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            <title>The RVAnthology: Malaise Preview Page</title>
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	Here is a preview page for my story Malaise from The RVAnthology. It's a simple story about a cat jumping into a man's window, but what happens after that is far from ordinary. Cat-lovers and cat-haters unite! DECEMBER 10th!

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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>The RVAnthology On Facebook!</title>
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	The Richmond, VA-based graphic novel, The RVAnthology, has a page on Facebook now! Make sure to check it out for preview pages, news, and random photos from the gang. Dec. 10th is the day! Mark it on your calendars!

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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>New Sketches</title>
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	Head on over to my other blog and check out some new sketches!

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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>The RVAnthology</title>
            <link>http://ohger.com/richiepope&amp;area=blog&amp;item=9105</link>
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	In the middle of this year, a few friends and I talked about a comic book project. We all love comic book anthologies and wished that we could see something like that in Richmond, where a couple of illustrators create their own stories. We realized that we could do this and more importantly we wanted to do this. This became the start of the RVAnthology (pronounced R-V-A Anthology), a graphic novel composed of five short graphic stories written and illustrated by five different artists with five different personal voices. What sets this anthology apart from others is that all of the stories are inspired by our city Richmond, VA (known as "RVA" for short, hence the title). The stories are as follows:
	
	Rooftops by Chris Visions
	
	Amygdalae by Eric Pfeiffer
	
	Restless by Nate Nelson
	
	Malaise by Richie Pope
	
	Sink Slow Down by Julia Scott
	
	Not only will this book be released as a physical book for purchase, but we will also have a release party/opening reception in Richmond, VA at the Whitley Gallery on December 10th, 6-9 pm. There will be all kinds of good stuff to see including the anthology for purchase, prints, variant covers and original pages. Above is my version of the promotional poster to be released pretty soon. We have five versions, one for each of our stories, so they will be a nice thing to collect and hang up in any formation.
	
	I will also be working on a whole new set of portfolio pieces and getting prepared to enroll in the Richmond, VA Pod of The Art Department for the 2011 semester. A lot of things are coming up that I'm really excited about, mostly things that I'm putting my heart and soul into. That's the way an artist should be, right?
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Illustration Academy Opportunity</title>
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	The Illustration Academy is giving away a full scholarship to their 2011 program. For all my illustration peers and supporters, please take the time to vote for my piece. Here are the voting details:
	

	 1. On my submissions voting page, click on the blue "Connect to Vote" button (with the Facebook logo) on the right side of the page. 2. Allow your Facebook account to connect with Talenthouse. 3. Congratulations-your vote has been registered! Don't have a Facebook account? You may still vote via SMS by clicking the green "Vote with SMS" button and texting the information given to the number listed.  
	

	Click here for my submissions voting page
	
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>David and Galactus</title>
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	Velocity Comic's latest competition was "How I Beat The Sh!t out of...," giving everyone free reign to take down whatever character they want. I immediately thought of Galactus, a god-like being that devours entire planets. He's been killed off in the comics before, but it was always through some type of multiverse collapse or all-powerful weapon. While debating back and forth on how I would take down Galactus, I thought of the story of David and Goliath, a classic underdog tale. I thought it would be a more powerful image if I killed Galactus with something as simple as a slingshot. Below are the final inks and final image, David and Galactus. 
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Monster Drawing Rally? Uh, That Would Be a Definite YES!</title>
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	Hey folks! I just accepted an invitation to be part of 1708 Gallery's first Monster Drawing Rally in Richmond, VA. It is a live art event that will feature 100 artists. It is Sunday, May 23 from 3-8pm at 1708 Gallery. It will be $10 dollars for admission and food and drink will be included. People attending can purchase complete drawings to raise money for 1708. In an era where funding and protection of the arts in Virginia is at risk, this will be a great event to show that art will always be an important universal asset to people. Make sure to mark your calendars and come out and support me, other local artists, and just art in general. I'll have an updated post once I find out what specific time I will be working on art there. Later folks!
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Pope Awesome Post, Great Job!</title>
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	his is a self-promo piece entitled On the Diagrammatic and Mechanical Representation of Tim and Eric. It is inspired by the comedy show Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!. It is a twisted and nightmarish take of television, from it's awkward public access skits to it's questionable infomercials. I wanted to capture the awkwardness and tension that is often used within the deadpan humor of the show. The title comes from a paper, written by John Venn, the creator of the Venn Diagram. The concept is more subtle in this piece, with Tim and Eric's hair overlapping into one ambiguous shape, representing their strange minds connecting together to create the show. The composition and colors are inspired by old awkward photos from the 1960s/1970s
	
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Jim Rugg and the Rising 'Fro</title>
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	I cropped the piece I submitted for the Afrodisiac contest and colored it for Jim Rugg's group on Flickr. It's an Afrodisiac art appreciation group called Objet d'Afro. Check out my piece and others! 
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>The Southern Sudan Project</title>
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	Ria Jones, an old friend of mine, contacted me about doing a piece for the Southern Sudan Project to be used on fliers, bulletins, etc. Find out more about it here. When Ria and I were discussing the project on the phone and through email, I kept going back to the idea of Sudan being "broken" or "separated." What came to mind were innocent civilians who had their limbs cut off in senseless acts of violence. Since one of The Southern Sudan Project's main focuses is bringing education, I thought of the most innocent of all victims: children. A lot are them are just born into this, but there is still hope, since they are literally the future of Southern Sudan.
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>One Bad Motha-lovin' Process Blog Post</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[If you don't know who Afrodisiac is, click on this jimmy jank.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Guys' Eyes #2: Final Drawing</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[After living in what seemed like artistic purgatory for a few arctic winter weeks, I finally stopped staring at my piece of illustration board and re-did Guys' Eyes. The first attempt (below) was fine, but I felt it lacked the energy and "happy accidents" that I really love to see in my own work along with art in general. Also, her face was off and too confrontational for the concept of the piece.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Guy's Eyes Thumbnail</title>
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	Here's a thumbnail for another self-promotional/piece I'm working on called Guy's Eyes. 
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Hip Hop Comic x The Itis</title>
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	Here are a few samples from a 4-page comic-in-progress that I'm doing for VCU's Student Hip Hop Organization (SHHO). Special thanks to my boy Arnold Yun, the President of VCU's SHHO, for reaching out to me for this opportunity. I'll reveal the actual finished product and concept once I get the okay
	
	Sidenote: Don't eat at the same fast food joint twice in a day...unless you want "The Itis" for a long, long time. 
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            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Ooooh, mysterious!</title>
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	Here is a detail from a job-in-progress that I'm working on. I can't reveal too much about it right now, other than the fact that it's music-related. Ooooh, mysterious! 
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            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Phil Everly</title>
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	This is Phil Everly of The Everly Brothers. I would post Don Everly, but it needs to be resized first. I had the most fun with this subject and his brother because they had really interesting facial structures in their youth, especially in the reference photo I used. 
	
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Levon Helm x The Aeroplane Over The Sea</title>
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	This is the next painting in the 100 Greatest Singers series. It's #91, Levon Helm. He was the drummer of The Band but had a successful career on his own and with his own backing band. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any songs with his actual voice though. On another music-related note, if you haven't listened to Neutral Milk Hotel's second album "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea," you should. It's definitely an "art" album. I might do a piece inspired by it soon. Also in the next couple of days I'll be uploading my most recent sketchbook pages. Yea! (ending blog posts is always awkward)
	
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>First Post X 100 Paintings</title>
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	I'm thankful for the opportunity to be a part of this website. It's such a good idea and I can not wait for it to really pick up speed and attention. I was never much of a painter but I always had the yearning to paint. I wanted to give myself an exercise to do so by the end of it, I would be a decent painter. I was googling random lists online when I found Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers Of All Time list. I had found my inspiration. For the next 100 days (or so), I'll be doing a 6x6 inch painting each day, starting at number 100 and ending with number 1 on the list. My goal is to have noticeable progression in the pieces and to get more confident with painting in general. 
	
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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