Barry's Sketchblog: August 2005

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Farmer Joe

All I remember about this peice was that it took over 6 months to get paid for it.

# posted by bgott @ 10:45 AM

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Frederick

I like drawing short squat people. I feel kinship with them.

# posted by bgott @ 7:44 AM

Thursday, August 25, 2005

ancient art

I drew this way back in the wayback. I'd love to get some of this looseness and spontenaity back again.
Dr. Evil stole my mojo.

# posted by bgott @ 9:01 AM

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Hamlet

Hamlet. As I remember it at least. Wasn't paying attention.

# posted by bgott @ 7:27 AM

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Back to school

Aliens are way more fun to draw than people.

# posted by bgott @ 8:58 AM

Monday, August 22, 2005

scribbler

Just a guy with extraneous limbs. Made with help from the scribbler.

# posted by bgott @ 7:57 AM

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

snow

Summer's almost over. Try not to think about it.

# posted by bgott @ 8:12 AM

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Bunnies testing nukes

Fluffy bunnies. Testing the Big Fluffy Bunny Bomb.

# posted by bgott @ 9:03 AM

Monday, August 15, 2005

cool ceiling

This is a page from the Shark Tale Storybook I illustrated last year for Scholastic/Dreamworks. When the book was printed, an opaque text block entirely covered the cool ceiling with the light coming through the skylight. So I'm posting this here so the hours I spent on that part of the image won't be a total waste.

# posted by bgott @ 7:43 AM

Friday, August 12, 2005

maggie

Our dog/cotton ball, Maggie. She mopes like this whenever my wife leaves the house.

update: Maggie has gone back to her previous home after mistaking my son's nose for a snausage. Don't let the door hit your fluffy white fanny, dog.

# posted by bgott @ 8:36 AM

Thursday, August 11, 2005

Alphonse

Just an old man. With Popeye arms. Whose wife is about to unleash some sidewinders on him from her jet plane.

# posted by bgott @ 8:52 AM

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Have a seat

Lil' sad alien in a chair. My dad had a chair like this. But not an alien like this. Although I never checked the attic.
I will always love drawing things in fishbowl helmets.

# posted by bgott @ 9:06 AM

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Frog attack

I did this as a promo piece, but never used it. I was never satisfied with it, and I finally figured out why (at least one reason)-
The frogs on the pond should be smaller than the ones on the bird. But they're the same size or larger. Which messes with the perspective. Which ruins the whole effect. Which makes me want to take up basket weaving or something.

I like the pilot, though.

# posted by bgott @ 7:51 AM

Monday, August 08, 2005

Mullet Man

A mullet for Monday.

# posted by bgott @ 9:33 AM

Friday, August 05, 2005

rapping cat

A greeting card I did last year. I like his fish bones bling.

# posted by bgott @ 11:12 AM

Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Noah's Shuttle

In honor of the Space Shuttle likely going the way of the Model T, here's a piece I did last year as self-promo.
Re-entry would have its challenges.

# posted by bgott @ 10:06 AM

Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Alien teachers

This is the cover for what would have been the sixth in the series of 'Sidekicks' chapter books by Dan Danko and Tom Mason. That is, if the publisher hadn't decided to end the series after the 5th book. A true loss for book-loving humanity.

# posted by bgott @ 8:53 AM

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