December 2014 - Lizzie Harper

Botanical Illustrations and Christmas decorations

Posted on 19th December 20146th December 2018 in Current projects and news

As a maker of botanical illustrations, and someone who loves colour and decorations; I enjoy Christmas as it allows me to bring botanical subjects into my home. This weekend saw the family heading off to choose a christmas tree. Once set up at home, there were plenty of off-cuts. As in previous years, these get […] Read more

The tale of a Barnacle drawing

Posted on 12th December 20146th December 2018 in Current projects and news

This is the tale of a pencil illustration of a group of barnacles. Recently, I completed a series of natural history illustrations to accompany a rather wonderful book by John Wright (The Naming of the Shrew). There were 12 illustrations to do (see my blog on Scientific illustration in pencil for details) I don’t often get asked to illustrate […] Read more

Inspirations – John Ruskin

Posted on 5th December 20146th December 2018 in Scientific Illustrator out and about

A recent talk on the botanical illustrations created by John Ruskin was informative and inspirational. The Ruskin Library Illustrations by John Ruskin are from the fascinating collection at the Ruskin Library, Lancaster University, which is open to the public. In a full hall in Gloucestershire, members of IAPI (Institute for Analytical Plant Illustrators) and the Gloucestershire Society for Botanical […] Read more