Strange Land by Mike Rollins Exhibition

Mike Rollins presents Strange Land, a solo exhibition of landscape paintings.

From Hitchin to Halifax, London to Las Vegas, Mike takes you on a personal journey through a world of atmospheric locations.

Using a variety of mediums, Mike likes to draw out the enigmatic elements of nature, and the underlying narratives of a location. Growing up in ‘Brontë country’, amongst the gritstone moorlands of West Yorkshire, Mike is drawn to the darker side of a landscape and aims to capture a brooding intensity.

“It’s about creating a sense of drama. I think it’s something that initially drew me towards set design. The location itself becomes a character in the painting. I’m looking for a strange angle, or dramatic contrasts of dark and light. Especially if I’m trying to paint a place that’s very well known, I try to get a viewpoint that doesn’t scream ‘tourist shot’. I’m looking for that element of the ‘strange’.”

The show runs from 7th ’til 15th September, and Mike will be at the gallery throughout, from 10am ’til 4pm, demonstrating his painting techniques and chatting to visitors about his work.