BALLERINA Connie Dodds practises her moves in front of a painting by a self-taught Glasgow artist that has been donated to an art sale to help raise funds for charity.

The 14-year-old dancer, who is from Kilmacolm, is a student with the Scottish Ballet and the Terry Ferguson Scool of Dance.

The painting by Muriel Barclay is called Before Rehearsal and it is of a dancer tying her laces. It has been donated to help raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. The event is at M & Co's Caledonia Galleries in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire. Organisers hope to beat last year's total of £80,000.

Picture: Stewart Attwood