A Halesowen amateur artist is set to get his first taste of stardom with his work being exhibited in the Cornbow Centre.

Jon Oulds paintings will be exhibited at Halesowen Library from Monday September 6 until Friday September 24.

He said: “I specialise in animals and I want to become the best animal artist in the area.”

However, the artist hopes that there will be more places to exhibit in the future.

He added: “Apart from the library and the display case in the Cornbow there is nowhere for artist to display work in the area.”