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MARISOL ORTEGA
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ABOUT 

Marisol Ortega is a first-generation Mexican-American designer, illustrator, and art director 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.

Client List Includes Google, Amazon, Target, Starbucks, Publix, Panera, Microsoft, Pringles, Welly, King County Library Systems, Seattle Kraken, Seattle Seahawks, Town & Country Markets, PCC Community Markets, Penguin Random House, ACLU of WA, FabFitFun, Sun Basket, Lush, Avon, Blue Q, Brew Dr. Kombucha, Em & Friends, 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.

PRESS

Threads: The Art Exchange Marisol Ortega

Q&A with Artist Marisol Ortega

Oh Joy! Artist Highlight: Marisol Ortega

Cultivating Creativity with Marisol Ortega

Oiselle Q & A with Illustrator Marisol Ortega

Schoolhouse: An Afternoon Art Date with Marisol Ortega

Design*Sponge Home Tour

Adjusting to full-time freelance on Dribbble

Artist Feature on The House That Lars Built

Made in the Middle: Marisol Ortega

The Peep Interview


View fullsize ✨ADOBE MAX | it’s that time of the year! I’ll be @adobe Max in LA Oct 28-30. Lots of new products in the works! Stop by my booth at the Creative Park, say hi & check out all the other amazing artist’s booth. ❤️ See you in LA ❤️
View fullsize ✨JOIN ME✨I’ll be presenting next Monday, August 18th as part of Adobe’s Local Creator Showcase @adobe x @seadesignfest Mixer. RSVP, seats are limited! ❤️Link in bio babes
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#illustrator #marisolortega #seattledesignfestival #createnowse
View fullsize ✨🌸🦋Waterlily dahlias with butterflies, the cover of @amberlotuspublishing Thich Nhat Hanh 2026 Wall Calendar. There’s lots of nature watercolor illustrations every month. Available for purchase via @amberlotuspublishing 🌸
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View fullsize ✨🖤🌵Black vented oriole bb, happy Tuesday everyone!
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#illustration #birds #blackventedoriole #oriole #cactus #watercolor #doodle #marisolortega
View fullsize ✨NEW✨ Excited to finally share this ofrenda foil puzzle for día de muertos I illustrated for @galisonpuzzles 🌼🕯️🧩Available for purchase, link in bio. 
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#illustration #ofrenda #ofrendafloral #puzzle #foil #galison #galisonpuzzles #dayofth
View fullsize ✨🧡Excited to be a part of this year’s @thingnw Saturday, August 9th. I’ll be doing a community collage and have some merch for sale inside the Market (beer garden is close by 😂). Stop by and say hello! 
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#thingnw #collage #markmaki
View fullsize 🥭✨ Mangoes forever 
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#illustration #mango #watercolor #textures #summer #marisolortega #theyeatanddraw #theycookanddraw
View fullsize ✨One of my very first projects as a Senior Designer on the Brand Team at Walmart Creative Studio is finally live in stores—Back to School. ✏️☁️🩵
We hit a big milestone this year: for the first time, our Studio and Brand Design team led the Bac
View fullsize 🦋✨One of my favorite illustrations for @compendiumliveinspired “one of a kind” butterfly greeting card from a while back. 
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#illustration #process #butterfly #oneofakind #greetingcard #compendium #liveinspired #acrylicgouache
View fullsize Juicy strawberry szn, feels like summer 🍓✨
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#illustration #strawberry #strawberries #theycookanddraw #theygardenanddraw #textures #foodillustrations #marisolortega
View fullsize Friday mornings ✨🖤✍️
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#illustration #handlettering #practice #brushpen
View fullsize Thinking about flowers, always 🌸✨Hope everyone is having a good start to their week! 🩷🧡
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#illustration #florals #flora #spring #textures
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View fullsize ✨SEATTLE✨I’m super excited to share I’ll be vending at @creativeworks west this weekend! May 2 & 3 from 10am-5pm, at the Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center—it’s open to the public. Come say hi and help support me and the
View fullsize Showing up, I forget to draw for fun these days. Obsessed with my dogwood trees right now 🌸🌿✨
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#illustration #doodle #dogwood #pinkflorals #pinkdogwood
View fullsize Paris Polyphylla, what a cool plant!! Thanks @colinboggon for posting about this beauty. 🤩✨🌿
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#illustration #plants #doodle #parispolyphylla
View fullsize These beauties deserve a spot on the feed. Tulip varieties & a daffodil. May you bloom like them, chula 🥹🌸🌼✨
View fullsize ✨NEW WORK✨ Stoked to finally start sharing the last of my work for the gift cards team at Amazon with their new branding. Easter! 🌸🐣🥚🌼 So much fun illustrating this one. Shoutout to @jess.abq for spearheading the project and being an amazing cowo
View fullsize ✨A little snippet of work I did last year for @fairtrademarkus ❤️🌿🍫 
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#illustration #fairtrade #chocolate #cacao #marisolortega
View fullsize Happy Monday everyone, spring flowers for you 🌼🌸✨
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#illustration #florals #cosmos #spring #doodles #marisolortega

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