Scott Gustafson
Fairy Tale
Art Prints
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Scott Gustafson’s earliest artistic
ambition was to become an animator. But by the time he entered
high school, he became acquainted with artists from the Golden Age
of Illustration. Great illustrators like N.C. Wyeth, Normal
Rockwell, Maxfield Parrish and Arthur Rackham opened a door onto a
world of beautiful images that continue to inspire him to this
day.
Lingering dreams of making animated
films, however, led Scott to major in animation at the Chicago
Academy of Fine Arts. It wasn’t until after leaving art school
that the possibility of a career as a freelance illustrator began
to truly appeal to him. Over the nearly twenty-five years that
span his career, he has had the opportunity to fulfill commissions
for a number of varied clients and publishers such as Celestial
Seasonings, Playboy magazine, Saturday Evening Post, The Bradford
Exchange, Dreamworks and The Greenwich Workshop.
His illustrated books include The Night
Before Christmas, Peter Pan, Nutcracker, as well as two original
titles, Animal Orchestra and Alphabet Soup. His newest release,
Classic Fairy Tales, was recently awarded a Chesley award for best
interior book illustrations from the Association of Science
Fiction and Fantasy Artists.
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