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NARRATIVE AND FIGURATIVE ILLUSTRATION ROOTED IN THE NATURAL WORLD, FOLKLORE AND FANTASY.

Fantasy woodland illustration of an anthrpomorphic tree holding up bad men with its branch hands.

THE BALLAD OF PIGGOTTY WOOD

Storybook illustration of teenagers and a small white Scottish Terrier dog peering down into a hole in which a little dragon sits guarding its golden eggs

LITTLE DRAGON’S NEST

Gouache illustration of a mysterious tree shaped forest spirit emerging from a forest holding an ancient staff

FOREST SPIRIT (GOUACHE)

FOREST SPIRIT (GOUACHE)

Fantasy woodland illustration of a tiny gnome doorway built into a moss-covered hill beneath giant mushrooms.

LILIDOREI GNOME HUT

AETHER GIN

Painterly illustration of a woman holding a Eurasian eagle owl against a dark background.

EURASIAN EAGLE OWL

Fantasy woodland illustration of anthropomorphic tree figures inspired by natural branch forms.

TWIGMEN OF ALNWICK

Whimsical wildlife book cover illustration of a platypus and a skunk beside a stream in a grassy woodland landscape.

TROUBLE UPSTREAM (A.L. MEANS)

Theatre set illustration depicting the London skyline and St Paul's Cathedral emerging from a dramatic ruined cityscape for Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks theatrical production.

BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS

THE SHADOW MYSTERIES

A charming illustration of a polar bear mother and her cub playing in the snow outside their cosy den

A TALE OF TWO BEARS

an atmospheric loose painting showing a viaduct leading into the image to an ancient tower fort complex bathed in a beautiful dawn light

DAWN FORTRESS

A painting of 3 figures, a south asian mystic, an american civil war soldier and a female red coat looking for a way out of some dark dungeon maze. they are unaware of a giant lizard eye in the shadows behind them watching its prey.

WE ARE NOT ALONE

AUTUMN HARE RIDE

FIRST LIGHT ON BEN LOMOND

A photo of featured Illustrator Salvatore Scatola

ABOUT

I am Salvatore Scatola, a freelance Illustrator with 30 years professional experience across publishing, book and editorial advertising, theatre and environmental design.


Past works include assets for Microsoft, Adobe, Disney, Cambridge University Press and the Duchess of Northumberland.


I am particularly interested in figurative and narrative illustration, history, the natural world and global folklore/mythology.

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