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Matt Andrews
@mattandrews.art
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Artist of pinball machines, plein air scenes, and everything in betweens.
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Live sketching an aerial lyra hoop performer as she practiced a routine
#urbansketching #watercolor #art
Image composed of many watercolor sketches of a figure in various poses using a aerial lyra hoop. Expressive strokes fill the background and lightly surround the figure while sharp fountain pen lines describe the features.
January 20, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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#urbansketching in 3 colors of gouache (ultramarine, burnt sienna, and white) on casein-toned paper.
Little scenes from a meetup of other sketchers inside a building.
#art #sketches
Multiple scenes on one page: Top left is a simple silhouette of a man sitting at a table with lights overhead. Top right is a block-in of a potted plant. The white gouache background describes the shape while the ultramarine gives it contrast from the background tone. Middle is a man in a baseball cap sketching. It is done in very simple brush strokes, but highly readable in its simplicity. Bottom is a more detailed portrait of a curly-haired young man sketching in his own pad.
January 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Figure studies in watercolor and ink, 55 mins each
#figuredrawing #sketch #watercolor
First study: A curly-haired young girl with glasses sits on a bench with her hands behind her back. She's wearing a yellow sweater with prominent vertical stitching. Her long skirt is a pastel tartan. Black boots cover long teal socks. She's depicted with loose watercolor strokes all around that become more precise towards the head where there is a soft gradation of hair and skin. Fountain pen lines give detail and likeness to the face. Second study: The young girl is with a tall male companion on a bench with arm rests. She leans into him. He's wearing a beanie cap and a green sweater. His cheek touches her hair, but they look in different directions.
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Stopped for a bit of #urbansketching a couple weeks ago while I was in the area. This is a cool building I might end up painting some day.

Alcohol inks and fountain pen on painting pad sheet
Photo shows holding the small piece of canvas-like painting pad sheet where a limited selection of colors were used to render the building and light. The large Greek Orthodox church is in the background. Scan of the sketch on a particle board background
December 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Painted in near-freezing weather with casein for the first time at a Christmas tree farm. I overlooked that my paint set did not include white, so I had to work transparently like watercolor mostly.

#pleinair #casein #farm #winter
Painting on watercolor paper using casein paint: an old barn is painted over orange ink strokes giving it a glow effect. A large, barren tree towers just behind the barn. In the foreground are several small Christmas trees growing in their rows.
December 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Some of the sketches I did at Cars and Coffee this morning. Got lots of passing admirers and even sold the first one I did (not pictured)

#urbansketching #pleinair #automotiveart #watercolor #founatainpens
First photo shows the final sketches of three cars: a Mini Cooper, Dodge Viper, and a Porsche 944 Photo of the Mini sketch with the Mini from another angle as it drove away Photo of the Porsche sketch with the subject in view behind
November 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Coffeeshop sketching involuntary subjects
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#urbansketching #inkdrawing #art
Portrait of a man in a coffee shop sketched in high chroma ink. A table attached to a wooden chair and a potted plant block a red door, but in the sketch it is a bright orange. A hanging plant is in the background. The man is watching a tablet, but has left by the time the drawing is completed.
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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#pleinair painting in gouache of beautiful autumn leaves. Testing a new DIY clamp board that eliminates the need for tape, which worked perfectly.

#fall #art #enpleinair
First shot painting a bright yellow orange tree hit by the late morning sun with a small building and rocking chair in the foreground. Second shot, close up and fully lit with a bit more work on the painting. It also shows the custom clamp board - 9 bolts with wing nuts run through an 11-by-14-inch piece of polyurethane-coated plywood and an acrylic frame. The open window in the acrylic sheet and bolts perfectly fit a 9-by-12-inch sheet of watercolor paper and gives an 8-by-10-inch live area for painting. Third shot, A new painting started inside the same clamp board. This one depicts an octagonal building at the top of a small hill with trees in the background. The overall tone of the pieces is orange with nuanced reds, yellows, and greens.
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Plein air oil painting at Beach Access 35 in Edisto, SC

#pleinair #oilpainting #art
October 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Plein air gouache painting alongside White Egrets on the dock of Edisto Watersports & Tackle

#pleinair #gouache #art #birds
October 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Painted at Virginia's Plein Air Abingdon Festival 2025 and awarded Honorable Mention for Best Architecture

"Martha's View of Barter"
16" x 20" Oil on Canvas Panel

#pleinair #oilpainting #art
October 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Painted at Virginia's Plein Air Abingdon Festival 2025
Nocturne at The Tavern
11" x 14" Gouache on Black Paper

#pleinair #gouache #urbansketching
October 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Painted at Virginia's Plein Air Abingdon Festival 2025
Morning Light at South Holston
16" x 20" Oil on Canvas Panel

#pleinair #oilpainting #art
October 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Painted at Virginia's Plein Air Abingdon Festival 2025
"Wolf Creek Cascades"
18" x 14" Oil on Wood

#pleinair #oilpainting #art
October 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Painted at Virginia's Plein Air Abingdon Festival 2025 and received the award for third place.
"Four Thirty Three"
10" x 20" Gouache on Artboard
Sold at the event
#pleinair #gouache #urbansketching
October 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Mini botanical paintings from life at the produce market
#urbansketching #botanical #pleinair #art
Photo 1 showing the watercolor palette in addition to a painting of a potted plant arrangement with lots of varied colorful leaves. Photo 2 showing the watercolor interpretation of a sempervivum succulent while sitting in front of a large row of plants for sale
September 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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11x14 Plein air gouache on toned panel at a peaceful pond in Slater-Marietta, SC
#pleinair #painting #art
Photo shows a painting clipped to a board with dominant dark blue-green shade. The morning light is illuminating the pond and the area around a bench. A fishing pier is in the distance. Behind the painting is the scene depicted.
September 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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See what it's like to build and use a homemade watercolor travel easel in the full video: youtu.be/OOyj-z0s35I?...

#pleinair #watercolor #urbansketching #art #diy
September 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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One of my finished but unsubmitted paintings from the Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival. This pretty spot is called Price Park, and the stream is called Wylie Creek. More info in the comments. ⬇️
#pleinair #oilpainting #landscapeart
September 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Sketch of some nice potted plants at the Central Roller Mills.
#urbansketching #botanical #art
Photo shows the subject in background: a large pot with lush plants. In the foreground is the ink sketch rendered in vibrant colors
September 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Sketching at Greenville's new pickleball park with my DIY handheld sketch easel. It's working great.
#urbansketching #pickleball #publicart
Sketches of people playing pickleball at various scales, then people hanging out under a structure with netting above and a bar for drinks in front of the courts. The ink and watercolor drawing is on a clipboard attached to a folding sketch easel that can be held in the hand or placed on a table (pictured). The activities depicted are happening in the background of the photo.
September 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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5x7 Ink+watercolor paintings from a recent paint-out using a handheld palette board or sketch easel I made. I'm pleased with how well it worked. #pleinair #rural #traditionalart
Water flowing over a broken old structure - watercolor with some red and green ink lines Heavily shaded area of a lean-to tractor shed and truck bed, lots of green trees in the background contrast with the red ink used to draw the forms in the foreground.
August 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Sketching a little cabin in Boone, NC
#urbansketching #Pleinair #art
August 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Painting an old Ford tractor in the town of Blowing Rock for a juried festival in town. Oil on wood 16"x12" (sold)
#pleinair #art #oilpainting
August 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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#pleinair #painting at the ruins of an old cotton mill
August 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM