Painting Techniques

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 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 was a fun [...]

We enjoyed a pleasant painting workshop last week dealing with the nuances of painting water. I presented several of my favorite techniques for handling the tricky subject, including methods for [...]

We just concluded the second day of my February workshop. Our subject was painting Utah scenes in Winter and we enjoyed exploring the wonders of painting snow in watercolor. It was a real treat [...]

I have been painting steadily since our trip to Italy and Europe. Many of the paintings are sold but I have completed a few new small paintings. All of these are available.  If you want to [...]

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 you’re [...]

Michelle Manriquez opened her beautiful home and studio for a special fund-raising workshop for the Dixie Watercolor Society. Roland Lee agreed to teach the workshop and donate all fees back to [...]

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 log.  Our [...]

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, [...]

“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 a morning of painting [...]

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. George where we studied the effects of light and [...]

Artist Roland Lee stands by his award-winning painting at the 2014 Sears Invitational Art Show at Dixie State University in Utah I submitted two paintings to the Sears Invitational Art Show at [...]

Salt Lake City’s Best artists! Both my recent Salt Lake City workshops were themed to recent travels to the British Isles. We used my photographs as subjects, as I demonstrated how to [...]

This workshop explored the textures and colors of ancient crumbling walls in the British Isles. We studied how the light and shadow affects the way we see nature as we painted castles, cottages, [...]

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 [...]

Roland will share tips and techniques for painting the cottages, castles, and gardens of the British Isles. Adare Manor in Ireland 8 x 12 watercolor Flaming Gorge Resort near Vernal, Utah will be [...]

Learn how to take your everyday photos and turn them into great paintings. Oct 3-4 “Making Great Paintings from Photos” – Do you wonder what to do with those zillions of digital images from your [...]

I found this little arched bridge near the old mill behind the Warwick Castle. It was a wonderful little pastoral scene with flowers, water lilies, and nice reflections in the dark water. I knew [...]

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 [...]

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 the middle of town. 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 the atmosphere of the [...]

My good friend and fellow artist Myron Laub asked me to do a quick plein air painting demonstration at the monthly paint-out of the Dixie Watercolor Society this week. He chose a wonderful spot [...]

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 I jumped at the [...]