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Lisbeth Zwerger

Its been a while since I posted, so apologies. I’ve been busy whilst waiting for comments from the roughs for my latest book, and have started a new book in between, so it’s new character sketches...

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Christmas cards

I actually was organised this year and have made my own Christmas cards.  They were printed by moo who did a lovely job! I’ve also found time in between Christmas shopping and reworking roughs to have...

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New roughs

Considering one of my new years resolutions was to blog more frequently, I’m not doing so well! All I can say is I’ve been busy. I’ve been reworking roughs which I think has improved the book and...

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New Book!

Its been a crazy time! ‘The Mysterious case of the missing honey’  by Claire Freedman is now out. A great story and I had a lot of fun working on it. Heres a pic of the frog spread not quite … Continue...

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Dip pen

Its been a while, so here’s a bit of a catch up. I’ve been trying out some new things, mainly different types of line with a variety of pens and have ended up going back to my dip pen that … Continue...

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Bear in love

Here’s an anniversary card I’ve just done.  I’m still experimenting with watercolours, but finding them much easier to use than my concentrated Dr.Ph.Martin’s.I’ve been doing a number of ‘birds in...

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‘Contraption’

Here’s a new picture for illustration Fridays topic, ‘Contraption’.

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Happy Halloween!

I’ve been doing some cards for birthdays. Happy belated birthday Hels!And Happy birthday Mum!I’ve been busy making rice krispie spiders and gory gingerbread skeletons for Halloween, but managed to fit...

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The Animal Olympics.

I’ve just been playing with the idea of animals in the Olympics. So this could be the first of a few…I quite like the idea of some of the winter sports, but maybe thats just because its getting colder-...

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‘My Dads a Birdman’

I’ve recently read ‘My Dad’s a Birdman‘ by David Almond. What an amazing book! So beautifully written and visual and touching and sensitive. I loved it. I’m now working my way through his other books,...

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Happy New Year!

It’s been a while, the run up to Christmas was busy.. but here’s a couple of new images. Bird iceskating, never as easy as it looks (as I discovered this holiday!) To all of you who have been blown...

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Pirate Day at The Book Nook

It was Pirate Day at The Book Nook in Hove. Its an amazing independent shop with a fantastic selection of childrens books, lovely staff, tasty cafe and a very friendly atmosphere. They have loads of...

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Some new things..

Its been a couple of weeks since I’ve last posted, and I’ve been trying some new things. I’ve been experimenting with lots of different papers-more on that in a separate post-it could get very paper...

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Paper Geeky

As promised here is a post about paper. I had happily been using the same type of watercolour paper since college (Saunders and Waterford, Not, 140LB) but since experimenting with other pens and...

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A little bird…

I’ve been meaning to post these images, all were for cards. Mothers Day.. And party invitations for my daughters’ birthdays. A dancing party.. A Mad Hatters Tea Party..

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The Picnic Mission.

Here’s some images I’ve just finished, trying out some new things and illustrating some words I’ve written. The first was a test piece.. ‘Week after week, families visited the woods with their picnics,...

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The Friday Book Review: The Wildwood Chronicles.

The Friday Book Review. In this section, posted on a Friday (and I know I’m early, I’m just keen!) I want to bring to your attention some of the brilliant books I have come across. They might be old,...

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The Friday Book Review: The Chicken Of The Family.

Today’s book is ‘The Chicken Of The Family‘, written by Mary Amato and illustrated by Delphine Durand. It is published by Putman books. The story is about two sisters who tease their younger sister by...

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The Friday Book Review: The Dunderheads.

Todays book is ‘The Dunderheads’ by Paul Fleischman and illustrated by the fabulous David Roberts, published by Walker Books. You are in for a treat with this one! The book is 56 pages long and for the...

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More Book Pictures.

I’ve had help updating my site, thanks to my technical genius of a husband, and my books section has loads of thumbnails, so you can now see more of my work- go on check it out! Here’s a card I …...

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