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New Foyer Exhibition Launch

Michael Finlay Painting Exhibition

Last week we opened our new Exhibition in the Foyer at 96 Shenley Road. An exhibition of the dynamic paintings of Michael Finlay. Michael was a set painter at Elstree Studios and the films he worked on have inspired his art.

As Michael says, "My paintings are inspired by the many productions I have worked on in the scenic department, the locations I have visited and lived in (often for months at a time), and the characters I have met along the way. My paintings are at times sensual, evocative, dramatic and inspired by fantasy."

Take a look next time you are in 96 having a coffee, before going upstairs to the Museum of course, and try to guess which films have inspired the paintings. 

Which films? Michael again, "the Peruvian temple from Raiders of the Lost Ark, the temple in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Victorian streets in Young Sherlock Holmes, the cave set from Never Say Never Again, the ruined tower in Highlander, the emperor’s throne room in Return of the Jedi, Gotham City in Batman Begins, Tangiers in The Bourne Ultimatum and so many more."

The launch was attended by Mrs Barbara Graham, the Mayoress of Hertsmere, Sandra Parnell, Mayoress of Borehamwood and John Graham, Mayor of Hertsmere.