READING'S MOST notorious local graffiti artist painted some artwork in front of an audience of primary students in Caversham today.

Peachy, an anonymous local graffitti artist operating across the Reading area, entertained students at The Heights Primary School, Caversham, by spray-painting canvasses for them to take.

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The students had been studying graffiti art and the work of Banksy, and so teacher Louise Dimmick got into contact with artist and asked to give a live performance.

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Ms Dimmick said: "I saw some of peachy's graffiti around Caversham and we were going to do a graffiti/Banksy art study, because our topic is Caversham.

"So we went to walk to the Banksy artwork, and as Peachy is the man who added the typewriter to the bottom of the piece, I asked him on Instagram if he minded coming, and he did."

The artist met the students, accompanied by staff, in the park just beside the school, where he painted two canvasses in front of the students before passing the final works on to the pupils.

Ms Dimmick added: "We wanted to give the children a real experience - its one thing to show children a powerpoint of graffiti and they can see in the area, but it's important to them to have real experiences.

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This is something which we've tried to do for them a lot this term, especially as they've been in lockdown and not been able to have school trips, so we've tried to arrange trips and events like this for them.

"The children have also been making their own stencils and their own graffiti - it's been a whole graffiti unit and they've loved it, and are so exited for this."

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Speaking through his Instagram account (_peachyofficial), Peachy said: "I wanted to show [the students] first hand a piece being created from nothing - how an ugly white plain blank canvas can go from nothing to a artwork in a matter of minutes.

"If today can encourage some of them to go home and ask their parents to buy them paints, brushes, and pencils so they can create their own works then that is perfect."