good time while we were there (and Courtney for feeding us all those amazing appetizers). If you've never been to the Society of Illustrators, I can't recommend checking it out enough when you're in the city. Pictures from the trip to come as soon as i get the film developed!

Also, expect to see some new pieces real soon. For real, promise.

That's a wrap! pt 2

2010-09-02T16:37:00.000-07:00

That's a wrap! pt 1

2010-08-30T09:57:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who came out, commissioned artwork, picked up some prints, or just hung out and supported me this weekend at Fanexpo 2010. I'll have some pics up here over the next few days, so check back! I look forward to seeing everyone in 2011!

Fan Expo!

2010-08-26T12:49:00.001-07:00

Come out this weekend to Fanexpo Toronto! I'll be there along with a couple homies (a lot of homies) selling some of my artwork, as well as doing a live painting over the course of the weekend! Come by and say hi!

Here's a taste of some of the prints I'll be selling.

New Desktop Wallpaper at Canvas

2010-08-22T06:02:00.000-07:00

Check out a new desktop wallpaper i did for Canvas!!

Chalet Vintage

2010-08-18T17:48:00.000-07:00

Chalet Vintage Website live! I've been working on a website for Chalet Vintage Art Glass Gallery. Check it out HERE.

Loose Cannon in the Hammer

2010-08-16T21:42:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who came out to check out the skate deck show at loose cannon! Awesome turn out. Had a blast. Will try to have some good photos of the finished piece up soon!

Skateboard Show at Loose Cannon!

2010-08-08T17:21:00.001-07:00

Come out to Loose Cannon Gallery in Hamilton this friday (Aug 13th) to see a killer gallery of custom skateboards of all shapes and sizes! There'll be pieces by Darryl Graham, Bryce Huffman, Bennett Slater, and tons of other great artists. I've posted a little sneak peek thumbnail of part of the deck I did for the show, as well as the flyer! Find more info here.

Stay Green!

2010-08-04T06:51:00.000-07:00

So i'm finally posting some new design work, and there will be a lot of it over the next couple days. The above pieces were done for a City of Kingston Transit green initiative. Bus shelter ads, print ads, bus panel ads, pocket schedules, brochures, as well as the logotype for the initiative itself. More to come!!

Car crash inspirado

2010-07-23T21:24:00.000-07:00

So after getting smoked by a car last night while longboarding to meet a friend downtown, I found the time to take a quick photo of this portrait of Thom Yorke of Radiohead I've been tooling around with. I seem to have come away unscathed (luckily I rolled up over his hood into the windshield like in a buddy-cop movie), and will likely have a spurt of creative energy knowing I rolled away as such and should be incredibly grateful. Also, check out the bands the Local Natives and Karen Elson! Fantastic stuff (not to mention beautiful album artwork.)

Sir Lucious Leftfoot

2010-07-19T18:27:00.000-07:00

Fantastic album from Big Boi. On high rotation over here (not leaving the tray, in fact). Fun video too!

Deck for Maleri.

2010-07-13T19:23:00.000-07:00

Acrylic, Spraypaint, Metallic inks for cloud linework and speckles.

Deck for Glenn.

2010-07-12T09:15:00.000-07:00

Acrylic, Spraypaint, Gold Metallic for koi fish linework.

Shad and Wallpaper

2010-06-17T16:57:00.000-07:00

Here's some desktop pieces i did up for Erika Brouwer's Canvas project. Not only can you get them in many different resolutions there, but there's tons of other desktops from fellow illustrators for you to decorate your desktop with, and updates every week. So go check it out.

I also had the pleasure of seeing Shad perform at the Opera House a few nights ago. Great show, great artist, great new album. Go show him some support, check out his blog.

Doin' Work

2010-06-15T22:01:00.000-07:00

Just collecting pics from various places for updates. You can see the finished version of this piece on display in downtown Kingston, ON at the Celebration 20: A Gallery of Fine Art & Design show. The location is 122 Princess st. I will post some clean pics of the finished piece soon, as well as some other new paintings I need to get snaps of. (photo cred Lucas D! low-light shooting!)

POST 100!!

2010-06-14T21:37:00.000-07:00

Welcome back! New layout for my 100th post! Everything is in more or less the same spot, but now there's a little 10 song playlist on the right so you can check out what I've been listening to! I've been super busy with everything lately but you can expect a ton of new art in the next few days, so please check back soon!

Still working the kinks out, so things may shift around yet. Please, let me know what you think of the new layout!

Long time no see!

2010-05-16T11:15:00.000-07:00

So! It's been far too long since I've updated here, but worry not, updates are coming. I'm doing a little revamp of my website and expect a new layout for this blog!

In the meantime, check out some sweet desktop wallpapers I made here. There's a selection of desktops from some friends as well, great blog that Erika Brouwer's got started!

Portrait of Obama

2010-03-31T19:27:00.000-07:00

Here's a portrait of Obama I recently finished. Spraypaint and acrylic on canvas. Speaking of spraypaint and acrylic, I have a number of paintings up for sale (not including this one, which was comissioned)! You can see the majority of the paintings themselves at my main website in the 'paintings' section (go figure!). If you see one that tickles your fancy, please shoot me an e-mail at andrewpatte@gmail.com to inquire about prices or to make an offer. I need to free up some space to do some new work, so if you're looking for a bargain on any of these pieces, now's the time...!

Hope to post some more new paintings soon! Check back!

Wizard World '10

2010-03-28T20:30:00.000-07:00

Some photos from a (last second) appearance by Darryl Graham and myself at Wizard World Toronto '10. Thanks to everyone who came out and showed us love! See you next time!

Sketch Dump Deux.

2010-03-26T16:59:00.000-07:00

Sketch Dump.

2010-03-25T17:44:00.001-07:00

2010-03-20T22:04:00.000-07:00

Just finished up some work doing some basic layout design and logo re-structure at Distinct Skateboards. They're an online skateboard retailer, proud to be Canadian. Check em out here!

chalet vintage art glass

2010-03-20T14:33:00.000-07:00

Logo designed for Chalet Vintage Art Glass.

More shoe pics

2010-01-29T22:51:00.001-08:00

Things that I like. (5)

2010-01-16T14:27:00.000-08:00

Ok Go's new album is not only fantastic, but the conceptual process that went into both the writing and the design of the record is pretty inspiring. Definitely worth checking out.

Hail the Villain Day

2010-01-15T14:50:00.001-08:00

Just letting everyone know about the premiere of the Hail The Villain animated video at Sheridan College on Tues. the 19th! Not only will the video premiere, but there will be a making of presentation and q&a session (at 12pm), as well as a performance by the band themselves (doors at 8pm). This project is set to blow up with animation production by Rune Entertainment, so if you're in the area be sure to make the trek to Sheridan to check it out!

Supra Show in Ottawa

2010-01-04T14:00:00.000-08:00

I'm participating in an upcoming custom kick show at Canteen gallery in Ottawa, this weekend on the 8th (the show runs the whole month). Have a little preview at the finished shoes below, as well as a flyer for the event which will take you to Canteen's website. Process and detail shots to follow!

Things that I like. (4)

2009-12-30T23:43:00.000-08:00

the Joker

2009-12-08T06:33:00.001-08:00

24 x 18, Spraypaint, Acrylic.

Seven of Hearts

2009-12-07T18:27:00.001-08:00

24 x 18, Spraypaint, Acrylic.

Preview of upcoming projects!

2009-12-07T14:50:00.000-08:00

Major lack of updates. I will be posting two new paintings here and on my website later this evening. In the meantime, here's a storyboard panel from an independent short film I'm currently working on! Don't touch that dial!

Fake Album Art

2009-11-03T13:41:00.000-08:00

So I had a couple mp3's that had no album artwork, so I took it upon myself to see what I could whip up in an extremely short time. Here's the first couple I did, just for fun (in order):

Otic Angst - Need That Love
Dark Party - Status

Things that I like. (3)

2009-10-28T11:56:00.001-07:00

the Depreciation Guild are a great band I've been listening to lately, and Rafael Grampá is an incredible artist who has somehow managed to slip past my radar until recently. I can't wait for his new books to drop...in the meantime, I will be posting some new art in the next few days, so check back soon!

Have Heart...

2009-10-07T11:34:00.000-07:00

new paintings almost finished...!

Process

2009-10-05T11:24:00.001-07:00

Spending the day painting. finished pieces to be posted very soon!

Jam-O-Lantern.

2009-10-04T22:19:00.001-07:00

Poster I did up for a Livebeat Productions event taking place on halloween, complete with hand inked type.

Decks for Saaale!!!

2009-10-03T13:33:00.000-07:00

I have 6 custom painted skate decks for sale! Here's a picture of them, please feel free to shoot me an e-mail for any inquiries as to price, detail photos, etc. if interested! I need to move these, so pricing will be...competitive...haha.

Things that I like. (2)

2009-09-14T14:31:00.000-07:00

Ascot Royals merch

2009-09-12T17:47:00.000-07:00

some of the shirts I designed for the Ascot Royals

Campbell Patterson Communications

2009-09-06T15:21:00.001-07:00

Logo Design.

Fanexpo!!!! pt 2

2009-09-05T05:38:00.001-07:00

Fanexpo!!!! pt 1

2009-09-03T23:05:00.000-07:00

This past weekend some friends and I were peddling our artistic wares at the annual Toronto FanExpo. Our row consisted of Brian Paquette, Carson Wong, Aaron Hatherall, Ben Tillman, Tom Twolan, Bennett Slater, Darryl Graham, and myself. Above are some photos of my work and our tables!

New Look, Same Great Taste.

2009-08-27T21:52:00.001-07:00

Check out my redesigned website!! This is where my finished pieces will go, as my blog will be used for posting sketches, conceptual work, and news.

Things that I like. (1)

2009-08-24T10:31:00.000-07:00

Nicole.

2009-08-23T12:54:00.000-07:00

Skate Deck...!!! Better quality pics to follow...

Everlea round 2

2009-08-13T15:47:00.000-07:00

Here's the mock-up of the latest merch i designed for Everlea. Check em out opening for Taking Back Sunday with Moneen on the 19th (I hear there will be some sweet merch there as well...)!

The Ascot Royals

2009-08-05T09:04:00.000-07:00

This is a type treatment I created for the band the Ascot Royals. Fantastic band, great guys, check them out! I will have some merch designs/album artwork to post soon!

Sketch Dump

2009-07-28T23:48:00.001-07:00

Here's a bunch of pages from a sketchbook I recently scanned some pages from.

Applied Arts Feature

2009-07-24T19:06:00.000-07:00

My graduated classmates and I are featured in an Applied Arts Magazine showcase in the current issue (July/August)! Check it out!

Switchin it up

2009-07-20T22:14:00.000-07:00

I apologize for the lack of updates! Things have been pretty busy, but I should have some exciting stuff to post up soon! I'm also in the process of re-over-hauling my website, which upon completion will be the place to see any and all of my new work.

In the meantime, I'd like to share some things that inspire me! First of all, check out the work of Francoise Nielly. My good friend Bennett Slater turned me onto her work, and it has been blowing my mind since. As far as music is concerned, I still can't get enough of Phoenix's newest album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, or Shad K's entire catalog. That guy is my hero. Do yourselves a favour, go look and listen!

Stop-motion Graffiti Fill

2009-07-13T12:01:00.000-07:00

Little clip of stop-motion on a fill I was doing on a piece for a little Sheridan College Graffiti jam I did back in the spring.

1 of 3

2009-06-28T19:06:00.000-07:00

This is a skate deck I finished for my sis a couple of days ago as a birthday present!

Everlea Merch

2009-06-18T20:37:00.000-07:00

Here's some shirt designs I finished up recently for the band Everlea! We ended up going with these simpler four colour designs, and I'm pretty stoked on how they turned out. Now that the shirts are printed, hopefully I'll have some photos of the finished product up soon!!

Demo Reel'd!

2009-06-14T08:52:00.000-07:00

Two Face

2009-06-06T05:34:00.000-07:00

Two Face from trading card series.

Tank Girl, Spidey, Ghost Rider

2009-06-04T11:15:00.000-07:00

Long time no Post! trading Cards

2009-06-02T19:55:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the gap in posts! Here are the first of some comic book character trading cards I was commissioned to do. Red Hulk and DC's Bizarro.

One more thing...It's been emotional.

2009-04-25T10:05:00.000-07:00

Congratulations everyone! Thanks to everyone who made it out, family, friends, and faculty!

Infographics!! Grad Show!!

2009-04-22T09:37:00.001-07:00

The Sheridan Illustration grad show is just around the corner!! Come by the Burroughs Building at 639 Queen st. west anytime after 7pm Thursday night, or anytime from 11am-9pm friday and check out all the incredible grad work (and mine!). The Grad year micro-site is also online, you can see it here.

Also, here's an info graphic I created, a map of Canadian Music (1970-2009). The idea behind it is to eventually create an interactive online archive, with everything from artist bios, to releases, timelines, touring schedules, and everything else. The beginnings of a potentially massive undertaking. I will also be preparing prints of this poster (24 x 36) in the future, for anyone interested.

24 Hour Party Pill

2009-04-20T21:39:00.000-07:00

A recent painting I did about the club scene. Acrylic, Spraypaint, and Speedball Ink.

Comicon!

2009-04-20T11:28:00.001-07:00

Sorry for the delay in posts, it's been super busy! I spent this past weekend at the fan appreciation comic con, sharing some tables with Darryl Graham, Aaron Hatherall, and Tom Twolan. I spent the majority of the time rocking comission pieces like this batman. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported us! Hopefully I will be able to find my camera and thus put up more pics from the weekend.

Catalysts Colours

2009-04-11T19:40:00.001-07:00

Here are the pages from before, only with some colour on them. Almost done now!

ANDREWPATTERSON.CA!!!

2009-04-10T14:20:00.000-07:00

My website is now live! Please check it out at www.andrewpatterson.ca !!!! All links are hot, but I will be making a lot of tweaks over the next few days. Let me know what you think!!

Thanks to Table of Elements for throwing the Hip-Hop jam yesterday, and all those who came out to it! Here's to many more live painting/hip hop festival opportunities in the future!

Grad Show!!!!!! Graffiti showcase

2009-04-08T15:45:00.000-07:00

The end of the school year is upon us! Come check out the Sheridan Illustration Grad show on the night of the 23rd or 24th of April at the Burroughs Building, 639 Queen St. W!!

On top of that, I'll be painting a piece tomorrow afternoon at Sheridan College outside the SCAET building for a Hip-Hop festival from 2:30 on. If you're around campus, come check it out!!

Sequentials for Catalysts

2009-04-01T10:35:00.000-07:00

Here's a sampling of a few of the inked sequentials for the comic project I'm workin on, the Catalysts. Coloured pages to follow.

Design

2009-03-29T09:36:00.000-07:00

Some pages I designed recently for Travis Magazine.

4 elements

2009-03-22T09:54:00.000-07:00

New works

2009-03-15T07:22:00.000-07:00

A new canvas piece!

For the Love of Print!

2009-03-06T08:38:00.000-08:00

Due to some unfortunate circumstances involving the loss of some corporate sponsorship, the Sheridan Illustration year end graduate art book (of which I am part of!) is in danger of not being published this year! Some of my fellow students have put together a campaign to help raise money to cover production and publication costs, and every little bit helps. Please visit the page below for information on the book and donations. Any support is much appreciated!

For the Love of Print!

Aside from the year end book, we will be putting on an annual gallery which will be held downtown Toronto, and is sure to be a face-melting showcase. More information on the show soon!

It's coming...!

2009-02-25T19:35:00.001-08:00

Transcend

2009-02-02T22:26:00.000-08:00

New painting. It's 12 x 48, acrylic and ink.

Catalysts back in action.

2009-01-28T20:52:00.001-08:00

I recently picked up work on my graphic novel project, The Catalysts. Here's a quick colour sketch I did that gives another look at how the characters will be rendered.

RIP Sydney!

2009-01-26T21:35:00.000-08:00

Here's a t-shirt design I did recently for the band Sydney. They just wrapped up one final lap around the country before calling it quits, and had an epic last show in Hamilton. Here's to Sydney!

KAB + Lifetime Collective

2008-11-29T21:17:00.000-08:00

I recently participated in a charity show to celebrate Keep-A-Breast and Lifetime Collective teaming up to raise money for breast cancer awareness. They had twelve or so artists paint casts, which were exhibited at the show and will be part of Lifetime Collective clothing displays all over the place. Here's my piece, but I encourage you to check out some of the other casts as there were some killer ones on display! Also, for more info check out:

Keep-A-Breast
Lifetime Collective

...of separation

2008-11-26T19:11:00.000-08:00

Here's the rest of the piece! I wasn't able to get a decent photo (no space in the room...or lighting), so I included a close-up on the details.

the sound...

2008-11-11T12:56:00.000-08:00

Here's a small detail of a painting I recently finished, I will hopefully have a decent picture of it to post in the next few days! It's 40' x 40' which is making it difficult to get a decent transfer to digital...

Too bright to see, to loud to hear

2008-10-06T13:17:00.001-07:00

For a school assignment.

Desiiiign.

2008-10-02T18:08:00.000-07:00

Here's some of the pages I've designed recently for Sheridan's student magazine, Travis.

beware of octopi

2008-09-27T22:00:00.001-07:00

little narrative project quickie, had to include the words 'what's that supposed to mean?' in the third panel.

More Stuff!

2008-08-23T19:42:00.001-07:00

Also, here's two fan-art prints I did up for FanExpo! Quintessential characters Batman and Spiderman. Enjoy!

Busy Busy Busy!

2008-08-23T19:17:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I've posted, and I've been quite busy. I'm currently taking a break from FanExpo 2008 (due to a debilitating migraine headache) , where I've been working furiously doing sketches and selling prints to the con-going masses. Here's some of the work I've been doing since last post: The Sheridan Student Handbook 08/09 cover, as well as a promotional poster I made up for a comic I'm working on, which I've started a separate blog to track it's progress here.

Housewarming

2008-06-25T13:10:00.000-07:00

Here's a little piece I did for my sister recently. Happy housewarming!

we are bravest

2008-06-04T13:45:00.000-07:00

Here's the album art I recently did for the band we are bravest. This is their first release, titled Lorelei. Wicked dudes, check them out!

Way Back Play-Back

2008-04-15T17:10:00.000-07:00

I was just watching a music video I worked on a few summers ago with some friends for Matthew Good and Universal Recordings. We animated the video for the release of his best of/dvd release In A Coma. I was musing to myself how for 3 months pre-production to post-work, it looks pretty damn good. And the fans seem to enjoy it, so great work guys! Stereograf forever. I posted it here for kicks. Enjoy!

Art Jam 2.0

2008-04-09T18:56:00.000-07:00

This past week Sheridan held it's 2nd annual art jam. The event was just as great as the first one, and there was lots of talent out throwing down...both musically and art-ally. Excellent turn-out! I did this 30x60 canvas (I tried to get as much of it in a picture as I could) while I was there. It's done with spray paint, ink, and acrylic.

New Kicks

2008-02-24T13:20:00.000-08:00

Recently finished another pair of shoes I was working on for a friend...some Osiris mids, lots of bronze and gold foil, though it's hard to tell in these pics.