Sabrina Taylor, who lives in Rushmore Street, hopes to use her experience as an illustrator and designer to teach young people how to use graffiti paints to create something more positive rather than just tagging their name.

She said: "I want to get involved with young people and this would be an ideal opportunity to get my work noticed as well.

"When someone is doing art at college to go and just spray a few words doesn't really mean anything. With this we could get them doing something more meaningful that they can be proud of."

The 30-year-old began her art career at Warwickshire College where she studied for three years before completing a three-year degree in fashion design at the University of Central England.

She contacted the Courier after reading about pensioner Barbara Payne's project to help improve Leamington's graffiti problem featured on March 28.

Mrs Payne is working with Warwick District Council and Warwickshire College in the hope of arranging a project for young people to paint murals in some of the town's graffiti hotspots.

Miss Taylor, who is currently looking for a job helping young people, previously volunteered at the African Caribbean Project youth club based in Old Town.

Describing her work, she said: "My art is kind of abstract and I have different styles. I work with acrylics and spray paints.

"My main inspiration is movement and I like to draw a picture that is moving. I am also inspired by figurative and fantasy art."

She believes young people need more to do at weekends and outside school hours. She added: "I don't think there are enough places for young people to socialise other than youth clubs and there aren't enough evening classes - obviously they need something else to do.

"I have worked with young people aged eight to 16 before and I can offer them advice. I would like to start a project and give them something to concentrate on."

Anyone interested in helping or joining in the project can contact Sara Fenton on 457728 or sara.fenton@leamingtoncourier.co.uk