landscape Archives - Lizzie Harper

Wildflower seed mix – Packet design

Posted on 5th September 2025 in Current projects and news

This wildflower seed mix packet design is a recent illustration completed for Roselyn Seeds. I have created illustrations for several species of wildflowers grown by the company, including Cornflower, Red Campion, Cranesbill, and Meadow buttercup. Roselyn seeds logo, (featuring my Common blue butterfly) I have also created the artwork for their Wildlife Garden seed mix, […] 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

Illustrating a Coastal Hay Meadow Landscape

Posted on 27th September 201914th October 2019 in Current projects and news

Illustrating a Hay Meadow: The Commission A recent commission to illustrate a hay meadow landscape down on the coast of Devon was a wonderful job. The client is North Devon Area of Natural Beauty (NDAONB) and the illustration will be used on an interpretation board on site. Currently, the area is scrub land; it’s over-grazed […] Read more

Telling Cotoneasters apart

Posted on 22nd February 2019 in Botany: Telling species apart

My recent botanical illustration work for a Field Studies Chart (as yet unpublished) on Invasive species included 5 species of Cotoneaster. Telling these plants apart can be a real headache, but I’m going to give it a go, and share my thoughts. I’m more than happy to be corrected in the comments section below! Cotoneasters are really […] Read more

Illustrating a Water Meadow Landscape

Posted on 12th June 20179th January 2019 in Current projects and news

Getting started on a Water meadow landscape I was recently commissioned to complete a large natural history natural science watercolour illustration of a landscape. Woodstock is a water meadow habitat; the illustration would feature my wildlife and botanical illustrations of the species there. This illustration will be used on an interpretation panel, and was a […] 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

Illustrating The Glanwye Fishery

Posted on 25th September 201514th December 2018 in Current projects and news

I’ve recently completed a lovely natural history illustration job; doing a series of scientific illustrations to accompany a map of the Glanywye fishing site. This beautiful “beat” is on a stretch of the river Wye. The Glanwye Fishery is loved by anglers who catch numerous Atlantic salmon and other fish there. It’s run by a group […] Read more

Natural History Illustration: A Week of Work

Posted on 14th March 201430th November 2018 in Current projects and news

Natural science illustration work isn’t all botanical drawings and natural history illustration. My work load this fortnight shows what I mean. A job’s come in from Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxon Wildlife trust. It involves illustrating a map of their nature reserve at Hartslock. The second part is illustrating a large landscape of the countryside, and the […] Read more

Natural History Illustration: A Stag Beetle in Woodland

Posted on 31st March 201327th November 2018 in Current projects and news

I had a wonderful comission recently; to do a natural history illustration of a stag beetle to accompany a poem by Chris Meredith. Starting the job I began by reading the poem carefully (I’ve transcribed it at the end of this article) to get the atmosphere right, and to list what species I’d be […] Read more

Deer illustrations, watercolours, ducks, and snow!

Posted on 21st January 201318th October 2018 in Current projects and news

Tweaking the Deer illustrations There were some alterations required on the Whipsnade Zoo finals, oh the joys of process white gouache. Here are the “before and after” shots; see if you can tell what’s been changed… For more on this job, check out my blogs on the deer, the mara, and painting a hog deer. […] Read more

Dragonflies and a botanical illustration of a dandelion

Posted on 5th November 201218th October 2018 in Current projects and news

I was away in Swaledale most of this week, painting a bathroom blue and walking about in mud. As always, it’s incredibly beautiful up there, but half term is not condusive to getting work done. It was hailing and sleeting as we left, so returning home to sketching a dandelion was no hardship. I’ve been […] Read more

Dragonflies and pond landscape

Posted on 28th October 201218th October 2018 in Illustration techniques

Illustrating the background I had a wonderful week working on the Dragonfly landscape commission. Once I’d got the go-ahead I put in the sky and the distant landscape, keeping it light and working from far to near, giving closer shrubs and water a bit more colour. Illustrating the plants and animals Then I worked into […] Read more

Hen harrier hunting grouse illustration

Posted on 22nd October 201221st November 2018 in Current projects and news

Hen Harrier chasing Red Grouse This week I very much enjoyed working on the landscape painting of a pair of hen harrier chasing down a red grouse: The first step was combining all the elements into a decent composition. This was complicated by the fact that the moor-land was based on a real […] Read more

Fungus, lichens, and dragonflies

Posted on 15th October 20123rd December 2018 in Current projects and news

This week has been a treat; although I’ve been working in the studio, I also got to be out in the countryside looking at fungus. First was a day studying Lichen and fungi with Ray Woods, a mycological expert, at Gilfach. Organised by Radnorshire Wildlife Trust; we got to search for fungus, learn about their […] Read more

Violet botanical illustration and a rough

Posted on 1st October 201218th October 2018 in Current projects and news

Firstly, I’ve finished my secret job! All I’m waiting for now is the go-ahead (or request for minor changes) from an extremely helpful entomological expert, then I can send off the finished articles. And invoice my client, and get paid! I’ve spent some very happy hours collating research for this big private commission; getting old […] Read more

First ever blog – Sketchbooks and landscapes

Posted on 24th September 201221st November 2018 in Current projects and news

This then is to be the first of my blogs in which I tell you what I’ve been working on, and any other news. I hope to pop one up once a week…. Lots going on at work. I’ve been illustrating final artworks for a secret job which involves meticulous painting of insects, and I’m […] Read more