A COLOURFUL exhibition of imaginative illustrations are on show at the Ashcroft Arts Centre in Fareham.

Local artist John Smith is a blacksmith by trade but has

written a book on the adventures of Rin Nibstix and his dog Teks as they tackle their stricken planet.

His vibrant illustrations of the story and the alien creatures the characters encounter makes for an eye-catching first exhibition that is not to be missed.

The Story of a Stricken Planet will run at the centre in Osborn Road until May 9.