A little Ed Gorey, a little Theodore Kittelson

June 20, 2010 2:57 PM

"Born in Denmark 1978. I write and direct television shows for kids. I have a set of twins and not much time for anything. But when i have time i draw monsterdrawings on post-it notes... it is a little window into a different world, made on office supplies."

Kenn's line art reminds me of both Edward Gorey and Theodor Kittelson.

Common themes are
Gigantic, wide-mouthed monsters
Ghost kids
And these horned fellows

Found via you're not wet until you BLEED (some material there is NWS).

posted by codacorolla (22 comments total)

This is such a good post to find on a rainy afternoon.
posted by shii at 3:08 PM on June 20, 2010

Those are excellent!

The ones with umbrellas particularly remind me of Edward Gorey.
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 3:08 PM on June 20, 2010

And a touch of Miyazaki too.
posted by ursus_comiter at 3:11 PM on June 20, 2010

This is an excellent illustration of an immutable point of ethics, so often missed: Whatever their circumstances, those who can draw monsterdrawings, should draw monsterdrawings.
posted by bicyclefish at 3:14 PM on June 20, 2010 [9 favorites]

Wow! These are great. They remind me of Miyazaki too.
posted by jonesor at 3:24 PM on June 20, 2010

I was thinking the same thing jonesor!
posted by MaryDellamorte at 3:38 PM on June 20, 2010

Fantastic!
posted by maxwelton at 4:28 PM on June 20, 2010

Thanks, these are great!
posted by unknowncommand at 4:45 PM on June 20, 2010

Some Sendak in there, too. And Chas Addams.
posted by Trochanter at 5:15 PM on June 20, 2010

I would love to see this guy do a film. Miyazaki meets Tim Burton? The contrast between the cartoonish oversized monsters and the delicate victorian children is a really striking. Creepy but really appealing.
posted by ryaninoakland at 5:25 PM on June 20, 2010

These are really charming, great find!
posted by mygothlaundry at 5:45 PM on June 20, 2010

i am ascared of monsters for realz
posted by humannaire at 6:07 PM on June 20, 2010

OK, kids time for bed. Do you want me to tell you a bedtime story?

(in unison) NO DAD! NOT AGAIN! NO!!!
posted by Balisong at 6:56 PM on June 20, 2010 [1 favorite]

This is fantastic! I just love that he says "monsterdrawings" as one word. It's a good word.
posted by malthas at 7:43 PM on June 20, 2010

I find the monsterdrawings adorable, but the ghost kiddies really freak me out.
posted by Alnedra at 7:54 PM on June 20, 2010

Nice!
posted by klangklangston at 9:03 PM on June 20, 2010

I would buy one of these in a second. Thanks for the post!
posted by buzzkillington at 9:07 PM on June 20, 2010

I wish the scenes depicted were real.


shhh...
posted by captainsohler at 11:27 PM on June 20, 2010

lovely
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 1:20 AM on June 21, 2010

Some Tove Jansson in the mix as well, I'd warrant.
posted by titus-g at 3:00 AM on June 21, 2010

Some Tove Jansson in the mix as well, I'd warrant.

They look like MoominMonsters to me too
posted by numbskeleton at 6:49 AM on June 21, 2010

So beautiful.
posted by madred at 7:22 AM on June 21, 2010