Scott Gustafson

Working exclusively in oil and gouache, Scott Gustafson follows in the tradition of classic American illustration, with a style that leans towards the fantastical, featuring rounded, luminous expressions and narrative scenes of great pictorial richness, in which each painting reads like a fairy-tale illustration in its own right.

Pencils, graphite and colored pencils are long-lasting. Pieces in wax crayon, black lead or charcoal require special care to avoid rubbing. However, never expose them to direct light. Like all materials, the paper used for these works is susceptible to change when exposed to UV light.
We advise you to display them away from windows, and to use frames made from pH-neutral conservation materials and “Museum” glass with anti-UV and anti-reflective treatment. If you prefer to keep your works unframed, we recommend storing them flat, in drawing cartons, with sheets of pH-neutral permanent paper in between. Keep them away from light and humidity.

Scott Gustafson is an American illustrator who has spent over 25 years working in children’s illustration for numerous magazines and children’s books. He has illustrated literary classics such as Peter Pan and The Night Before Christmas, as well as more recent titles like Classic Fairy Tales, Favorite Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose and Classic Bedtime Stories. In 2011, he published his first novel: Eddie: The Lost Youth of Edgar Allan Poe, followed by Storybook Fables (Artisan) in 2017.