March 2024 - Lizzie Harper

Lizzie harper botanical illustration of sunflower

Flower shapes: Symbolism & Cultural significance

Posted on 25th March 2024 in Uncategorised

Flower Shapes: Symbolism and Cultural Significance guest blog by Nina James Summer Flower shapes matter, culturally as well as botanically. According to the 2016 Generations of Flowers Study 60% of Americans believe a gift of flowers has a special meaning. This is unlike any other gift. Many associate different colours with different meanings. Red roses […] Read more

Paul Reubens Artist level Youlan series Watercolour box: Review

Posted on 17th March 202412th April 2024 in Illustration Equipment

Paul Rubens artist level YouLan series of solid watercolours is a set of 24 paints in half pans aimed at both amateur and professional artists. I sometimes get asked to trial products by art material manufacturers, so I was pleased to have the chance to give these paints a try. In exchange for my free […] Read more

Spotted fish

Posted on 15th March 2024 in Patterns in nature

Spotted fish is another of my blogs on patterns in nature. You can find them all here or click for an overview of pattern in nature, more on stripes, leaf variegation, spots on plants and fugus, and a step by step of a variegated geranium leaf. How spots are formed According to Study.coms post on […] Read more