Gustav Glows with Gold

Gustav Glows with Gold is a creative non-fiction book for children aged 4 - 8 years.

Gustav Klimt, a famous Austrian artist, is fascinated by the power of glittering gold leaf to enhance the colours, patterns, and form of his artwork.

Inspired by the beauty of Byzantine art and by his own father's intricate work as a goldsmith, Gustav loved to use gold leaf in his paintings. Delicately thin sheets of gold leaf are always difficult to work with, any whisper of air and they take flight. Gustav's studio is filled with glittering, glowing fragments of gold leaf, caught by the air, or by his breath, they settle on his clothes, hair, beard, and even on the fur of his many beloved studio cats.

A shy man, Gustav wanted nothing other than people to love his glowing golden creations, and to be inspired by them, and they certainly did.

About the Author

Kathy Creamer is an award-winning writer and illustrator of many children's books. Her work has been published by Oxford University Press, Reed International, and many other publishing houses. Kathy has also written award-winning biographical stories for adults and has created storyboards, written content, and animation for digital productions, as well as toy and puppet designs for educational companies.

About the Illustrator

Patricia Ward has a B.A Design and is an emerging children's book illustrator, who is currently working on her sixth children's book. Patricia is an art director and illustrator whose work spans television, magazines and publishing. Her illustrations have appeared on cd artworks, magazine and book covers, in television series and her animations have won awards both at home in Australia and in New York in the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards.