Tim Burtonesque Stories on Post-it Notes (13 pics)

After you've seen the imaginative work of John Kenn, I bet you'll never see post-it notes the same way again. As his full-time job, Kenn writes and directs television shows for children. When he finds the time, he draws these dark and surreal stories of monsters, trolls and children in precarious situations. (Can't you just imagine him drawing these in a dark study, hunched over in a chair?) Kenn wonderfully calls his art "a little window into a different world."

Notice all the small lines and intricate details! Don't these pieces all have a dark yet whimsical, Tim Burtonesque feel to them?

Update: After this post, My Modern Met got in touch with the artist. Read an eye-opening interview with him, here.

John Kenn

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Comment by lauralove on November 10, 2010 at 2:33pm: This is amazing! I can't believe this was done on post-it notes!

Comment by Marica on November 10, 2010 at 2:26pm: @RWC, I didn't know Edward Gorey,Thanks for the tip ;)

Comment by RWC on November 10, 2010 at 1:31pm: Tim Burton? Sure, it's dark, but this is very similar to the works of Edward Gorey...

Comment by Vinicius Betton on November 10, 2010 at 8:47am: niceeeee! I really like the style of Tim's work!

Comment by alice on November 8, 2010 at 11:01am: Like Mark, first thing that came to mind was Hayao Miyazaki's movie Spirited Away.. Wonderful work that proves you can make art on practically anything. Thanks for the awesome post, Marica!

Comment by sAm on November 8, 2010 at 10:17am: Magical!

Comment by Amy Wong on November 8, 2010 at 6:35am: @Mark, I do think the hog one reminds me of the creature from Princess Mononoke! I think he could be a Ghibli fan!
@Marica, You're right, he could be influenced by many, hence, the Influencers! ; )

Comment by Marica on November 8, 2010 at 6:24am: @Amy & Mark: I totally agree, I don't know enough of this Illustrator but in my opinion he was influenced by a wide variety of different styles...fine art, illustration, Japanese cartooning. These works remind me when I was little girl, and from a shadow I imagined a monster was outside my window and watching me...

Comment by Laura P on November 8, 2010 at 5:28am: The cthulu one is awesome. These are really cool.

Comment by Mark Huckabee on November 8, 2010 at 3:29am: They also remind me of scenes from Spirited Away.