Art Collectors

Kathy LaFave (left) and Roland Lee with a blank sheet before beginning his watercolor painting demonstration at LaFave Gallery in Springdale Utah The Zion Watchman 10 x 14 watercolor painting [...]

Roland Lee (left) with Linda and Ken Crandall who purchase three of Roland Lee’s paintings. A few weeks ago, I was invited by Soltis Investment Group to do a live outdoor painting [...]

Irene Emett presents Roland Lee with a 1981 copy of Art West magazine which featured Roland’s work as a new artist. What a fun experience I had yesterday at the St. George Art Festival. A [...]

Art Collector Rachel Carignan and artist Roland Lee “Pine Valley Autumn” original watercolor by Roland Lee  Art Collector Rachel Carignan purchased my new painting “Pine [...]

Tonight was the opening banquet and reception for the 28th annual Robert and Peggy Sears Invitational Art Show on the campus of Dixie State University. The show features works by about 135 [...]

Roland Lee plein air Painting of “Patriarch Falls at “Court of the Patriarchs” in Zion National Park “Patriarch Falls” plein air painting at Zion National Park by [...]

Utah Governor Gary Herbert and First Lady Jeanette Herbert pose with artist Roland Lee after awarding him the Utah Governor’s Mansion Artist Award for Visual Arts August 20.     [...]

The Plein Air Painters of Utah gathered in St. George May 4 for a special paintout and show at the elegant Fibonacci Gallery in St. George Uah. After a morning of plein air painting amid St. [...]

I recently had the pleasure to meet and talk to a wonderful group of people from the Salt Lake city area. The group meets regularly to study various topics, and had asked me to talk about art and [...]

“Split Rock Splendor” 8 x 12 watercolor by Roland Lee was painted as a demonstration at Split Rock Gallery “Art of the National Parks” Show and book signing Art collector [...]

Roland Lee demonstrates how to do a watercolor painting at Zion National park I was invited to do a watercolor painting demonstration for about 80 people during the Zion National Park Plein Air [...]

Bob and Louisa Geiger celebrated their anniversary in Zion by purchasing two of my plein air paintings for their home. I was fortunate to be invited to participate in the fifth annual Zion [...]

This stunning backdrop greets artists and collectors at the Kayenta Art Festival The Kayenta Art Festival and Quick Draw in the past was held in February, but this year they changed the date to [...]

The St. George Art Festival held Easter Weekend in St. George Utah brought thousands of art collectors and hundreds of artists together. I have participated in the show since its inception back [...]

Duane and Shauna Woodmansee purchased another painting for their collection Last spring some wonderful collectors, Duane and Shauna Woodmansee purchased their first original watercolor from me at [...]

Dr. Ed and Idonna Snow pose with Roland Lee and their new original painting following the scholarship auction for Dixie State University Dr. Ed and Idonna Snow purchased a Roland Lee painting at [...]

Roland Lee with collectors Lawrence and Janine Lambert in front of his painting “Duck Creek Deadfall.” The Lambert’s own a number of Roland’s paintings. I was pleased to [...]

The photo reference of a stone house in the Yorkshire Dales  A thumbnail sketch helps us plan the value relationships and decide what to leave in and what to take out. It is difficult to [...]

Here’s a heads-up for all you Zion art enthusiasts. Mark your calendars now. A group of enthusiasts watch as Roland Lee paints in the Quick Draw event of the 2011 Plein Air Invitational at [...]

My new 20-foot long tent served us well this year “Sinawava Silence” received two First Place awards at this years showWe enjoyed two days of sunny St. George weather Easter weekend [...]

Every few months the St. George downtown art galleries hold a friday evening “Art Walk”. Luckily the weather this time was absolutely fantastic so the turnout was large. I was [...]

Once again, I am grateful to the collectors from many states who selected my paintings to become part of their collections. The show was nearly a sell-out and helped raise a significant amount [...]

Working on my “quick draw” painting at Zion National Park Success! After a week painting en plein air at Zion National Park I’d have to call the whole event a rousing success. [...]

Just in time! I finished this new painting today just in time to get it up to Zion National Park for the kick-off of the art event of the year. Now in it’s third year the “In the [...]