In his first full-length book, The Late Fauna of Early North America, Scott Musgrove illuminates hitherto undiscovered animals, plants and bio-wonders in this 172-page volume, published by Billy Shire Fine Arts Press and Last Gasp.
The Late Fauna of Early North America features lush, highly detailed landscapes and up-close encounters with all manner of strange and beautiful creatures. Full color reproductions of his oil paintings abound, including unique antique frames, custom gold engraved nameplates, carved wooden sculptures, watercolors, ink drawings, and pencil renderings from the field.
Scott paints creatures such as the Harry Brook Trout and the Dwarf Basket Horse back into their pristine environments through an unusual (and scientifically discredited) practice of zoological impressionism. A lone star in the field, he ventures where the gray-maned, khaki-clad anthropologists have not - tunneling beneath freeways and combing along the rough borders of American mini-malls in search of extinct animals. His unorthodox research methods combined with his unmatched facility with paint and color result in a fascinating survey of what might have been in modern North America, if not for the invasion of pernicious settlers.
"Blending biology and surrealistic painting with a dash of European renaissance-style landscapes, Scott has created quite a splash in the modern art world." - MillionairePlayboy.com
The book is available through local independent books stores, as well as chain bookstores and Amazon.
A Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Box Set with Print is also available.
It includes the hardbound book in a gold-embossed, fabric-covered slipcase, a custom-made box with foil stamping and a giclee-printed band along with a giclee print of The Penultimate Glamour Cat with skeleton Vellum Overlay.
The price for the Limited Edition Box Set is $125.
