sketchbook Archives - Page 2 of 2

Japanese knotweed, Fallopia japonica, invasives, step by step

Japanese knotweed sketchbook study

Posted on 3rd May 20133rd December 2018 in Biological terminology: Definitions, Botanical Illustration step by step, Illustration techniques

Japanese Knotweed job I’ve been working on a series of three scientific illustrations of invasive plants this week, for Summersault Communications. This blog is about doing a Japanese knotweed sketchbook study. The article accompanying my illustrations will explain how to identify the plants and why they pose a threat. I am fortunate in that the […] Read more

Edible Plants and Botanical Illustration

Posted on 8th April 201314th November 2018 in Scientific Illustrator out and about

The winter has crept into spring, and it’s only now that that the woodland plants I associate with the beginning of the new year are beginning to appear. It’s a time to get drawing, and eating edible plants. Many of the common British wild plants can be eaten raw, or cooked; and some are truly […] 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

Ivy sketchbook scientific illustration and a landscape

Posted on 8th October 201218th October 2018 in Current projects and news

Autumn is well and truly here; with flat yellow leaves on the pavements, tractors hauling trailer-loads of potatoes through town, and windfall apples rotting in the wet grass. Time to do some sketchbook studies. I had a wonderful time with the ivy, getting the depth of the glossy dark greens was really tough, but it […] 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

Lizzie Harper