An artist nicknamed ‘Roundabout Banksy’ has created new works along a riverside path to put a smile on walkers’ faces.

Former fabricator welder Jon Allcorn was inspired by the Unframed mural festival in Ashford to design his latest pieces.

They can be found along a path on the Little Burton estate and show animals burnt into tree stumps.

A sculpture of a dragon made completely out of chains and cutlery is also included.

Mr Allcorn said: “I used to put a few pieces out on Ashford’s local roundabouts as I felt it would put a smile on people's faces on their journeys.

“Ashford has recently had some really good murals painted. It gave me the bug to go and have a play.

“I live local to where I have done my art pieces so I walk through that way several times a day with my dogs.

“I thought it could do with brightening up. I could see that the local authorities had felled some trees, so I thought I'd have a go at a few pictures.”

The 53-year-old, who has been a welder fabricator since the age of 14, created lines in the tree stumps to make different animals by using a dremel soldering iron.

So far, he has created a tiger, elephant, ferret and emus.

He added: “The dragon was created from a forklift centre chain, a normal link chain, some cutlery, a couple of nuts and a couple of marbles.

“I had recently made myself a lizard sculpture from the chain and had some left over. I saw the flat stump when I was doing my wood burning pictures and thought it would be an ideal place for a sculpture.

“With the coronation, I thought I would do a dragon.”

Mr Allcorn says he has more artwork to share and is happy to have received many positive comments from the community.

Having been installing art pieces in the town for four years, earning him the nickname “Roundabout Bansky”, Mr Allcorn revealed his true identity in 2021.

He decided to auction some of his work off in memory of his beloved wife Sharon who sadly died in 2020 after battling cancer for 33 years.

He said it had always been his intention to eventually auction off his public art for Pilgrims Hospice as they helped him and his wife immensely.

Mr Allcorn says he spends a lot of time working on his art and finds it really helps him following the loss of his wife.

He added he has plenty more up his sleeve when it comes to creating pieces in Ashford.