Comments on: Garden Lupin Sketchbook study

By: vinilos

vinilos — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 20:09:07 +0000

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By: Diane Kitchell

Diane Kitchell — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 23:00:50 +0000

Hi Lizzie, I came across your beautiful lupine sketch as I was looking for images for out groups logo. I wonder if you would give us permission to use your sketch as an inspiration for our logo design? If you email me I’ll send you our design idea. Thanks so much. Diane

By: Lizzie Harper

Lizzie Harper — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 22:24:28 +0000

In reply to Celia. Hi Celia This is fascinating. Yes, of course. Invasives and ground nesting sites. I'd not considered that. Glad the blog was useful, and good luck with the exhibition! I love a bit of printmaking, especially botanical subjects.

By: Celia

Celia — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:22:20 +0000

Hello Lizzie,
I came across your fascinating website while searching ‘tree lupins’ for some drypoint illustrations of the invasive weeds in our local braided river, the Waiaraki/Eyre River. I live in the South Island of New Zealand where these rivers host many bird breeding sites. The birds lay their eggs in the shingle beds and the exotic weeds unfortunately take up too many nesting places. Thanks for sharing your steps – it was very helpful to understand the structure of the flowers and seedpods during the winter-spring here! I am working towards exhibiting in a group printmaking show at our local art gallery. Thanks again.

By: Lizzie Harper

Lizzie Harper — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 07:08:16 +0000

In reply to Jean.

Hi Jean

Thanks for this. Yes, a little bit of compositional planning can be helpful, although sometimes I don’t plan too tightly. I also have a bit of a mind map which works for most subjects; tending to have a big study at the top, with graphite mostly on the left and paint on the right. Then there tends to be seed and flower details below or to one side. Habit sketches of the whole plant seem to end up bottom right. And also, even an informal study can take a couple of days. I like to let my interest take me in whatever direction, so sometimes I end up with lots of flower cross sections, sometimes with various leaf shapes, sometimes I get obsessed by the network of veins on a leaf. Allowing your interest to dictate what you illustrate is useful, and keeps you inspired.

I know, not having access to tutors can be tough; although I guess it’s a common problem right now with Covid. There are, I believe, some good online courses offered, it’s worth having a look around. Julia Trickey is very good, as is Sarah Morrish (who goes by “Nature’s details”). And of course lots of us botanical illustrators do Youtube Videos showing the steps involved. These may (or may not) be relevant and useful.

But thanks so much for the positive feedback. Im doing more of these for FOR now, and today Ill be researching Cotula or Brass-buttons and the common Blue Sow Thistle. How lucky am I?

Yours
Lizzie

By: Jean

Jean — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 05:09:12 +0000

Thank you for this very helpful information. Study pages are something I have been struggling with, never satisfied with my results. It was enlightening to to see that for something informal, your method still involves some planning, which may be a key to improving mine. Thank you also for all your other informative and helpful posts, really useful for someone without direct local access to botanical teachers.