Plein Air painting

Singing in the rain. Karen Bettilyon, Julie Strong, and Sally Valiton duck for cover during the Roland Lee watercolor painting workshop Abraham and Isaac poke their heads into the clouds […]

Roland Lee Drawing Class in St. George Utah Learning to see edges as value changes Eight accomplished artists joined together for my April class on Sketchbook drawing and journaling. It […]

Yesterday I was invited to present a live painting demonstration in Zion National Park for Soltis Investments. While some of their conference guests were hiking the canyons, and others were […]

At the request of many of my students I am posting some of the plein air watercolor paintings completed at the Zion National Park Plein Air Art Festival.  Plus a […]

My wife, Nellie, shows off the certificate I won  for People’s Choice at the Zion National Park Plein Air event I was pleased to win the “People’s Choice” award at [...]

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 [...]

Roland Lee paints in Kolob Fingers area during Zion National Park Plein Air Art Invitational The annual Zion National Park Plein Air Invitational Art Show kicks off this weekend. 24 […]

Roland Lee plein air paints historic Judd’s Store during Saturday paint out at opening of Fibonacci’s Main Street Gallery in St. George. Jason Bowen and Steve McGinty also painted [...]

I am proud to have been invited to be part of a three-man show this weekend at the newly opened Fibonacci Main Street Gallery in St. George Utah. The show […]

Nellie and I in Germany below Castle Neuschwanstein We just returned from 18 days in Europe. The weather was wonderful and the scenery spectacular. I filled a sketchbook with drawings […]

Roland Lee painting Thor’s Hammer along the trail below the rim at Bryce Canyon National Park. It’s amazing how many people want to stop and look over your shoulder when […]

Artist Roland Lee making a sketch in his field book on a research trip of the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. Photo by Dr. Robert L. Eves What a week! […]

We will be traveling the incredible scenic backroads of Utah for the next three days as I explore and paint the geologic wonders of the Grand Staircase. I will be […]

Primitive camping at Sand Hollow Reservoir with my 1992 Six Pac Super Mini Camper and classic 1988 Toyota 4 x 4 pickup Some people may call it vacationing, but for […]

The Court of the Patriarchs in Zion National Park provided ideal subject matter for a day of painting outdoors. Artist Alice Robinson enjoyed painting from her perch on a fallen […]

Outdoor painting workshop posing at the Ivins Reservoir. Back Row: Alice Robinson, Marsha Owen, Kelly McKelvey, Paulette Triplett, Mary Brown, Mark Rose. Front Row: Connie Madsen, Cindy McGregor, [...]

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 […]

My new Six Pac Super Mini camper traveling art studio on location at Arches National Park It’s not really new–in fact I would call it pure vintage–but it is going […]

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 […]

“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 [...]

My April painting workshop featured a potpourri of my favorite tips and techniques for working in watercolor. The second day we drove up to Pioneer Park above St. George for […]

This Roland Lee painting of East Temple in Zion National Park appears in the book, “Art of the National Parks” and will be displayed at a book signing event and […]

Here is a group photo sent to me by Deena Millicam of our March drawing class in St. George. The photo shows our group on the red rocks above St. […]

The paintings of artist Roland Lee are featured in this new award-winning book. Eight of the featured artists will participate in a special show and book signing April 25-26 Book […]