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," and 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 ful-     fill commissions for a number of varied clients and publishers such as Celestial Seasonings, Playboy magazine, The 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 book of Classic Fairy Tales, released in the fall of 2003 by The Greenwich Workshop Press, was awarded a Chesley award for best interior book illustrations from the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists.

    His latest release, Favorite Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose, was released as a companion book to the fairy tale book in the fall of 2007 by The Greenwich Workshop Press,   and features over 45 color illustrations. This book recently won a Silver in the category of Best Children’s Picture Book by the 2008 Independent Publisher Book Awards.

Scott is open to the idea of personal commissions if time allows. Please contact us for more information.