A Selby man is exhibiting some of his abstract work in a York book shop after catching the painting bug again.

John Scott, 57, of Abbots Road, Selby, has 19 acrylic oil paintings on display at Blakes Book Shop, in Micklegate, York.

Mr Scott - whose wife Sue is a tutor at Selby College - said: "I went to art college in York more than 20 years ago. I have always painted but let it go."

A couple of years ago he found the inspiration to start painting seriously again and the paintings in Blakes Book Shop were all done in the last six months.

Updated: 10:44 Thursday, November 21, 2002