It was a special week as some of the top plein air artists in the country converged on the Maynard Dixon Studio in Mt. Carmel, Utah for the “Maynard Dixon Country Campout.” A week of plein air painting was combined with seminars, artists demonstrations, and a wet-paint show and sale sponsored by the Thunderbird Foundation. Thanks to Paul and Susan Bingham along with George Handrahan and G. Russell Case who organized the event.
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Plein air painting of Alton barns
![Studio at western painter Maynard Dixon's summer home in Mt. Carmel, Utah](https://rolandlee.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Dixon-studio-300x200.jpg)
Studio at western painter Maynard Dixon’s summer home in Mt. Carmel, Utah
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Roland Lee with plein air painting at Kanab, UT
![Jeff Pugh, Gary Smith and Roland Lee](https://rolandlee.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Jeff-Pugh-Gary-Smith-and-Roland-Lee-300x225.jpg)
Roland Lee with artists Gary Earnest Smith and Jeff Pugh at the Maynard Dixon Country show
![Rebecca Esplin watching Roland Lee paint](https://rolandlee.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Rebecca-Esplin-watching-Roland-Lee-paint-300x200.jpg)
Roland Lee painting while scholarship student Rebecca Esplin watches.
![Sean Rowley and Rebecca Esplin watch as Spike Ress paints](https://rolandlee.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Sean-Rowley-and-Rebecca-Esplin-watch-as-Spike-Ress-paints-300x225.jpg)
Artists Sean Rowley and Rebecca Esplin watch as watercolorist Spike Ress paints in Orderville UT as part of Maynard Dixon plein air event
![Thunderbird Foundation symbol](https://rolandlee.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Thunderbird-Foundation-symbol-300x225.jpg)
The Thunderbird symbol in front of the Bingham Gallery at Maynard Dixon Property in Mt. Carmel. Home of the Thunderbird Foundation.
![Mian Situ, Gloria Situ, and Roland Lee](https://rolandlee.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Mian-Situ-Gloria-Situ-and-Roland-Lee-300x225.jpg)
Artist Roland Lee with Mian Situ and his wife Gloria during Maynard Dixon Country Campout and plein air event
Greetings Roland Im planning on driving over from AZ for the upcoming Camp out hope to visit with you then * JP