ARTISTS are exhibiting their outdoors compositions at Compton Acres until the autumn.

Visitors to Summer House next to the Japanese Gardens, can see the collection of around forty watercolour paintings produced by students attending Bourne-mouth Adult Education classes.

Penny Gerken, who teaches adult day time watercolour classes for beginners and improvers at the Punshon Centre in Bournemouth said: "We have had such good weather this year I wanted to make the most of Compton Acres' lovely surroundings.

Penny, who has been teaching some of her students for seven years, welcomed newcomers to her Wednesday and Thursday morning classes.

The new courses start on Sept-ember 17. Anyone who is interested should contact the Puns-hon Centre on 01202 295269.