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About Me
I am a professional artist, demonstrator and tutor based in Hertfordshire, UK. My style of painting is a mixture of traditional and expressive techniques and though I use a variety of mediums, I often find acrylic paint better suits my needs.
Born in West Yorkshire, I grew up surrounded by the rugged moorland landscape of the Brontës and Ted Hughes. Subconsciously, my eye has been coloured ever since by its legacy of grit- stone buildings and stark beauty. My painting influences are diverse and include a love of Gainsborough’s loose pastorals, Lowry's graphic urban scenes and Monet's sensitive colour palette. Although, I'm just as likely to be inspired by a film I have seen or a song I have heard! Trained as a scenic designer, I often think of my subject as though it were a stage set, open to rearrangement for dramatic purposes. I rarely paint a location exactly as I find it, preferring to alter weather, lighting or viewpoint to suggest an alternate narrative. Having spent many years in the heritage sector, I’m also fascinated by the passage of time and my paintings often depict ancient landscapes, or buildings, that are slowly being reclaimed by nature. In addition to painting I demonstrate and run workshops for art societies and education centres, details of which can be found on my Events page. My work has also been featured in several magazines, including 'Leisure Painter' magazine, to which I am a regular contributor of articles. |
I continue to offer design services to the heritage sector, both set and graphic design, and details for this can be found at www.rollins-design.com
Biography
Education:
2016 - Focus Level 3 Award in Education & Training (RQF)
1989 - 92 UCE in Birmingham - BA (Hons) Theatre Design
1988 - 89 Huddersfield Polytechnic - Foundation Diploma in Art & Design
2016 - Focus Level 3 Award in Education & Training (RQF)
1989 - 92 UCE in Birmingham - BA (Hons) Theatre Design
1988 - 89 Huddersfield Polytechnic - Foundation Diploma in Art & Design
Awards:
2022 - British Art Prize 2022 Finalist (A&I magazine)
2021 - Sponsor's Award (Consensus HR) at the Big Art Fair, Hitchin
2018 - 'The Artist Magazine' TALP Open Finalist
2017 - 'The Artist Magazine' TALP Open Finalist
incl. St Cuthberts Mill Award
Exhibitions:
2022 - British Art Prize 22 at Oxo Tower Wharf, Southbank, London (A&I magazine)
2022 - Broadway Open Exhibition, Broadway Gallery, Letchworth G.C.
2022 - Big Art Fair at Hitchin Town Hall
2021/22 - Various Group exhibitions at The Wynd Gallery, Letchworth G.C.
2021 - Big Art Fair at Hitchin Town Hall
2020 - 'Small Works' - Group exhibition at The Wynd Gallery, Letchworth G.C.
2020 - HVA Spring Group Exhibition - New Maynard Gallery, Welwyn Garden City
2019 - Group exhibition Baldock 4 at the old Town Hall, Baldock, Herts - (Herts Open Studios)
- Exhibitor at Patchings Art Festival, Notts.
2018 - 'The Artist Magazine' Open Exhibition, Patchings Art Centre, Notts
- Stotfold Watermill Summer Exhibition, Beds
2018/17/16/15/14 - Ayot St Lawrence Art Show, Herts
2017 - Herts Open Studios, Hitchin, Herts
- 'The Artist Magazine' Open Exhibition, Patchings Art Centre, Notts
- HVA Spring Group Exhibition - New Maynard Gallery, Welwyn Garden City
- 'Living Crafts' HVA Stand, Hatfield House, Herts
2016 - Artist-in-residence, Herts Open Studios, Baldock Arts Centre
- 'Up Your Street' Group Show - The Artnest, Hitchin, Herts
2015 - 'Horizons' Group Show - Nude Tin Can Gallery, St. Albans
2013 - Solo Show - Letchworth Arts Centre, Letchworth Garden City, Herts
- Copperbeech Art Gallery, Little Wymondley, Herts
- Group Show - Hitchin Town Trail, Hitchin, Herts
2005 - Solo Show - The Radlett Centre, Radlett, Herts
2004 - Solo Show - Questors Theatre, Ealing, West London
Member:
Society For All Artists (Professional Associate), Herts Visual Arts and The Wynd Gallery Artists
TV:
'Wildcard' participant in Sky Arts 'Landscape Artist Of The Year 2016 and 2017'
Gallery: The Wynd Gallery, Letchworth Garden City
2022 - British Art Prize 2022 Finalist (A&I magazine)
2021 - Sponsor's Award (Consensus HR) at the Big Art Fair, Hitchin
2018 - 'The Artist Magazine' TALP Open Finalist
2017 - 'The Artist Magazine' TALP Open Finalist
incl. St Cuthberts Mill Award
Exhibitions:
2022 - British Art Prize 22 at Oxo Tower Wharf, Southbank, London (A&I magazine)
2022 - Broadway Open Exhibition, Broadway Gallery, Letchworth G.C.
2022 - Big Art Fair at Hitchin Town Hall
2021/22 - Various Group exhibitions at The Wynd Gallery, Letchworth G.C.
2021 - Big Art Fair at Hitchin Town Hall
2020 - 'Small Works' - Group exhibition at The Wynd Gallery, Letchworth G.C.
2020 - HVA Spring Group Exhibition - New Maynard Gallery, Welwyn Garden City
2019 - Group exhibition Baldock 4 at the old Town Hall, Baldock, Herts - (Herts Open Studios)
- Exhibitor at Patchings Art Festival, Notts.
2018 - 'The Artist Magazine' Open Exhibition, Patchings Art Centre, Notts
- Stotfold Watermill Summer Exhibition, Beds
2018/17/16/15/14 - Ayot St Lawrence Art Show, Herts
2017 - Herts Open Studios, Hitchin, Herts
- 'The Artist Magazine' Open Exhibition, Patchings Art Centre, Notts
- HVA Spring Group Exhibition - New Maynard Gallery, Welwyn Garden City
- 'Living Crafts' HVA Stand, Hatfield House, Herts
2016 - Artist-in-residence, Herts Open Studios, Baldock Arts Centre
- 'Up Your Street' Group Show - The Artnest, Hitchin, Herts
2015 - 'Horizons' Group Show - Nude Tin Can Gallery, St. Albans
2013 - Solo Show - Letchworth Arts Centre, Letchworth Garden City, Herts
- Copperbeech Art Gallery, Little Wymondley, Herts
- Group Show - Hitchin Town Trail, Hitchin, Herts
2005 - Solo Show - The Radlett Centre, Radlett, Herts
2004 - Solo Show - Questors Theatre, Ealing, West London
Member:
Society For All Artists (Professional Associate), Herts Visual Arts and The Wynd Gallery Artists
TV:
'Wildcard' participant in Sky Arts 'Landscape Artist Of The Year 2016 and 2017'
Gallery: The Wynd Gallery, Letchworth Garden City
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