Mike Rollins BA(Hons) is an artist based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. His style of landscape painting is a mixture of traditional and expressive techniques in a variety of media, but predominantly acrylic paint. Born in West Yorkshire, he grew up surrounded by the rugged moorland of the Brontës and Ted Hughes. Subconsciously, his eye has been coloured ever since by its legacy of grit- stone buildings and stark beauty. Having originally studied theatre set design, Mike went on to create themed visitor attractions and museum exhibitions, working with companies such as Tussauds and English Heritage. Throughout this time Mike created artworks for both professional and personal expression, holding several solo shows in London and Hertfordshire. He now works as a fine artist and tutor, demonstrating and holding workshops for art societies as well as teaching regular classes at The Letchworth Settlement, Herts. Mike has also featured in various publications including Leisure Painter magazine, to which he is a regular contributor of articles on how to paint in acrylics. In 2022, Mike was a finalist in the British Art Prize, run by Artists & Illustrators magazine. He has been chosen several times to exhibit his work as a finalist In the TALP Open Exhibition at the Patchings Arts Centre, Notts and in 2017 won its St Cuthbert’s Mill Award.

Mike has taken part in exhibitions throughout Hertfordshire and London, including Herts Open Studios, and is a member of Herts Visual Arts, the Society For All Artists and The Wynd Gallery co- operative group of artists in Letchworth Garden City.