sketchbook – The Big Insane Happy

Godzilla

Posted on July 23, 2024 by J. Burrello

Love this big lizard.

Santa’s Crimes

Posted on November 24, 2023November 24, 2023 by J. Burrello

Sketchbook Entry 31: Little Mr. Acerbic

Posted on September 12, 2018 by J. Burrello

This is what we call a “no reason doodle”.

Donna’s Inferno Sketches

Posted on March 19, 2017March 19, 2017 by J. Burrello

Sketchbook Entry 24: Mountain Face

Posted on January 27, 2017January 27, 2017 by J. Burrello

face-mountains Experimenting with a new pen. I love sitting down with a new piece of paper and no pressure to do anything specific. Just stream of consciousness cartooning. So apparently this is what’s on my mind.

Sketchbook Entry 17: playing with colored pencils 2012

Posted on March 1, 2015 by J. Burrello

penguin rodeo — penguin rodeo.

strong man and other doodles — the body.

Sketchbook Entry 14: weird nudes and devils

Posted on May 20, 2014 by J. Burrello

Sometimes you wake up in the morning and gotta draw naked people.

A friend asked to give him ideas for a tattoo design. I think he said something about slovenly demons.

Sketchbook Entry 13: Bunny Town

Posted on April 12, 2014 by J. Burrello

These are some drawings from a children’s book I’ve been wanting to finish.
It concerns rabbits.

desert march b w — Prologue: the march of the lost bunnies.

The rash of disappearances.

A town in turmoil.

The oblivious magician.

The End and aall that bw — Epilogue: missing toilet paper.

Sketchbook Entry 12: Marker Two

Posted on April 15, 2013 by J. Burrello

Enjoying more nice fat, heavy lines I can get from a plain old black magic marker. I like big, fat lines.

Sketchbook Entry 11: Disney, reactions, and nudes

Posted on February 4, 2013February 4, 2013 by J. Burrello

disney etc — Distorted Disney favorites and other strange characters.

Untitled-3 — Ginger kid, chicken, fox, fly, snake, bat, bear, and Soggy.

weird nudes023 — Nude Poirot in the rain (I saw this in a dream) and stoic pudgy fellow on a turtle.

Sketchbook Entry 10: Marker One

Posted on December 20, 2012December 20, 2012 by J. Burrello

Enjoying the nice fat, heavy lines I can get from a plain old black magic marker.

Sketchbook Entry 9: doodles from the GEPIK orientation conference

Posted on October 10, 2012October 10, 2012 by J. Burrello

GEPIK retreat 2 — Inside cover. Notice the unfortunate use of comic sans.

GEPIK retreat 3 — I took notes too.

Sketchbook Entry 8: Science, Dogs, and Dessert Tragedy

Posted on August 3, 2012 by J. Burrello

Sketchbook Entry 6: Heads and Animals

Posted on April 27, 2012May 2, 2012 by J. Burrello

Most pages are just a stream of consciousness for me. Sometimes it’s nice to sit down to a blank page with zero intent to do anything specific.

Sketchbok Entry 4: Genteel Gopher

Posted on February 7, 2012 by J. Burrello

I can’t believe it’s not better.