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I used both my Sienna easel and my hand-held kit yesterday and today plein air painting in Zion. What a gorgeous day to spend outside in our beautiful world.  

I delivered three new paintings to one of my long-time collectors, Linda Crandall over the weekend. She and her late husband Ken have supported me and my work for many […]

My painting “Angels Landing” won. second place at the Spring UWS show. Thanks to president Margo Cook and judge Geoff Allen for putting on a great. exhibit.

Nellie and I had the chance to visit the Springville Art Museum and check out the Spring Salon currently on display. I am honored to have one of my paintings […]

I was recently commissioned to do a historic painting of a pioneer home in Toquerville. It was a fun painting as I added some pioneer figures, an old wagon and […]

I was invited to do a powerpoint presentation at the annual St. George Plein Air Art event. I titled my talk, “Getting the Most From Plein Air Painting.” It was […]

I was invited by Marion Zitting, from Centennial High School to participate in a plein air paint-out with a group of students attending a youth conference. The youth worked intently […]

I am deeply honored that my watercolor painting “Rugged Grandeur” was selected for exhibit in Springville Museum of Art’s 2025 Spring Salon. The show will run through July 5, [...]

My youngest grandson, Benson, painted this painting for my 76th birthday and I just love it so much. It really captures me and my interests. A picture of me painting […]

Two of my landscape paintings of Zion National Park are featured in the April 2025 issue of Western Art Collector Magazine. They appear in a special section called “Painting the […]

I was so pleased when my wonderful collector, Venna Barrett, decided to purchase my painting called “Autumn Chorus.” She already has several other big Roland Lee paintings in her [...]

My good friend Lyman Hafen and I gave a dual lecture on the history of southern Utah at the Kayenta Voyager Lecture Series. I presented a powerpoint showing many of […]

Roland Lee, Legacy in Landscapes, my new 160-page coffee-table quality book is coming in April. This hardback book, lavishly illustrated with Roland’s landscape paintings will satisfy any lover [...]

My sister’s grand daughter Alyssa spent a couple of hours with me in my studio. As a school project she was required to shadow someone in a career she was […]

My son Jim and I tested his amazing electric Rivian SUV with a trip out to Toquerville Falls. He wanted an outing, and I wanted to do some sketching so […]

I am grateful to my loyal collectors for supporting my work. Thanks to Venna for purchasing this new large painting for her home. She and her son James have explored […]

I was happy to have new collectors Doug and Marci Topham commission a large painting from me and then purchase another big painting for their home. Without good people who […]

I may be getting to old for this. At least that was what I was thinking this past week as I participated in the Zion Plein Air Art Invitational. Mornings […]

The Zion National Park Forever Project, in collaboration with Worthington Gallery and Zion National Park, proudly announces the the Plein Air Art Event at Zion National Park. It runs from […]

I was so please when one of my collectors, Venna Barrett, purchased my new big oil painting called “River to the Angels.” Venna and her family love hiking in Zion […]

A great week in Midway Utah. 21 instructors and 50 attendees came together for 4 days of instruction, demonstrations and outdoor painting at the 2024 “Plein Air Utah Rendezvous” this [...]

Come see my new paintings. If you are looking for excellent quality representational art this is the place to find it. Gold River Gallery operated by Travis Humphreys. Carrying exceptional […]

Thanks to my good collector and avid outdoors person Venna Barrett for making a home for one of my original paintings. She purchased ‘Upward Climb” a painting of Angel’s Landing [...]

I am grateful to the Fairbanks for visiting my home and purchasing one of my oil paintings. They have a beautiful home in Kayenta and the painting fits perfectly. The […]