Wildflower families: Fabaceae, the Pea family is my latest blog in this series on common flower families. I was inspired to blog about common families of UK wildflowers by my online Field Studies Council course. I spend a lot of time looking at and drawing wildflowers, so it’s a treat to learn more about family […] The post Wildflower families: Fabaceae, the Pea family appeared first on Lizzie Harper.| Lizzie Harper
In the last blog I talked about how vital Latin names are to botanical illustrators, natural history and Sciart practitioners and enthusiasts. We covered Kingdoms, Phylum, Class, Order and Family. In this blog we’re looking at the two components of an organism’s Latin name – the genus and the species. Genus and species Now we get down […]| Lizzie Harper
Would you like to know how animals and plants are classifed, and why they are named in latin? This blog explains, with Lizzies natural science illustrations| Lizzie Harper
Basic botany is needed if you're planning on being a botanical illustrator. Here some basic terms are explained, with Lizzie's botanical illustrations.| Lizzie Harper
Terminology used in botany to define different types of fruit can be tricky. Use Lizzie's illustrated guide to sort out your drupes from your schizocarps!| Lizzie Harper
Wildflower families: Rosaceae, the Rose family is the latest blog in a series on common wildflower families, thanks to my online Field Studies Council course. Learning about the botany of a plant and its family, and similarities within a family, is very useful when it comes to being a botanical illustrator. This series talks about […]| Lizzie Harper
Wildflower families: Brassicaceae, the Cabbage family is a blog on the features of this family by botanical illustrator Lizzie Harper| Lizzie Harper
Wildflower families: Caryophyllaceae, the Campion family is a blog on this wildflower group by Lizzie Harper botanical illustrator| Lizzie Harper
Wildflower families: Ranunculaceae, the Buttercups shows the characteristics that identify flowers in this family. Blog by Lizzie Harper| Lizzie Harper
Lizzie tackles leaf venation, leaf margins and leaf arrangement on the stem in this illustrated blog on botanical terminology| Lizzie Harper
Discussion of compound and simple leaves, and tips on how to go about completing an accurate botanical illustration of leaves.| Lizzie Harper
