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I have to admit, this year has been a real challenge with Covid-19 pandemic upsetting most of our plans. But we were able to social distance and still hold our October plein air workshop at East [...]

Once again, I was surprised and delighted to be featured in “American Watercolor Weekly” online newsletter. “Sentinel Shadows” was featured in the section called [...]

In light of Covid-19’s impact on the world, Zion National Park has come up with a new way to feature art at Zion National Park. Instead of the usual four-day plein air event and gala show, [...]

It’s always fun to see my paintings show up in the national art magazines. Even more fun when they use one of my paintings to publicize a special section. I didn’t know about it until [...]

Wow, just received my copies of the new book, “The River Flows – Watercolors of the American West.” So thrilled to have a number of  my paintings included in this beautiful [...]

My painting “Long-term parking” was selected for inclusion in an article called “Trains, Planes, and Automobiles” in the July issue of Plein Air Collector and Outdoor [...]

For the second straight year, one of my paintings was selected for exhibit into the 2020 Watercolor West International Juried Exhibition. In its 52nd year, the annual show will run from September [...]

This summer I treated myself to an intensive workshop with one of my favorite landscape painters, John Poon. It was so great to be taking a class and not teaching one for a change, and this [...]

We had a lot of fun with our little master class this month. Once again, these classes are small, social distanced and with some really good artists. Our topic this time was, “Good design [...]

In spite of the Coronavirus restrictions, my art collectors are still purchasing new paintings. This new painting, “Zion’s Last Light” became part of the of the Foy family [...]

I was surprised and excited that editor Kelly Kane selected one of my paintings for the June 1 online issue of American Watercolor Weekly magazine. The article is titled “Inspired by Trains [...]

Due to the Coronavirus the Spring Open Exhibition of the Utah Watercolor Society was held online.  It seems to be the way of the art world during the worldwide pandemic of 2020. Nevertheless, I [...]

My painting “Morning Reflections” appears in the June-July issue of Plein Air Magazine in a special section called “Focus on Watercolors.” In the online edition of Plein [...]

Well the president and the Utah governor decided we all had to stay home and stay safe during the dreaded Covid-19 virus. While it may have been necessary it was not well received by most [...]

It was great to get out from under the Coronavirus shut-down and have a master class again. This class consisted of Jon Lee, Margo Cook, Dewey Hansen, and Connie Madsen. Its so great to be [...]

In keeping with government mandates and even stricter requirements from my worried children, I closed my gallery and studio about 4 weeks ago, and began working in a makeshift studio at home. [...]

I was delighted to be chosen to represent the Utah Watercolor Society in the “50 Stars 50 States” exhibition presented by the National Watercolor Society. As a signature member of [...]

Another group of outstanding paintings resulted from my March master class. Artists included Mark Rose, Jon Lee, Leslie Peterson and Vaughn Emett. While it rained steadily outside, we worked in [...]

My son Jon Lee organized a watercolor workshop and visit to the Maynard Dixon Property for a group of talented young ladies from Kanab, UT. About 12 girls and their leaders came up to Mt. Carmel [...]

I am so honored to be included alongside legendary masters such as Charlie Russell and Thomas Moran along with current artists like Don Weller and Dean Mitchell in the new book “The River [...]

I am so proud of all my students and their accomplishments. Meghana Mitragotri is having a show of her work at the Firehouse Art Center in Pleasanton California through March 31. If you are in [...]

I enjoyed mentoring a few great artists in one of my best master classes yet. We met for two days in my studio classroom as each artist worked on their own paintings. Our focus was on hard and [...]

I was thrilled to have my watercolor painting, “Railroad Summit” accepted in the 44th Annual Transparent Watercolor Society of America (TWSA) exhibition in Kenosha Wisconsin. The show [...]

I was excited to have my painting “Golden Day in Zion” receive a first place award in watercolor at the Sears Invitational Art Exhibit tonight. A gala banquet was held after which [...]