Sadly we lost the original member of Team Inferno (the team name for mine and my sister's dogs) recently - the beautiful Sally. She was 18 years old and was my sister's first dog so for her birthday this year I decided to paint her a picture of Sally in all her queenly majesty.

I took the photo for this painting when Sally was younger and I always loved how towering she looked even though she is actually the size of a cat. Sally was almost completely grey at the end except for the end of her tail, and I always forget how ginger she used to be.  

We will miss you Sally x x

A little while back I made a postcard for the Ilkley Arts Secret Postcard Auction. I wasn't allowed to advertise what I'd made until after the auction was complete as who made each postcard had to remain a secret. The theme was 'Passage' so I decided to draw part of the door at Saddell Castle in Scotland as it shows two types of passage - the door leads to a passage and the aging shows the passage of time - deep right! (hahaha)

I'm really proud of this one. I think the texture of both the metal and wood are really effective. It was done from a photo I took many years ago when I stayed at Saddell Castle and I think this image really captures the castle's magic.

It was done in chalk pastels and coloured pencil on brown paper. I've fallen in love with chalk pastels recently, and combining them with coloured pencils is something I've never thought to do in the past but I love the results.