As an accomplished illustrator and designer, Marisol Ortega’s practice is one that is constantly evolving. Like many children, Ortega was drawn to art at a young age and went on to art school to study Graphic Design and stumbled into illustration. Ortega starts with a sketch before composing her final digital or physical designs. Her work is characterized by bold & cheerful colors, intricate line work, and lettering that seamlessly weld together beautifully. Inspired by her childhood, motherhood, and botany, Ortega also blends her Mexican-American culture into her work. Working with a number of brands and businesses, Ortega has established her practice with a distinctive style while blazing the path for other Mexican-American and BIPOC creators to enter the art and design sector.
Marisol Ortega is a first-generation Mexican-American designer, illustrator, and letterer living and working in the PNW. She is best known for her vibrant flora and fauna illustrations that play with texture, linework, bold color palettes, and organic shapes—reflecting an exploration of her cultures. She pulls inspiration from Michoacán, Mexico.
Her client List includes Seattle Seahawks, Penguin Random House, ACLU of WA, Publix, Target, Starbucks, Panera, FabFitFun, Sun Basket, Lush, Microsoft, Amazon, Avon, Blue Q, Chronicle Books, Running Press Books, Usborne Publishing Company, Compendium, Papyrus, American Greetings, Figo Fabrics, Structures Brewing, Billson’s Brewery, Oiselle, Unicorn Theatre, Sir Kensington’s, UW Magazine, Freundin Magazine, Flow Magazine and Real Simple Magazine.
