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I am exciting to be an invited artist at the 2018 Maynard Dixon Country event sponsored by the Thunderbird Foundation at Mount Carmel Utah. 22 Guest artists will join together for seminars [...]

Tony and Wendy Kraatz with their new painting  called “Retired.” It is a watercolor painting of an old Fordson tractor with the metal wheels located on the Mathews Ranch. It even had [...]

I share an unusual plein air painting experience in “Postcards from the Road” in the August/September 2018 issue of Plein Air Magazine. You’ll find me on the very last page next [...]

I’ve just released my popular instructional video Workshop #13 on my Youtube channel “Roland Lee Studio.”  The subject is “How to Paint a Desert Sky and Corrals” and [...]

It was so much fun to trade the hot desert red rocks for the cool Spruces and Glaciers of Alaska for a while. We enjoyed an inside passage cruise with my brothers and sisters and I really liked [...]

There’s still time to register for Plein Air Utah September 12-15 in Midway Utah. Paint outdoors with dozens of the best outdoor painters, and enjoy seminars, and demos. Everyone who [...]

Grateful to have my painting and those of my two sons, Jim and Jon, exhibited at the UWS 2018 Small Paintings Show. Also pleased that my painting won an Award of Merit.  

It was fun to have Plein Air Magazine editor Kelly Kane include one of my funny plein air painting experiences in the August/September 2018 issue. 

I am honored to be invited to participate in the Maynard Dixon Country August 22-25, 2018. Thanks to Paul and Susan Bingham of the Thunderbird Foundation for including my painting “Desert [...]

I was happy to be notified that my painting “Zion Narrows” received the Jurors Award at the 2018 Spring UWS exhibit held at the Visual Arts Institute in Salt Lake City. I also learned [...]

I enjoyed painting outdoors with the Plein Air Painters of Utah at Vermillion Cliffs and Marble Canyon Arizona April 25-28, 2018. The weather was perfect as we explored off road trails leading to [...]

I will be Participating, and helping with the outdoor painting groups at the 2018 Plein Air Utah event in Midway Utah Sept 12-15, 2018. In it’s second year, the event is co-hosted by Midway [...]

The invited artists have been announced for the 2018 Zion National Park Plein Air Invitational. I am pleased to see my name on the list. This is one of the biggest plein air events in the nation [...]

The Russons purchased my donated painting at the Dixie State University “Fire and Ice” event. The painting raised about $3000 for student scholarships.

I was fortunate to see the great watercolorist Cindy Baron demonstrate her unique and creative style at the Bella Muse Gallery in Ogden UT over the weekend. Cindy uses a unique style of [...]

I was especially pleased to be invited to be a presenting artist for the 2018 Maynard Dixon Country event presented by the Thunderbird Foundation. This will include several days of presentations, [...]

I was pleased to have two of my watercolors accepted into the 2018 Open exhibition of the Utah Watercolor Society. The show runs May 11 – June 15 at the Visual Arts Institute in Salt Lake [...]

We had a great show on two beautiful spring days at the St. George Art Festival. It was fun to renew acquaintances with old friends and new collectors. I have participated in this show 38 times [...]

Thanks to Leslie Layton and Jill Romney who ended up purchasing three paintings after visiting my studio. Neither is new to my work, having collected my paintings in the past. But its always nice [...]

I was notified that my painting “Coal Creek” received People’s Choice Award at the Dixie Watercolor Society Spring exhibit. It was a tie with my friend Eddi Malloy.

I was grateful to be able to help the Southern Utah Museum of Art raise $2900 at their annual art auction. Thanks to Michelle Jorgenson and ERA Realty for making the winning bid for “Autumn [...]

Thanks to collectors Ralph and Cheri Atkin for purchasing my big painting “Ripples of Gold” at the 31st annual Robert N. and Peggy Sears Dixie Invitational Art Show and Sale. I was [...]

I was pleased to win the Best of Show award at the 2018 Spring Dixie Watercolor Society exhibition. My painting “East Zion Aria” received the award. Thanks to Maureen Booth and all [...]

I am happy to participate in the 31st annual Robert N. and Peggy Sears Invitational Art Show to be held Feb 16 – April 1, 2018. I am exhibiting two paintings: “Ripples of Gold” [...]