Brett Manning

Brett Manning (www.brettisagirl.com) is a young illustrator from Chicago. A friend sent me a link to her work a few years ago and I've been keeping an eye on her site ever since. If there is one thing that I really really appreciate and gain inspiration from its people who are as passionate about detailed line work as I am. I think that her way of showing different textures and textiles is really unique and fun to look at. Of all her work I am especially attached to this illustration of the man and woman under a big quilt. I think the black and white with tiny bits of unsaturated color help hide the scorpion, moths, horn, and feathers just the right amount. I recently sent Brett a message as I stumbled across her on my Etsy letting her know how much I like what she does. She seems like a unique person with a unique view of the world. I think an "About Me" section on an artists webpage is hard to write. I've not only read hers time and time again but I think she seems like an interesting person to talk to... but what can I say I also love "coffee, chocolate, cats, and 1960’s tunes".