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Autumn Illustration workshop at Cambridge Botanic Gardens

Posted on 2nd January 201810th January 2019 in Painting workshops

In the autumn I was lucky enough to do two day’s teaching at Cambridge University Botanic Gardens teaching a botanical illustration course with a focus on drawing autumn fruits, berries, and leaves, to a class of twelve adults who varied from quite experienced to complete beginners. The first day we looked at leaves, and collected a wonderful assortment from […] Read more

Step by step: Blackberry

Posted on 4th October 20179th January 2019 in Botanical Illustration step by step

I love doing botanical illustrations of blackberries. So I was thrilled when Jersey Post commissioned an illustration of the Jersey Bramble Rubus caesarius as one of the postage stamps on their “Fruits and Berries” issue. I thought I’d break down the steps involved in painting a ripe juicy blackberry in watercolour, and write a step by step blog. All illustrations […] Read more

Lizzie Harper