Yesterday the local artist Chas Jacobs came to work in school. Chas is a former pupil of our school.

The day started with Chas talking to the whole school about his passion. He encouraged everyone to follow their passion to make them happy. Chas explained how he had always enjoyed art as a child but didn’t make money out of his art until much later in life. He answered lots of questions posed by the children.

Chas then spent the day with Year 4. He taught them how to sketch out a picture using technical language the children were familiar with. Chas then demonstrated how to use watercolours successfully showing layering techniques. Last of all, he showed the children how to work back into the picture with pastels to add detail.

The children created some fabulous pictures and had a really enjoyable day. Chas said they were the best behaved and talented class he had come across in a long time.

Chas