Mural Painting

I have always enjoyed doing paintings of the early pioneer era of southern Utah. Especially fun is creating a painting where I bring to life a moment in history using […]

Jane Juber and the Mission Gallery will host a special two-day art exhibit Friday and Saturday at the Santa Clara Town Hall. I will have about 12 paintings on display. […]

I was asked to be an artist representative on the committee to make the final selection of a 30-foot mural for the City of Santa Clara Office Building. I reluctantly […]

After a two-week delay, the murals I painted for the Washington County Library were finally hung and opened for public view today. I am pleased with them and hope the […]

“Reading – A Window to the Past, and a Doorway to the Future”Oil Painting by By Roland Lee Southern Utah is a unique and wonderful place. The power of nature […]

This past week I’ve been working on the second large painting for the new Washington County Library. this one will go in the Children’s Library area. I wanted to depict […]

At last I finished the library mural painting. Upon completion I got the approval of Douglas Alder from the library committee, then we brought in construction manager, Bob Coulter to […]

Today I lifted the big mural off the wall and carried it outside so I could take a better look at it. Still lots to do, but it holds together […]

Here’s a photo of yours truly at work on the library mural. As you can see it is getting close. I completed two of the buildings today. By the way, […]

My wife Nellie has been gone for the past two weeks and I’ve missed her a lot. She went to stay at our other home in Highland Utah to tend […]

I made a little more progress on the mural today. Here’s a few update photos from previous posts including the painting as it stands today. The problem is not only […]

After a great workshop at Lake Powell I’m back in the studio again working on the large oil painting for the Washington County Library. It seems to be taking me […]

I rubbed in a thin underglaze of burnt sienna on the buildings using thinner to establish an even value. Then I set everything aside and headed out to Page Arizona […]

I finally got started painting the 4′ x 8′ library mural this week. Actually it’s not technically a mural, but a very large painting. It will be mounted on the […]

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 […]