Pribby: A Montserrat endemic - Lizzie Harper
Pribby: A Montserrat endemic gives an overview of this unusual and lovely plant from Montserrat with Lizzie's botanical sketchbook studies| Lizzie Harper
Pribby: A Montserrat endemic gives an overview of this unusual and lovely plant from Montserrat with Lizzie's botanical sketchbook studies| Lizzie Harper
The position of the ovary in a flower is massively important in botany. If helps you correctly identify and understand plants. Lizzie explains in this blog.| Lizzie Harper
Wildflower families: Apiaceae, the Carrot family is my latest blog in this series on common flower families. I was inspired to write this series by my online Field Studies Council course. I spend a lot of time drawing wildflowers, so it’s important for me to learn more about their family similarities and differences. As a […] Read more| Lizzie Harper
Wildflower families: Apiaceae is one in a series of blogs on wildflower families written & with botanical illustrations by Lizzie Harper| Lizzie Harper
Gallery of natural history, natural science, botanical art and botanical illustrations of plants and flowers by Lizzie Harper| Lizzie Harper
Rununculus flowers cover the buttercups and spearworts, and are a fascinating plant family. Lizzie provides an illustrated guide to some Ranunculus species| Lizzie Harper
Wildflower families: Plantaginaceae is one in a series of blogs on wildflower families written & with botanical illustrations by Lizzie Harper| Lizzie Harper
Medicinal plants of Montserrat shows how interesting it can be to see a live plant you've done a botanical illustration of for the 1st time| Lizzie Harper
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
Montserrat _ A model garden explores the Caribbean garden of Elvis Gerald and compares the reality to Lizzie's natural history diagram| Lizzie Harper
Montserrat - Visiting paradise covers some of the incredible experiences Lizzie had whilst visiting and teaching on this Caribbean island| Lizzie Harper
Rosaceae Fruit is an overview of the variety of fruit types seen in this family, blog by Lizzie Harper botanical illustrator| 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
Autumn fruits is an overview of a recent set of botanical illustrations completed for a fold-out identification guide by Lizzie Harper| Lizzie Harper
Wildflower families: Caryophyllaceae, the Campion family is a blog on this wildflower group by Lizzie Harper botanical illustrator| Lizzie Harper
Christmas is a time to fill the house with decorations, and with greenery. Lizzie illustrates this festive blog with her botanical illustrations.| Lizzie Harper
How to draw means going back to basics; botanical illustrator Lizzie shows you how to draw a Sycamore leaf.| Lizzie Harper
Wildflower families: Ranunculaceae, the Buttercups shows the characteristics that identify flowers in this family. Blog by Lizzie Harper| Lizzie Harper
Trees: Beech is one of a series of blogs about UK tree identification, folklore, and uses to mankind by Lizzie Harper, botanical illustrator| Lizzie Harper
Trees: Yew (taxus baccata) is one of several blogs by botanical illustrator Lizzie Harper on British tree species, folklore, uses and history| Lizzie Harper
Trees: Elder discusses how to identify the Elder tree Sambucus nigra; & its' uses past and present. Botanical illustrations by Lizzie Harper| Lizzie Harper
Holly: History, Folklore & Wales is a guest blog by Stewart Roberts, illustrated with Lizzie Harper's natural history illustrations.| Lizzie Harper
Trees: Rowan discusses how to identify the Rowan tree, and what its' uses past and present. Botanical illustrations by Lizzie Harper| Lizzie Harper
Trees: Hawthorn discusses how to identify the hawthorn tree, and what its' uses past and present. Botanical illustrations by Lizzie Harper| Lizzie Harper
Trees: Ash Fraxiuns excelsior blog explains how to identify this tree, and its uses past and present. Botanical illustrations by Lizzie Harper| Lizzie Harper
Trees: Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. How to identify the sycamore and discusses uses past & present. Botancial illustrations by Lizzie Harper| Lizzie Harper
Trees: English Oak blog discusses how to dientify the oak tree, and what its' uses past and present. Botanical illustrations 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
Trees: Horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum is one in a series of blogs by botanical illustrator Lizzie Harper on UK tree species| Lizzie Harper
Flower shapes: Symbolism & Cultural significance guest blog discusses flowers shape and cultural significance. Illustrations by Lizzie Harper| Lizzie Harper
Scots pine is one of several blogs on UK tree species by Lizzie Harper exploring botany folklore and history with her botanical illustrations| Lizzie Harper
Researching a wildflower explains the process and shares resources Lizzie Harper uses when researching her botanical illustrations| Lizzie Harper
Trees: Small-leaved lime or Linden is one of a series on trees. the Linden or Lime tree is explored by botanical illustrator Lizzie Harper| Lizzie Harper
