Animate a Drawable in a custom view
public class CheckerBoard extends View {

    public enum State implements Parcelable {
        EMPTY(0), WHITE(1), BLACK(2);
    }

        private final State[][] boardStates = new State[SIZE][SIZE];

    @Override
    protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
        canvas.drawColor(bgColor);
        for (int y = 0; y < SIZE; y++) {
            for (int x = 0; x < SIZE; x++) {
                if ((y % 2 == 0 && x % 2 != 0) || (y % 2 != 0 && x % 2 == 0)) {
                    drawRect(x, y, canvas);
                    drawPawn(x, y, canvas);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    private void drawRect(int x, int y, Canvas c) {
    }

    private void drawPawn(int x, int y, Canvas c) {
    }

    private void init() {
        setupBoard();
        pawnLinePaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
        wPawnDrawable.getPaint().setColor(wColor);
        wPawnDrawable.getPaint().setShadowLayer(tileSize + 2, 4, 4, Color.GRAY);
        bPawnDrawable.getPaint().setColor(bColor);
        bPawnDrawable.getPaint().setShadowLayer(tileSize + 2, 4, 4, Color.GRAY);
        playerState = startState;
    }

    public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
        switch (event.getAction()) {
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
                int x = (int) (event.getX() / tileSize);
                int y = (int) (event.getY() / tileSize);
                if (selection[0] >= 0) { // A tile is already selected
                    if (isValidMove(selection[0], selection[1], x, y)) {
                        makeMove(x, y);
                        clearSelection();
                        switchPlayer();
                        invalidate();
                    }

                } else { // New selection
                    if (isValidSelection(x, y)) {
                        selection[0] = x;
                        selection[1] = y;
                        invalidate();
                    }
                }

                return true;
            default:
                return super.onTouchEvent(event);
        }
    }

    private void makeMove(int x, int y) {
        // Move the pawn to the new square
        boardStates[y][x] = boardStates[selection[1]][selection[0]];
        // Old square is now empty
        boardStates[selection[1]][selection[0]] = State.EMPTY;
    }

    private void switchPlayer() {
        playerState = playerState == State.WHITE ? State.BLACK : State.WHITE;
    }

    public CheckerBoard(Context context) {
        super(context);
        init();
    }

    public CheckerBoard(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
        init();
    }

    public CheckerBoard(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyle);
        init();
    }


    private class Pawn extends ShapeDrawable {
        public Pawn() {
            super(new OvalShape());
        }

        public void drawWithCircles(Canvas canvas, float x, float y){
            super.draw(canvas);
            canvas.drawCircle(x * tileSize + pawnDiameter, y * tileSize + pawnDiameter, pawnDiameter - pawnPadding,
                    pawnLinePaint);
            canvas.drawCircle(x * tileSize + pawnDiameter, y * tileSize + pawnDiameter, pawnDiameter - pawnPadding * 6,
                    pawnLinePaint);
            canvas.drawCircle(x * tileSize + pawnDiameter, y * tileSize + pawnDiameter, pawnDiameter - pawnPadding * 8,
                    pawnLinePaint);
        }
    }

}