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 research and my imagination. [...]
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. A number of other gallery [...]
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 agreed, although I hate to [...]
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 community enjoys them as [...]
“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 has sculpted the land into a complex [...]
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 the history of [...]
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 discuss [...]
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 well. I am pleased.
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, the brush I’m using is Gerald [...]
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 our grandkids while Jim and Barb vacationed in [...]
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 getting it finished on [...]
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 a long time to do this [...]
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 for a workshop with David [...]
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 wall permanently [...]
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 know when it comes to the figure and [...]
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 were pleased [...]
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 details. I’m planning a [...]