interview with an illustrator
Britt Spencer
Hollywood based
illustrator Britt
Spencer shares what
inspires him to start
doodling away on a
savage journey.
u SB Where do you live now and what drew you there? Britt:
I live in Hollywood, CA. No particular reason why I’m here, I’m
merely meandering around the city enjoying the perfect weather.
u SB Describe the view from your studio window? Britt: Nice
homes in the Hollywood hills, taunting me, humbling me,
reminding me of the squalor I work in. u SB This has been an
exciting year for you. What’s been the best bit? Britt: I recently
illustrated the cover of Saturday Evening Post, it’s historical
significance to the career of Norman Rockwell made it a high
honor. u SB Do you collect anything? Britt: Not really, I have
very little desire to acquire things that are not practical. u
SB Do you have any formal design training? Britt: Yes, I was
enrolled in a magnet program for the arts from the age of eight
and I attended the Savannah College of Art and Design to get
my BFA in Illustration. u SB What are your interests outside of
illustration? Britt: Oh, boy, I am a man of leisure to be sure. I
enjoy, croquet, kickball, dodgeball, ultimate Frisbee, disc golf,
pictionary, dancing like a right jack-ass, lampooning, sitting on
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