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I was recently commissioned to do a historic painting of a pioneer home in Toquerville. It was a fun painting as I added some pioneer figures, an old wagon and […]

I was invited to do a powerpoint presentation at the annual St. George Plein Air Art event. I titled my talk, “Getting the Most From Plein Air Painting.” It was […]

I was invited by Marion Zitting, from Centennial High School to participate in a plein air paint-out with a group of students attending a youth conference. The youth worked intently […]

I am deeply honored that my watercolor painting “Rugged Grandeur” was selected for exhibit in Springville Museum of Art’s 2025 Spring Salon. The show will run through July 5, [...]

Apr 26, 2025 – July 5, 2025 . The Spring Salon is an annual juried exhibition that celebrates the best of Utah art! Come see over 200 works by some […]

Watercolor Painting of Court of the Patriarchs in Zion National Park

I will be exhibiting in the spring Show of the Utah Watercolor Society May 9 through  June 13, 2025 at the Provo Library Nelson Attic.

Marion Zitting and the Centennial High School art department have invited me to come and paint along with the students outdoors in Colorado City April 22 1pm to 4pm.

I will be doing a powerpoint called “Roland Lee Sketching and Painting Around the World” at 8pm April 22.

In conjunction with the St. George Plein Air event, I will be doing a Powerpoint presentation on “Getting the Most From Plein Air Painting.” The talk will be April 8 […]

I will be participating in the Plein Air Artists of Utah group show at the Ogden Eccles Art Center May 1 through May 31. Stop by and check out this […]

My youngest grandson, Benson, painted this painting for my 76th birthday and I just love it so much. It really captures me and my interests. A picture of me painting […]

Two of my landscape paintings of Zion National Park are featured in the April 2025 issue of Western Art Collector Magazine. They appear in a special section called “Painting the […]

I was so pleased when my wonderful collector, Venna Barrett, decided to purchase my painting called “Autumn Chorus.” She already has several other big Roland Lee paintings in her [...]

Watercolor Painting of an old barn covered in a blanket of fresh snow

Sometimes I just enjoy examining the features on the many cliff faces in Zion National Park. This scene is just below the Sentinel looking up through the pine trees. It is a magnificent big [...]

Watercolor Painting of water tumbling over rocks in the Virgin River at Zion National Park. The sound of rushing water is soothing deep in Zion's canyons.

Duck Creek in the Dixie National Forest on Cedar Mountain is one of my favorite Autumn locations to paint. The evergreens create a wonderful background for the brilliant red and yellow aspens.

Painted from a photograph in France. the light hitting this pot of flowers in a window sill was just about perfect. I painted this for a demonstration in my master class. Collection: T. Larson

A 6 x 9 watercolor painting. I used a previous painting by request as a paint-along in my master class. All the students painted the same thing as we worked together.

One of my favorite places to paint is at the foot of the Court of Patriarchs in Zion National Park. The quiet sound of a gentle flow of water is the ideal background music for a peaceful day in [...]

We were fortunate to stay in this charming manor in Adare Ireland. I did many sketchbook studies of the manor, plus the many buildings on the 800 acres as well as in the delightful village of [...]

Near the bus stop at the Temple of Sinawava in Zion National Park is the location of this waterfall. Most of the time no falls exist, but during and after a big rainfall, water squirts through a [...]

Watercolor Painting of Angels Landing in Zion National Park