Comments on: Step by step Nasturtium illustration

By: Lizzie Harper

Lizzie Harper — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:39:22 +0000

In reply to Elizabeth Hocking. Thanks, glad to be of use!

By: Elizabeth Hocking

Elizabeth Hocking — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 07:24:43 +0000

Wonderful drawing, very helpful thanks you!

By: Lizzie Harper

Lizzie Harper — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 20:15:42 +0000

In reply to Mel.

Hi Mel

What a lovely message! Yes, start with a nasturtium and see how it goes! Im adding you to my newsletter mailing list now, many thanks! Yours
Lizzie

By: Mel

Mel — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 18:22:25 +0000

Hi Lizzie, I used to do botanical painting and haven’t done any for a long time but have been inspired by your paintings and I think a good place to start again will be nasturtiums! Please would you add me to your newsletter. Many thanks and look forward to your next demonstration.
Cheers for now,
Mel

By: Lizzie Harper

Lizzie Harper — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:47:03 +0000

In reply to Susana Smith.

Hi Susana

Im so glad the step by step helped. You may also, if you’re working on a dissection of a nasturtium, be interested in the splendid illustration by Arthur Harry Church: https://www.prints-online.com/natural-history-museum/tropaeolum-majus-nasturtium-8590151.html

I’ve added you to my newsletter, and actrually your timing is great! It only goes out three or four times a year, and one’s heading out into the wide world on friday! Hopefully itll pop into your inbox.

Glad to be of help
Yours
Lizzie

By: Susana Smith

Susana Smith — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 07:50:22 +0000

Thanks so much Lizzie for your blog on painting a Nasturtium … I’m working on a dissection and will refer to your notes. In the meantime, how do I go about adding my name to your mailing list?

Thanks.
Cheers
Susana Smith
Tasmania

By: Lizzie Harper

Lizzie Harper — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:40:03 +0000

In reply to Sue.

Hi Sue

That’s such a great thing to hear. Botanic illustration is dead tricky cause its about three things: knowing your plants, seeing things, then recording (or drawing/painting) them. It takes a while to build up the knowledge, and to get your eye in. No wonder you feel you;re not an expert quite yet! I think its wonderful that you’re doing it at all! And Im so pleased to be able to help.
Lizzie

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 17:00:53 +0000

In reply to Lizzie Harper. I am doing botanical art classes ,not great at it ,but you have helped me so much ,thank you for sharing your skill

By: Lizzie Harper

Lizzie Harper — Sat, 21 May 2022 15:36:30 +0000

In reply to Trina Webber. Hi Trina, I know. Not many plus sides to Covid, but the extra time to expand into ones creativity has been one. I'm really glad you're giving yourself the time to do this, and to experiment with different techniques. And yes, its a positive feedback loop isn't it? the more you do the better you get...so you do more! And, as you say, get faster. Thanks for the comment. x

By: Trina Webber

Trina Webber — Wed, 18 May 2022 03:28:32 +0000

Have watched several of your tutorials this week and appreciate your eye for detail. Covid has certainly allowed me to speed up my learning in the last months! Trying out your techniques.