A SINGLE painting by a landscape artist, who has worked on Hollywood film sets, will be the focus of an exhibition in the Lake District.

One to One is the third in an occasional series of exhibitions in which Brantwood, in Coniston, looks at just one work.

Steve Mitchell started as a scene painter for the BBC over 30 years ago, and has created some of the industry’s most memorable backdrops and painted images both here and in Hollywood.

This experience has given him a unique perspective on the way in which he sees landscape, something which he has explored in a remarkable way on canvas in recent years.

In a gallery or museum the individuality of the single work is often lost as the visitor goes from picture to picture comparing works and spending only a short time with each one. One to One provides an encounter with a single work in a setting designed to concentrate focus upon it.

Steve Mitchell studied fine art at Leicester, gaining a degree in 1977. The following year he started a three-year course as a trainee scenic artist. Trained by the legendary scenic artist Brian Bishop, he went on to run the department at BBC Birmingham, working on hundreds of productions, including All Creatures Great and Small, Juliet Bravo, and Howard's Way.

In his final year at the BBC he was given a special award for outstanding work, principally for his work developing a post-production matte painting technique for video, leaving in 1986 to work freelance.

Working predominately on TV commercials, completing in excess of 600, he also worked on stills photoshoots, exhibitions, murals, independent TV productions and pop promos.

For the past 20 years he has mainly worked on feature films, including Batman, The Crying Game, Saving Private Ryan, 101 Dalmatians, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Harry Potter, Interview with the Vampire, Spectre, Woman in Gold, and Avengers Assemble.

Although films have mainly involved scene painting, Steve has also worked on a number of productions as a digital concept artist, glass matte artist and post-production matte artist.

Working in oil on a relatively large scale, his work has sold consistently through established galleries, such as the Where I Fell in Love Gallery in Shipston-on-Stour, then the Celia Lendis Gallery in Moreton-in- Marsh, where he has had a number of one-man shows.

He was featured as one of the Top 10 UK Investment Artists To Buy in 2013, in Art of England, by Estelle Lovett.

Although Steve continues to work selectively on films, he works mainly in his studio on his own large-scale oil paintings.

One to One opens on Wednesday October 12 until November 28, and is on display in the Blue Gallery at Brantwood daily from 10am to 5pm, and admission is included in the house ticket.