cliffs Archives - Lizzie Harper

Life on the Edge: illustrating insects on the South Devon coastline

Posted on 21st August 202621st August 2026 in Current projects and news, Showcase of themed natural history illustrations

Illustrating insects for South Devon National Landscapes “Life on the edge” project is a real treat. Insect illustration is one of my earliest and greatest passions, so to have a list of invertebrate species to work through is a real joy. These illustrations will be used in a “Spotter’s guide”, and appear across the base of […] Read more

Jersey Post: Illustrating Thrift

Posted on 3rd April 2020 in Current projects and news, Illustration techniques

In February, my series of Coastal Flower postage stamps were published by Jersey Post. The presentation pack featured a cliff-top scene in amongst clouds of thrift. This blog explains how I did my best to capture both the flowers and the landscape behind. (All illustrations in this post are copyright Jersey Stamps 2020.) For more […] Read more

Jersey Post: Coastal Flowers Stamp issue

Posted on 20th March 202020th March 2020 in Current projects and news, Showcase of themed natural history illustrations

Jersey Post recently brought out their “Coastal Flowers: Post and Go” stamp issue, which I was lucky enough to have illustrated. (All illustrations in this blog are copyright Jersey Post 2020). Illustrating stamps Each stamp issue involves illustrating six stamps, a presentation pack, an envelope for the First Day Cover, and a date stamp. This […] Read more

Landscape Illustration: Malham Cove

Posted on 8th July 201619th December 2018 in Current projects and news

A natural history illustration job I’ve been working on recently is two large landscapes for the North Yorkshire Dales National Park. These are to go on a desk in their visitor centre in Malham. Each landscape focuses on bird species found in two different habitats. One of the landscapes is a view from the desk, into their wildlife […] Read more