Paintings to inspire

Former American Paralympian Gregory Burns is holding a solo art show in Beijing, in support of the Olympics and Paralympics.

On show are a dozen abstract paintings and collages depicting athletes competing on sports grounds. Chinese icons like the Temple of Heaven and Bird's Nest are also prominent in his work.

The child of US Foreign Service parents, Burns contracted polio as an infant while living in Jerusalem in 1958 and has walked ever since with the help of crutches and leg braces.