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Chinese bramble Rubus tricolor botanical illustration completed for a fold-out identification guide, "Urban plants of Scotland" produced by Scotland branch of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, published by Field Studies Council, UK Cut to white botanical #sciart illustration showing the habit and species specific traits of this plant Some leaves show their pale undersides. the pale green stem is thick with glandular red hairs, and the orange-red fruit, very much like #blackberries, are also in evidence. I enjoyed doing the bumpy textured leaves, which are far more orbicular than other #Rubus family species
Hybrid #bluebell #Hyacinthoides x massartiana botanical illustration completed for a fold-out identification guide, "Urban plants of Scotland" produced by Scotland branch of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, published by Field Studies Council, UK Cut to white botanical #sciart illustration showing the habit and species specific traits of this plant The flowers are a pale blue in a flowering spike, with the stem flushed blue to the tip and the bracts also being blue. The basal leaves (only basal leaves as it all grows from a bulb, being a #monocot) are a healthy green and are linear, with darker tips especially where the leaves fold over on themselves.
#Thalecress #Arabidopsis thaliana, Hairy #bittercress #Cardamine hirsuta, and #Sherherdspurse #Capsella bursa-pastoris botanical illustrations completed for a fold-out identification guide, "Urban plants of Scotland" produced by Scotland branch of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, published by Field Studies Council, UK Cut to white botanical #sciart illustrations showing the habit and species specific traits of these similar plant species, with their white flowers, spindly stems, and #basalrosettes. It was good to finally get to illustrate all of them, and be able to clearly see their similarities and differences. #similarspecies #i.d. #wildflower #wildfloweridentification
Front page of the #BSBI and #FSC #foldout #wildflowerguide to #Scottish urban #wildflowers. Along with branding and the "Wild ID" name, it shows Wall rue, #Maidenhair, buddlejai (or #butterflybush), wall #bellflower, ivy-leaved #toadflax, wall lettuce, Polypody #fern, Yellow corydalis (all of which grown on walls and buildings and are thus labelled); then below these are the hybrid bluebell, Purple toadflax, Welsh poppy, Opium poppy, Chinese bramble, and Biting #stonecrop #sedum acre. These are labelled as #gardenescpes. I know I did the pictures, but it has to be said that as a sheet of weeds go, these are pretty darned pretty!
New blog on doing #botanicalillustrations of Scottish urban #wildflowers for an #identificationguide:
lizzieharper.co.uk/2025/12/guid...
I am passionate about the beauty, diversity, and resilience of "weeds", so this was a dream job. Most of the species were growing within half a mile of my home!
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Plant Medicines
Graphite and chalk on paper
30x42cm
Snowdrops, Galanthus nivalis
Madagascar periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus
Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum
White Willow, Salix x fragilis:
Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea
#botanicalillustrations #plantmedicines #botanicaldrawing #herbalmedicines
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Just published, my blog on doing #botanicalillustrations of some of the #grasses of #montserrat in the #caribbean:
lizzieharper.co.uk/2025/11/gras...
Grasses are one of my favourite #sciart subjects, so this was a dream job. Their variety and tiny flower details are a constant source of joy to me.
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A drawing of a cactus and cactus flowers made with multiple different types of traditional media
Photo of the cactus taken near Joshua Tree.
Made this mixed media drawing of a cactus as a gift for my highschool art teacher. I based the image on a photo I took earlier this year from my vacation to Joshua Tree. I always enjoy drawing plants.🌵💖
#mixedmediaartwork #traditionalart #cactus #botanicalillustrations
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Cut to white #sciart #botanicalillustration of the fly agaric #Amanita muscaria. Red cap with white remnant flakes of the universal veil, pale stipe with annulus, and the base complete with bits of grass and grains of soil. The cap is a shiny orange red.
This weekend, Hay on Wye hosts #Fungitown.
www.fungitown.org.uk
There are talks, walks, films, and stalls in #Hay Castle (where I'll be selling #fungus prints, drawing, and selling originals of my animal and #botanicalillustrations from 10 - 4 on sat 4th and sun 5th October)
Come and visit!
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Botanical illustrator, Hannah McVicar has painted one of Gromit sculptures for the upcoming 'Gromit Unleashed 3' Sculpture Trail in Bristol.... ...read more on thedirt.news #Artist #BotanicalIllustrations #botany #GromitUnleashed3 #VengeanceMostFowl #Wallace&Gromit
thedirt.news/hannah-mcvic...
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#Sciart #watercolour botanical #illustration by Lizzie used to illustrate her blog on the Plantaginaceae wildflower family. This is the Buddleja. It's the flowering head, at a diagonal from bottom left to upper right. The flowering panicle is a froth of mauve flowers with orange eyes, and there are 2 lesser conical shaped infloresceces below the main one, One pair of leaves are illustrated, with damage from pests shown as holes ringed brown. The bottom left has another leaf shown in tonal pencil
#Sciart #watercolour botanical #illustration by Lizzie used to illustrate her blog on the Plantaginaceae wildflower family. This is the #foxglove #digitalis. It's one flower, taken from the flowering spike. You cna see the calyx at the top, then the magenta tube-like corolla. The mouth of the flower points downward, but you can see pale yellow stamens protruding and the distinctive dark purple splotches within the flower throat, ringed with white. There is a muted shine on the outside magenta tube and the corolla lips are undulate.
#Sciart #watercolour botanical #illustration by Lizzie used to illustrate her blog on the Plantaginaceae wildflower family. This is the Greater #plantain. Its based on the rosette of basal leaves, with two emergent flowering spikes, thin and green. The leaves are broad and have almost parallel veins (paler) running their length. The mid rib is also pale, and has thin green wings; this constitutes the petiole. the top of the infloresence shows greenish buds, half way down there's a froth of pale mauve stamens, and below you see the tiny flowers developing into seeds, still green on this spike. The other spike shows completed flowering and the developing fruits are tinged brown. At the bottom right corner is a close up of an individual flower showing mauve stamens, a bright yellow stigma, and 3 cream tiny petals. Cut to white.
#Sciart #watercolour botanical #illustration by Lizzie used to illustrate her blog on the Plantaginaceae wildflower family. This is the #loousewort. it used to be in the #scrophularaea family, which has now rolled into the plantian family. the illustration shows the deeply divided leaves, an off yellowish green, coming out from a central base. there's a long pale root at the bottom of the plant. Three of the upper branches bear flowers. these are mauve magenta. They are similar to mint flowers, having a hooded tube and basal wings. Calyx are swollen and tinged reddish. On the far right is a branch bearing three buds. The calyx teeth recurve, showing contrasting green inner edges.
New blog on #wildflower #families out:
lizzieharper.co.uk/2025/06/wild...
This one is on the varied (& recently re-jigged) #plantain family, #plantaginaceae. With my #botanicalillustrations, it discusses common features of flowers as diverse as foxgloves, speedwell, & plantains. One of a series.
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My print of “Know Your Alliums” is off to its new home. Don’t worry- I have more than one print if you would like one too!
#alliums #birodrawing #knowyouralliums #illustration #illustrator #illustrations #flowerillustration #flowerdrawing #botanicalillustrations #giclee #gicleeprint #justgiclee
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This blog compares my #botanicalillustrations of #Caribbean #flora done from reference images with real plants, growing in the wild:
lizzieharper.co.uk/2025/05/medi...
It's always nerve-wracking, seeing plants for the first time, having already illustrated them...
#montserrat #sciart
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Available at my Open Studio May 24th- sign up for my email news for details!
#nautilusshell #naturalhistoryart #botanicalillustrations #naturemagic
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The art behind science: Botanical art exhibition by the Eden Project Florilegium Society Exhibition ...read more on thedirt.news #Botanicalart #BotanicalIllustrations #botany #EdenProject #EdenProjectFlorilegiumSociety
thedirt.news/the-art-behi...
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#Archive30 #PopularItem This tiny sketch book full of hand-painted #botanicalillustrations by Beatrice Nettlefold of Winterbourne always proves popular at handling sessions! @arascot.bsky.social @lukaslarge.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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Books in Bloom: Firsts Rare Book Fair returns to the Saatchi Gallery to the theme of horticulture, bringing a wide range of rare books, manuscripts, maps and prints.......read more on thedirt.news #Antiquebooks #BotanicalIllustrations #FirstBookFair #Horticulture #book
thedirt.news/books-in-blo...
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Day 3 of botanical snuggles reveal, we have some more rare flowers, today’s featured flowers: Mastigostyla and Trichodesma zeylanica ⭐️
#cuteplants, #cuteart #cutebears #bearart #botanicaldrawings #cutebotanical #botanicalflowers #cottagecore #cuteplant #drawingreveal #botanicalillustrations
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#Bermuda #grass #cynodon dactylon #watercolour #botanicalillustration by #sciart #naturalscienceillustrator Lizzie Harper with details of spikelet and ligules.
#Creepingbent #agroatisstolonifera #grass #watercolour #botanicalillustration by #sciart #naturalscienceillustrator Lizzie Harper with details of spikelet and ligules.
#Seashore #paspalum Paspalum vaginatum #grass #watercolour #botanicalillustration by #sciart #naturalscienceillustrator Lizzie Harper with details of spikelet and ligules.
Photo of 3 completed grasses botanical illustrations on my desk along with my paint box. The larger images don't include the painted text of latin and English names written below each species, which you can see in the photo.
Just finished these three #grasses #botanicalillustrations for a private client in Oman. There's nothing I enjoy more than illustrating grasses species;there's so much minute detail and variety in their spikelets, ligules, growth habits & color. #Bermudagrass, #Creepingbent & Shore #Paspalum #sciart
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Botanical illustration in watercolour, by lizzie harper, of Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon in progress
Spent today doing #botanicalillustrations of #grasses. This one is Bermuda grass #Cynodon dactylon in progress. Illustrating grasses is my happy place, so I'm very glad to have a commission to paint three species this month. #poaceae #graminaceae #sciart #botanicalart
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Japanese rose Rosa rugosa #botanicalart #illustration in watercolour. Although this plant is an invasive, it's important to remember the plant is not "bad", just that we humans move species across the planet without considering the unguessable consequences that might result from this translocation.
For the last 24th day of #artadventcalendar here's #Japanese #rose #rosarugosa.
It's has become an #invasivespecies in the UK, albeit a beautiful one. Many of my #botanicalillustrations are non-native plants, it's vital to remember who introduced them. The plant is never at "fault", we are. #sciart
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Knight Bishop variety of apple, botanical illustration watercolour by lizzie harper
For #artadventcalendar day 16 i thought we'd have an #apple. This variety is called Knight Bishop. I've painted #botanicalillustrations of several sorts this year, local to me in the borders between Wales and England. Learning apple anatomy and terminology has been fascinating. #sciart #🐡
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Botanical illustration for FOR Sweden's project on Invasive plants: Dwarf serviceberry Amelanchier spicata
Botanical illustration completed for FOR Sweden's project on invasive species: Dwarf Japanese knotweed Reynoutria japonica compacta
Botanical illustration for FOR Sweden's project on Invasive plants: Dwarf serviceberry Amelanchier spicata
Botanical illustration completed for FOR Sweden's project on invasive species: Dwarf Japanese knotweed Reynoutria japonica compacta
Here my #botanicalillustrations of #Bridewort #DwarfJapaneseknotweed, #Dwarfserviceberry & #Falseacacia have been edited into stand-alone watercolour illustrations which can then be re-used for other jobs.
If you hang onto your copyright, re-use fees can add up over time & are v welcome.
#sciart
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Botanical illustration in a sketchbook style for FOR Sweden's project on Invasive plants: Dwarf serviceberry Amelanchier spicata
Botanical illustration in a sketchbook style completed for FOR Sweden's project on invasive species: Bridewort Spirea salicifolia
Botanical illustration in a sketchbook style completed for FOR Sweden's project on invasive species: Dwarf Japanese knotweed Reynoutria japonica compacta
Botanical illustration in a sketchbook style completed for FOR Sweden's project on invasive species: False acacia Robinia pseudoacacia
More #sketchbook #botanicalillustrations for FOR Sweden's #Invasivespecies project; I love doing these. (for.se/hitta-de-inv...)
There's Bridewort, Dwarf serviceberry, Dwarf Japanese knotweed, and False acacia
I adapt these to create stand-alone #illustrations as well (see post below)
#sciart
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My #botanicalillustrations on FSC's Guide to #Waterside #flowers (pub 2024). Seeing my #sciart illustrations in context is still a thrill, I love that FSC fold-out guides can be taken into the field to id plants & animals. When work's shrunk for repro. it looks so much sharper & more jewel like!
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