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    Current projects and news

    Current projects blogs show a wide range of jobs she’s been working on recently.  These vary according to what commissions are on at the time.  Books, magazines, packaging and information leaflets.  You’ll find it all in these blogs.  Current projects blogs may also just sum up what work I’ve completed recently.  They’ll also (not surprisingly) feature lots of natural history and botanical illustrations from my (you guessed it!) current projects.

    Diagrams, pen and ink, top wash, colour wash, gardening, japan, bonsai garden,

    Bonsai Diagrams for Dorling Kindersely/Penguin

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    Bonsai Project I’m currently doing a series of botanical illustrations for a book on Bonsai trees by Peter Warren for Dorling Kindersely/Penguin Books.  We’re concentrating on coloured diagrams of the trees. There may also be some step-by-step illustrations, and there’s talk of Japanese style “icons” too. A note on copyright Unusually for me, I’ve allowed DK/Penguin […] Read more
    sketchbbok, sketchbook study, botanical illustration.

    Natural History Illustration: Current projects

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    The last few weeks have been busy with botanical illustration projects, scientific illustrations, and diagrams.  There has also been the inevitable swirl of Christmas cards, school carol concerts, buying wrapping paper, and figuring out which relatives we’ll descend on, and when. Invented animal: Projects you worry about The most peculiar commission was for an invented […] Read more
    Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus natural history illustration by Lizzie Harper

    Botanical Illustrations, a Sparrowhawk, and some Butterflies

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    Botanical illustrations Commission by Rodale I’ve just finished a whole set of botanical illustrations for “Rodale’s 21st century Herbal” by Michael Balick; a mix of full watercolours like this cross section of an Echinacea; pen and ink with colour wash, like this sheet of seeds and fruit; step-by-step gardening illustrations like this layering of marjoram, and a bundle […] Read more
    entomology, entomological illustration, illustrating stamps, natural science illustration, dragonfly,

    Dragonfly Postage Stamps

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    As a natural history illustrator, sometimes you’re commissioned to do the most wonderful jobs.  This was the case with Jersey Post’s series of stamps; damsels & dragons.  Lots of dragonfly and damselfly illustrations. Past stamp issues completed for Jersey Post I’ve worked with Jersey Post before.  I completed a series of botanical illustrations of roses for them back […] Read more

    Grasses workshop, a poppy, and a stonechat

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    Grasses Botanical illustration workshop The grasses workshop with Hereford Botanical Art Group went really well.  There were 15 students, all experienced and informed, and most importantly enthusiastic.  Having scoured wasteland and hedgerows, and begged for supplies from a farmer friend; I’d collated rather a fine of late flowering grasses.  Rye grass, wheat, Cock’s foot, wild […] Read more
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