Marilyn Foehrenbach Wirtz is a New Jersey-based illustrator and surface print/pattern designer with a BFA in Illustration from Moore College of Art and Design. Her client list spans institutional, retail, and editorial contexts: Hudson Valley Seed Company, the Smithsonian, the US Department of Agriculture, Urban Outfitters Home, and Anthropologie. She also creates standalone exhibition work and stationery.

Botanical illustration is the primary focus, with detailed, painterly depictions of plants, birds, and animals. The portfolio features rich naturalistic compositions - florals, botanicals, birds - with a fine-art illustration quality. Work draws on meticulous observation of the natural world, with ecological themes running through the commercial and personal practice alike. Selected placements indicate fabric and product applications.

Watercolour painting is the core medium, with custom watercolour paintings offered as a service. Digital adaptation for repeat pattern and print. Emphasis on close observation of botanical and wildlife subjects; work for the Creative Discovery Museum included fossil illustration for a natural history context.

Home textiles and décor (Urban Outfitters Home: Zarin Floral Tapestry; Anthropologie: Elin Plates), stationery and gifting (Hudson Valley Seed Co. gift boxes, greeting cards, stationery suites), institutional illustration (Smithsonian, US Department of Agriculture, Creative Discovery Museum, Chattanooga), and exhibition art (Light Grey Art Lab: Botanica exhibition, Minneapolis).

BFA in Illustration from Moore College of Art and Design. Built a mixed practice combining institutional commissions (museum illustration, government agencies), retail client work (Urban Outfitters Home, Anthropologie), and personal exhibition art. Services include editorial illustration, print and pattern design, and custom watercolour paintings.

Botanical and naturalistic repeat patterns. Selected patterns confirm floral, plant, and wildlife subject matter. Selected placements suggest application to fabric, product, and lifestyle surfaces. Work bridges fine-art illustration and commercial surface design with consistent ecological subject matter.