All Posts from September, 2006

Roland Lee (right) with fellow artist Lynn Griffin at the opening artist’s reception of the Mission Gallery in St. George, Utah Although the Mission Gallery has been open for business […]

The light in the desert is always a prevalent feature of the landscape. The shapes of mesas, and desert shrubs are well-delineated by the sunlight hitting the surfaces and bouncing […]

I focused this class on learning to see the lights in nature. I have learned over the years that we really see objects that are light against dark, rather than […]

I really enjoy teaching workshops, especially because of the friendships that are developed. I was joined by a really special group of students at this class with a ton of […]

September 2006 Roland Lee Watercolor Painting Workshop Participants: Barbara Hunter, Lola Krummenacher, Mary Beth Anderson, Carolyn Ostler, Tyler Nelson, Gevene Savala, Carrie Ruppe, and Lindy [...]

The two-day Roland Lee watercolor workshop September 25-26 will be held at Passion for Painting Gallery located at 310 East Tabernacle Street, St. George, UT 84770. Contact Becky Whitney for […]

On Monday and Tuesday I will teach an all-day watercolor landscape painting workshop for advanced students. I consider it a big responsibility to try to share with others the things […]

I received notification today that my painting, “Fisherman” was juried into the Lucky 13 National Art Competition in Mesquite Nevada. The show features only miniature paintings which [...]

On Friday September 29 The Mission Art Gallery will hold its ribbon cutting and grand opening in St. George, Utah. The gallery, operated by Jane Juber, will feature the work […]

Usually about this time of year we head for Vermont to take in the fall colors and do some painting. This year because of the library commission and several workshops […]

Since wild turkeys were introduced to Zion National Park, they have proliferated and done very well. We frequently have them visit our cabin and wander through on their way down […]

We made a quick overnight trip to our cabin at Zions Ponderosa Ranch on the east boundary of Zion National Park. My excuse was to get a few things done […]

Today I stopped by and visited a good friend and fellow artist, Sam Lawlor, to get some tips for the library mural project. He is one of the finest artists […]

I met today with Douglas Alder, the Chairman of the Washington County Library Board, and Brenda, the library director, to go over the initial sketches for the library paintings. They […]

I worked up a couple of rough sketches today for the new Washington County Library Painting. I think I’ve got the idea down, I just need to work out the […]

I will be spending the next couple of months working on a commission painting for for the new Washington County Library. I have been researching the history of the libraries […]

Ahhh! Doing what I love the most — being outside in nature with my sketchbook.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2006The rest of the families rolled into camp and we set up in the beautiful group camping area for fun and games. The grandkids loved the deer […]

About this time each year we have a family reunion of sorts at Capitol Reef National Park. We rent the group campground and spend a few days hiking and introducing […]

I had a chance to do some reflecting today on how rich our lives have been because of those who have gone before us. My nephew just called this morning […]

On Saturday I took my son Jim Lee and two of my gransons, Kayson and Christian, on a short hike out to the East Rim trail. Since our Rockin’ R […]

A few sketchbook drawings done on location around our “Rockin’ R” cabin on the Zions Ponderosa Ranch near Zion National Park. I have done numerous pencil drawings of the big [...]

This morning we’re heading up to Zion’s Ponderosa Ranch to spend the weekend at our Rockin’ R Zion cabin. Located on the east side of Zion National Park just on […]

I was fortunate to have two watercolor paintings juried into the Utah Watercolor Society Annual Juried show. The two transparent watercolor paintings were both of the southern Utah landscape. One [...]