An Ulverston-born artist known for his classical meets contemporary style of painting is set to display his work in Grasmere.

Stefan Orlowski’s exhibition, 'Presence', is set to open at the Heaton Cooper Studio archive gallery on September 12.

Mr Orlowski's work, rooted in British and European figurative painting, will feature a myriad of images derived from extensive hours of observation in various landscapes.

He said: “My cast of characters relate in some way to the landscape around them, as referenced by backdrops, window glimpses or some trace of its presence.

“I attempt to create a link between the interior worlds we inhabit and our relationship with the land.

"When we move outside and toward the mountains, we also take a journey inwards into ourselves.

"Upon return, the experience grows in us.”

Mr Orlowski predominantly employs oils and watercolours to execute his paintings.

He said: “The figurative paintings are often introspective, psychologically tense and carry an undertow of pathos.

"Intensity of mark making, emotional resonance and a dialectic between subjective beauty and corporal honesty typify my aesthetic.

“The use of traditional materials, such as lead white and its layered application root the work in a long tradition of painting, but I hope to bring these methods into a contemporary and personal visual language.”

The artist graduated with a master's degree from Wimbledon College of Art in 2012, and won the Young Artist Award at the national Lynn Painter Stainers prize just after graduating from the University of Aberystwyth in 2008.

He has also held numerous exhibitions both across the UK and internationally, including in London and Switzerland.

Those eager to view the exhibition can do so between September 12 and November 3.

Mr Orlowski said: "Ultimately it is drama that I seek, and it is drama that I find in the landscapes I love to paint."

Painter Julian Cooper, curator of the exhibition, said: “We are delighted to welcome Stefan, with new paintings displaying his distinctive sharp-eyed melancholy, back to Grasmere.

"His previous exhibition here, Land Lives, back in 2017, was widely appreciated, and we know our visitors will enjoy this show as much.”