Video: Ashley Jackson gives London kids a lesson in Yorkshire landscape art

THE moorland landscape above Holmfirth was a classroom with a difference as artist Ashley Jackson became teacher for a day.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st May 2013, 01:01 BST
Artist Ashley Jackson gives inspiration to school pupils from London, on the hills above Holmfirth.Artist Ashley Jackson gives inspiration to school pupils from London, on the hills above Holmfirth.
Artist Ashley Jackson gives inspiration to school pupils from London, on the hills above Holmfirth.

The painter, who has a studio in Holmfirth, hosted a visit by children from Battersea in London, many of whom had never set foot outside the capital before.

Pupils from St Mary’s RC Primary enjoyed a one-off art tutorial aboard a Grand Central train before travelling to Holmfirth.

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Sean English, of Grand Central, said: “After working with St Mary’s last year on the Get London Reading campaign, we were keen to bring the Yorkshire countryside to life again for young people in the capital and show some of the inspirational places along our route.”

Artist Ashley Jackson gives inspiration to school pupils from London, on the hills above Holmfirth.Artist Ashley Jackson gives inspiration to school pupils from London, on the hills above Holmfirth.
Artist Ashley Jackson gives inspiration to school pupils from London, on the hills above Holmfirth.

Jared Brading, head teacher of St Mary’s, said: “Many of our pupils have never travelled outside of London and so this is a unique opportunity to give them the chance to not only learn from a talented artist but also experience a place with truly inspiring scenery.”

Jackson said: “My passion has always been to encourage others to enjoy being creative but also to gain inspiration from everything they see around them.

“To work with young children from London is a fantastic opportunity, for not only will it allow them to see landscape they have possibly not viewed before but will also allow me to see it as if for the first time again through their eyes.”

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