Three years ago I painted a series of illustrations for the novel “We Have Always Lived In The Castle” by Shirley Jackson. The release of the book was then delayed and in the meantime the publisher asked me to create an additional illustration for the frontispiece of the book – to be released in 2022. The gap between the previous images and the new one was beneficial because I didn’t remember the story well and had to work from hazy memories – which is I think the best way to create an image that has a life of its own.