Illustrationintheworld

  The dark humor of Charles Addams and Edward Gorey is apparent in Scott Brundage ’s watercolor paintings. His illustrations often possess a sweet quality, with a nod to the sinister. Brundage’s work has appeared in several children’s books, including all twelve volumes of The Monster Hunter series by Jan Fields, published from 2014 to 2018. The artist commented, “This niche was my bread and butter for a couple years—scary monsters that are more goofy than actually upsetting, and super fun for me to draw and kids to read about.” Brundage also painted the images in the delightfully devious adult-themed children’s book, A Brain is for Eating (2001) by Dan and Amelia Jacobs. The publisher notes, “It’s a survival guide for the underserved youth of the post-apocalyptic population.” However, Brundage has also found success in illustrating numerous children’s books that do no contain monsters, including Ellis Paul’s The Night the Lights Went Out on Christmas (2015), and Susan Blackaby’...