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Scott Gustafson - HAPPILY EVER AFTER

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Scott Gustafson - HAPPILY EVER AFTER
Scott Gustafson - Happily Ever After - Masterwork Canvas Edition - Imaage Size: 51"W X 24"H. - Edition Size:50 - Published From The Artist'S Original Work. - "No Other Image Seemed To Evoke The Larger-Than-Life Quality Of Fairy Tales Than That Of The Friendly Giant Carrying Children Through An Enchanted Landscape. Only A Character Of Gargantuan Proportions Could Offer The Unsurpassed View And Fantastic Vistas Visible From His Shoulders, Not To Mention The Keys To Unlock The Magic Of The Stories Around Them,” Says Scott Gustafson. In A Way, Scott’S Painting Is Like A Visit With Old Friends – Characters From Gustafson’S Earlier Fairy Tale Paintings – Snow White, Cinderella And Puss In Boots - Are Just A Few Of The Familiar Faces Found There (As Well As Some New Ones). More Importantly, Many Gustafson Favorites And Two-Years Worth Of New Work Came Together In A Collection Of Classic Fairy Tales.………Scott Gustafson 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 . His Illustrated Books Include The Night Before Christmas, Peter Pan, Nutcracker, As Well As Two Original Titles, Animal Orchestra And Alphabet Soup. His Newest Book Release, Classic Fairy Tales, Was Recently Awarded A Chesley Award For Best Interior Book Illustrations From The Association Of Science Fiction And Fantasy Artists. Artist'S Website: Www.Scottgustafson.Com