JANET PIDOUX

I was born in the village of Penn in Buckinghamshire and loved doing art from an early age. Some of my earliest memories are of sitting on my grandmother's doorstep sketching animals, and there were always lots of animals around in my childhood, such as the rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys raised by my father. But I didn't decide to pursue art as my career until I was in my 30s, when I found myself picking up a brush for the first time and painting watercolor miniatures of wildlife and flowers. After a few years of experimenting, I finally settled on pastel as my medium of choice because I love the soft effect it produces. I enjoy painting landscapes, but my favourite subject is cats, in particular cats we've had over the years, such our three lovely gingers, Ziggy, Jack and Benny. My aim is to capture their individual personalities and give them a life on paper.

Primary location: United Kingdom