December 2012 - Lizzie Harper

Christmas botanical illustrations

Posted on 19th December 201211th January 2019 in Showcase of themed natural history illustrations

I’ve not been working this week, it’s the holidays. There are five illustrations outstanding for the Whipsnade Zoo commission, but the deadline isn’t for a fortnight so I’ll have plenty of time to complete them ahead of schedule. Instead, I’ve assembled a variety of seasonal illustrations, done over the years. Christmas plants There are lots […] Read more

Mara, wallaby, and a christmas illustration

Posted on 19th December 20123rd December 2018 in Zoological step by step

Christmas is coming! This week has been rather more to do with preparing for Christmas than illustrating. However, I have completed the remaining four roughs of deer for Whipsnade Zoo, and painted a mara and a Bennet’s Wallaby. Mara The mara is an animal that I’d not heard about until this commission came through. I took […] Read more

Deer, camel, and a yak

Posted on 17th December 201222nd November 2018 in Current projects and news

Hog Deer I’ve been working on the Whipsnade Zoo commission this week, and enjoying it. I got a fair amount done, too, which is good. Here’s a picture of the hog deer in progress, showing how I paint by layering up the different tones of the fur in tiny brush strokes. And here is the final. […] Read more

Natural history illustrations for ZSL

Posted on 9th December 201218th October 2018 in Current projects and news

I thought this week would be exclusively about marketing and getting more than 400 Christmas promotional cards featuring my illustrations in the post; however, it’s proved a little more interesting than that. ZSL Whipsnade zoo I got a commission from ZSL Whipsnade Zoo to paint illustrations of ten antelope species, and three other creatures. I’d never heard […] Read more

Ash die-back, framed illustrations, and a fish

Posted on 3rd December 201217th October 2018 in Current projects and news

Framed Illustrations I picked up two illustrations from my excellent framing workshop Fitting Frames this week. I also had a jigsaw of the Waterbugs and Dragonflies illustration made up. The painting is destined for a house with small children in, so I’ve included that in the photo too. Paintings that have been sold I sold a […] Read more