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Zion National Park Plein Air Invitational. One of the nation’s biggest plein air events will be held at Zion National Park November 5-11, 2018. I am pleased to be one of the invited [...]

My painting “View From Scout Lookout” was featured in the November 2018 issue of “Plein Air Magazine” in a two page ad for the Zion National Park Plein Air Art [...]

I was pleased to receive an “Award of Excellence” for my painting “Glorious Morn” at the Utah Watercolor Society Fall Competition. Thanks to the judge, Frank Eber, for [...]

Watercolor From Sketch to Finished Painting with Roland Lee Roland Lee teaches this class and will take you through his method of quick sketching on location and then taking it to the studio for [...]

when 10/3/2018 – 10/6/2018 where Thunderbird Foundation for the Arts 2200 South State Street, Mt. Carmel, Utah 84755 United States This fall I will be participating in the second [...]

Two day outdoor workshop at historic Mt. Carmel. This workshop will focus on the old barns and structures around this pioneer town near East Zion. Plan to spend a little time each day having [...]

Love Utah’s canyon country and supporting working artists and artisans? Make plans now to attend the premier art event of the Colorado Plateau – the 14th Annual Escalante Canyons Art [...]

I was pleased to be included in “State of the Art Utah” section of Western Art Collector Magazine this month, October 2018. My painting “Sands of Time” was featured. My [...]

During the four-day Plein Air Utah event we were treated to daily seminars, talks, workshops, and outdoor painting at several wonderful locations. On Friday I gave a presentation on outdoor [...]

I will be participating at Plein Air Utah 2018. 100’s of artists will gather for this fun event now in its second year. The Plein Air Artists of Utah and the Midway Art Association team up [...]

Before dawn on a crisp November morning artist Roland Lee climbs in his camper truck and drives to a special place he’s already scoped out in Zion National Park. On this day he’s not alone as two [...]

Nearly 100 artists and teachers will meet in Midway UT September 12-15, 2018 for the second annual “Plein Air Utah” event. Consisting of teaching seminars, painting demonstrations and [...]

The Zion National Park Plein Air Invitational has an ad in the October 2018 Plein Air Magazine featuring the artwork of Roland Lee, Royden Card, Mary Jabens, and George Handrahan. The show will [...]

I have been invited to be a presenter at The Maynard Dixon Country Event, a gathering of artists, collectors, community, and friends who love art. Three days of demonstrations, seminars, and [...]

I am exciting to be an invited artist at the 2018 Maynard Dixon Country event sponsored by the Thunderbird Foundation at Mount Carmel Utah. 22 Guest artists will join together for seminars [...]

Tony and Wendy Kraatz with their new painting  called “Retired.” It is a watercolor painting of an old Fordson tractor with the metal wheels located on the Mathews Ranch. It even had [...]

Watercolor Painting of the Carthage Jail in Illinois

I share an unusual plein air painting experience in “Postcards from the Road” in the August/September 2018 issue of Plein Air Magazine. You’ll find me on the very last page next [...]

Giclee Print of the Cedar City LDS Temple

Giclee Print of the St. George LDS Temple

I’ve just released my popular instructional video Workshop #13 on my Youtube channel “Roland Lee Studio.”  The subject is “How to Paint a Desert Sky and Corrals” and [...]

It was so much fun to trade the hot desert red rocks for the cool Spruces and Glaciers of Alaska for a while. We enjoyed an inside passage cruise with my brothers and sisters and I really liked [...]

There’s still time to register for Plein Air Utah September 12-15 in Midway Utah. Paint outdoors with dozens of the best outdoor painters, and enjoy seminars, and demos. Everyone who [...]