A SECONDARY school boy has had his work featured at Cardiff Arts Collective earlier this month.

Alex Jeal, 12, a pupil at Rumworth School has seen his work displayed along with prominent artwork from top artists.

Three drawings by Alex are exhibited, three of which were part of school art projects, with the fourth being a result of Alex's creative process while at home.

His style has been described by his mum, Andrea as cartoonish, often of doodles or caricatures in a similar style to Quintin Blake, or of famous company logos, such as Channel 4.

Alex explained: "My process is a bit random, I turn my head off, start drawing and see what I get, I don't plan it out.

"I'm very chuffed with myself and I'll give myself a pat on the back."

He was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and autism at a young age, so his mum explained that drawing gives him a useful creative outlet.

She said: "He draws all the time and can do it really quickly, sometimes leaving his room scattered with paper, or on an Ipad.

"He's so creative, and I just think its brilliant that he has been brilliant that he had had the opportunity to be recognised, which is a huge boost of confidence to him, because of the negative associations that often come with having ADHD and autism.

"He has a real personality, is very popular and loves to make his friends at school laugh."

Miss Valentine, a teacher at the school, said: "Alex in 1C is quite a talented artist, especially in illustration.

"Us as a staff team really wanted to encourage this further.

"Luckily, I have a friend who owns an art company and gallery in Cardiff and she was doing an exhibition on illustrators and she happily agreed to display some of Alex's work."