Barry's Sketchblog

Sketchblog moved to bgott.tumblr.com

2010-04-05T08:13:00.003-05:00

This sketchblog is now at bgott.tumblr.com. Make a note of it, both of you.

Thanks!

Tank chase

2010-03-18T09:40:00.001-05:00

The citay

2010-03-17T08:17:00.001-05:00

Happy buildings are happy.

New neighbors

2010-03-16T09:02:00.000-05:00

There goes the neighborhood

rush that more.

2010-03-15T15:42:00.001-05:00

Taking his Hey What Is That Thing for a walk

2010-02-24T09:02:00.000-05:00

Hide/seek

2010-02-09T16:26:00.000-05:00

quadruped

2010-02-08T10:05:00.001-05:00

Dr. Hanz surfs the web

2010-02-05T13:32:00.002-05:00

A bad case of blerrgh

2010-02-03T20:31:00.000-05:00

it's a bird, it's a blimp...

2010-02-02T11:05:00.000-05:00

experiment

2010-01-25T15:15:00.002-05:00

Something a little different. Trying to break out of a creative ~~rut~~ canyon.

The Chase

2010-01-07T15:00:00.000-05:00

Pirate duo

2009-08-03T08:34:00.002-05:00

Whatever he's looking at inside a room through a telescope must be tiny.

oh noes!

2009-05-23T15:46:00.000-05:00

Backapackin'

2009-05-21T09:35:00.001-05:00

admiral fang

2009-05-16T09:41:00.000-05:00

old hog

2009-02-24T09:00:00.000-05:00

Free lady in cereal box

2009-02-05T12:36:00.002-05:00

The auspicious meeting of man and cereal siren, witnessed by bird.

Pa, Ma, and Günther

2008-10-30T07:48:00.001-05:00

Runner Up

2008-09-12T08:28:00.000-05:00

Bombing Run

2008-07-09T08:39:00.001-05:00

Cast not thy bunnies before swine

2008-07-07T12:58:00.002-05:00

or something of the sort like that.

Don't drink the water

2008-06-23T08:41:00.001-05:00

... or talk to the dude in the hat.

Steampunk Von Cat astride the Velocicrushicatinator

2008-06-16T08:22:00.004-05:00

A hastily executed and awkwardly lopsided steampunk cat.

Back

2008-06-13T09:27:00.002-05:00

No one told me that as a freelance illustrator I would create art while my 3-year-old stuffed plastic toys down my shirt.

Go, Bun Racer, Go!

2008-04-22T07:43:00.001-05:00

His Most Fallacious Majesty Emperor Puddingarm Itchyback XXVII and First Canine Consort Blobby Nolegs

2007-12-27T09:19:00.000-05:00

Happy Eat Bird Day

2007-11-21T09:55:00.000-05:00

Chuck the Second

2007-10-17T08:03:00.000-05:00

Two Bucket Chuck...it.

2007-10-16T12:12:00.000-05:00

...finished in Photoshop.

2007-09-24T07:11:00.000-05:00

rinse, repeat.

Corel Painter..

2007-09-23T21:14:00.000-05:00

Adobe Illustrator CS2

2007-09-19T08:57:00.000-05:00

thumbnail and sketch

2007-09-18T10:07:00.000-05:00

Blocky Roger

2007-08-31T08:30:00.000-05:00

Blocky Roger sends his greetings. His arms hang like wet ropes, but he's still happy.

Kermit Puppet Space Shuttle Doodle

2007-08-27T13:45:00.000-05:00

I'd like to see more space missions like this.

Boing-oing-oing-oing

2007-08-20T14:21:00.000-05:00

Homework

2007-07-30T13:00:00.000-05:00

Unfinished Doodlage

2007-07-23T14:05:00.000-05:00

Ned and the Turnip

2007-07-09T07:55:00.000-05:00

Ned did not find the turnip. Truly, the turnip found Ned.

Thus was born the legend.

doodlebook 3 or 4 or something

2007-06-19T08:15:00.000-05:00

Choose ye must

2007-06-06T08:19:00.000-05:00

The eternal struggle of the noble farmer- Whether to heed the gentle wisdom of the penguin, or succumb to the flashy riches of the deceitful flamingo.

harpsicats

2007-05-29T15:14:00.000-05:00

Showdown

2007-05-23T10:01:00.000-05:00

my money's on the blimp.

Frank

2007-05-22T10:30:00.000-05:00

Frank likes his potato pancakes extra crispy, hold the lettuce.

2bots

2007-04-24T08:55:00.000-05:00

Distracted

2007-03-28T08:15:00.000-05:00

Snack time

2007-03-12T14:08:00.000-05:00

Captain Scooterbike to the rescue!

2007-03-09T13:53:00.000-05:00

When danger lurks, our hero speeds to the rescue, at a blazing 6 1/2 miles an hour!
Danger has a latte while it waits.

doodlebook2

2007-02-21T09:01:00.000-05:00

hearts-o-lincoln

2007-02-15T16:10:00.000-05:00

doodlebook one

2007-02-15T10:01:00.000-05:00

Sad Santa

2006-12-29T14:35:00.000-05:00

He's sad 'cause Christmas is over.
Also because his back is all hunchipated.

Tres

2006-12-21T13:22:00.001-05:00

Chapter 3

Dos

2006-12-20T10:28:00.000-05:00

Chapter 2

Pop goes froggy

2006-12-19T20:47:00.000-05:00

Another animation. Made it just today.

Every home should have one.

Dance of the Wii

2006-12-15T09:23:00.000-05:00

Chapter 1

Tiny Feet o Fury

2006-12-14T09:19:00.000-05:00

On mornings after I've worked until 2 AM, I refuse to sketch anything until my eyes actually open, sometime after lunch. So here's a little animation I did a while back, just for fun.

I like how they keep coming back for more.

Maoi on the move

2006-12-13T08:52:00.000-05:00

Feel the wind in your time-worn, enigmatic stone face.

Mr. Grunk

2006-12-12T09:57:00.000-05:00

Mr. Grunk is suspicious of many things. Not least of which: Are the newscasters on TV all secretly mocking him?

Still 2006

2006-12-11T09:20:00.000-05:00

So, I've been letting this blog decay since January. Not intentionally, mind you. I just sort of wandered away like a 4-year-old in the bra section at Macy's. But now, in triumphant return, here's a fat penguin soaring majestically over Toledo, Ohio.

2006

2006-01-05T09:37:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year. Play Nice.

Hockey Night in Pangea

2005-12-07T14:26:00.000-05:00

Dinosaur hockey. Just like regular hockey, only during the fights somebody gets eaten.

Gobble

2005-11-22T08:17:00.000-05:00

Happy Thanklesgivaming

Dogland

2005-11-14T08:30:00.000-05:00

All rise for the National Anthem of Dogland.
Which sounds eerily similar to the dogs barking Jingle Bells.

cheap fly

2005-11-04T07:59:00.000-05:00

The holiday toy sensation. Spherical Purple Clockwork Insect.
Only a buck a bug.

Back with ducks

2005-11-03T08:13:00.000-05:00

I'm back from blog exile.
I was finishing two picture books, a huge volume of work, during which time the thought of sketching anything extra made me want to hide under the sink with a glass of milk.
But all is well, as witnessed by the international symbol for health and well-being: a two headed duck in their finest presidential frippery.

McEggs

2005-10-10T10:15:00.000-05:00

Mr Fox wants curly fries with that.

George

2005-10-06T09:09:00.000-05:00

George has a posse.

early halloween

2005-10-03T08:27:00.000-05:00

Okay, so it's not halloween yet. But it's October. Close enough.
Here's a little picture from a self-promo last year, of some nice kids visiting the worm lady.

big wheel redux

2005-09-30T08:06:00.000-05:00

The second time that the timeless Big Wheel has graced this sketchblog.

So my recurring themes seem to be:
cats
dogs
other sundry animals
astronauts
cowboys
aliens
things in fishbowl helmets
surly/sad people
birds
bunnies
star wars references
and now, childhood transportation devices.

cool.

metric cat

2005-09-28T07:12:00.000-05:00

There comes a time in every young man's life when he's compelled by some inner, primal urge to measure cats.

This would be my cat:

green bird

2005-09-23T08:14:00.000-05:00

Again with the birds and cats and cowboys. I need to get out of the house more.

Rooster

2005-09-22T13:06:00.000-05:00

Based on a true story.

Tully had a racoon for hair...

2005-09-21T09:22:00.000-05:00

...but he never let it keep him from his dream, which was to stay home with the curtains closed and chat on the internet with people who didn't know he had a racoon for hair. His screen name was 'nOrm4lha1R'.
Although truth be told, his hair was a badger who posed as a racoon, ashamed of his swarthy badger heritage. Oh, what a tangled web we weave.

Louie has a hammer

2005-09-20T09:16:00.000-05:00

Yes, he does.

Deeger goes to prom

2005-09-19T08:34:00.000-05:00

He's a little nervous. Thought his lucky corn hat would help.

speechless monster

2005-09-16T09:29:00.000-05:00

You can decide for yourself what he's saying. Maybe he wants to swap cookie recipies.

bird snack

2005-09-13T08:37:00.000-05:00

Kitty seems oddly resigned to his fate.

mad scientist lab

2005-09-12T09:52:00.000-05:00

Cropped in on a back cover of something from last year. I could happily spend years drawing this kind of fun techno hodge-podge.

BUN-BUN

2005-09-08T07:36:00.000-05:00

A fluffy bunny attacking the rebel base on planet Hoth.

my alarm clock

2005-09-01T08:15:00.000-05:00

This was my alarm clock this morning. Joy.

Farmer Joe

2005-08-31T10:45:00.000-05:00

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

Frederick

2005-08-30T07:44:00.000-05:00

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

ancient art

2005-08-25T09:01:00.000-05:00

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.

Hamlet

2005-08-24T07:27:00.000-05:00

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

Back to school

2005-08-23T08:58:00.000-05:00

Aliens are way more fun to draw than people.

scribbler

2005-08-22T07:57:00.000-05:00

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

snow

2005-08-17T08:12:00.000-05:00

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

Bunnies testing nukes

2005-08-16T09:03:00.000-05:00

Fluffy bunnies. Testing the Big Fluffy Bunny Bomb.

cool ceiling

2005-08-15T07:43:00.000-05:00

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.

maggie

2005-08-12T08:36:00.000-05:00

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.

Alphonse

2005-08-11T08:52:00.000-05:00

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

Have a seat

2005-08-10T09:06:00.000-05:00

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.

Frog attack

2005-08-09T07:51:00.000-05:00

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.

Mullet Man

2005-08-08T09:33:00.000-05:00

A mullet for Monday.

rapping cat

2005-08-05T11:12:00.000-05:00

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

Noah's Shuttle

2005-08-03T10:06:00.000-05:00

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.

Alien teachers

2005-08-02T08:53:00.000-05:00

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.