Keighley College art and design student Julie Bell has her first solo exhibition.

Julie -- who is in the second year of a pre-degree foundation course -- is exhibiting her work in the foyer of the Arts Theatre, in London's West End.

Several hundred people are expected to pass through the display, which runs until February.

The exhibition came about after a friend of Julie, who works at the theatre, suggested she showed her work to the manager, who liked it.

Julie, who sold two of her paintings in the first week, said: "It's very exciting, but it has been really hard work.

"I hadn't thought of approaching galleries because, although I have been painting for years, I haven't done a degree yet."

She hopes to begin degree studies at Bradford University next year.

Julie pays tribute to local company M & J Framing for the help it gave her in framing a large number of paintings at short notice.