New Paintings

Thanks to all those who joined me for the opening reception of my new art show. Special thanks to all those who purchased a painting or new print. As we […]

Adare Manor Ireland original watercolor 21 x 29 – Prints available My gallery is hung with 22 new paintings, and you’re invited to stop by and see them. Lots of […]

Just a reminder, my art show from the British Isles is now open. You can stop by my gallery weekdays from 10am to 5pm. You are invited to my reception […]

“The Dove Cottage” in Grasmere England 8x 12 watercolor painting On-location pencil sketch of the Dove Cottage All of my pencil sketchbook studies help me more completely explore and [...]

This little bridge house in Ambleside England pays no taxes because it uses no land!“Ambleside Bridge House” 4 x 6 original painting  In addition to the great castles and manor [...]

“The Red Gate” Inspired by a thatched cottage in Spiddal Ireland. Original 5 x 8 watercolor Sketchbook study of a thatched cottage done on location in Spiddal Ireland. this was […]

Painting of Rothenburg Germany street scene 8 x 12 watercolor by Roland Lee I loved painting in the wonderful town of Rothenburg Germany. We stayed at the Eisenhut Hotel in […]

Windsor Street Scene – watercolor 8 x 12 In Windsor England, we stayed in the Castle hotel just across from the Windsor Castle and by this lovely street. I enjoyed […]

Original watercolor “English half-stone cottage” 5 x 8 I don’t mean to rub it in, but Nellie and I will be joining a tour group to Europe this weekend. We’ll […]

Me with my finished painting I’m always looking for a good excuse to paint outdoors, so when the Southern Utah Art Guild announced a plein air paint-out near Snow Canyon […]

Silver stained and weathered barnwood was the subject of our workshop When I told my class we were going to paint a barn, I didn’t mean with red paint and […]

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 […]

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 [...]

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 January workshop centered around painting the red cliffs of southern Utah. One of my favorite subjects, I always enjoy tackling this landscape theme. We explored several techniques  for [...]

In my December workshop on painting English Cottages I demonstrated an easy method to paint stones in buildings and walls. I am using some reference photos I shot on one […]

If you are in the area, stop by my Art Studio and Gallery tonight during the “Art on Main” gallery stroll. You’ll see my latest paintings, plus some plein air […]

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 […]

I remembered to stop and shoot a photo or two of some of the paintings in progress, but neglected to shoot most of the finished pieces before they were framed […]

I started this painting to demonstrate allowing Ultramarine blue, Cad red light, and Yellow Ochre to mingle freely wet-into-wet to create dramatic three-minute skies. I had no idea what I […]

This painting started as demonstration of a 3-minute wet-into-wet sky. We did four or five different skies then added the landscape elements afterwards. “English Cottage” was used to [...]

I am Getting ready for “Land of Contrasts: Dixie National Forest” to be exhibited at the Eccles Art Museum November 16, 2012 through January 22, 2013. I turned to one […]

I have been invited to participate in a special art exhibit at the Eccles Museum this fall featuring paintings of the Dixie National Forest in Southern Utah. A number of […]

Our local painting group, the Southern Utah Watercolor Society decided to head up to the mountains to bask in the cool air recently. Our destination, Pine Valley Mountain turned out […]