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I am happy to be featured in Western Art Collector magazine July 2019 in an article by David Brown called “Where the Past Meets the Present” about Zion National Park and Grand Canyon [...]

Thanks to Dixie State University Sears Art Museum for hosting the Roland Lee 40-Year Retrospective exhibit. Our opening reception June 7 was attended by over 100 people who listened to Roland Lee [...]

  We launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund our new book “Discovering Zion” and thanks to the kindness and generosity of our friends we reached our goal in just 12 hours.  Wow, [...]

My original painting “Cliffs of Zion” was presented to donors Dr. Denis and Diane Lyman at a special reception at Dixie State University yesterday. I was present to unveil the [...]

I am grateful that juror Betsy Dillard Stroud chose two of my paintings for the Spring 2019 UWS competition. “Railroad Summit” depicts three railroad men, the engineer, a mechanic, [...]

Thanks to the many collectors who attended the Southern Utah Museum of Art SUMA art auction. My painting “Big Skies and Deserts” raised $1600 in support of the museum. I’m [...]

I was invited to teach a two-day watercolor painting workshop for the Utah Watercolor Society last weekend in Salt Lake City. We had 22 wonderful painters sign up with about 15 more on the [...]

Over the last month or so I’ve done quite a few new watercolor paintings. They will start showing up soon on my website and in the gallery. Come by and take a look.

I enjoy inviting a few good artists into my studio each month for what we call a “Master Class.” It is called that because we explore upper-level techniques for creating solid [...]

A special thanks to collector Randy Peterson who selected my original painting “Glorious Morn” for his art collection. Randy and his wife have purchased two other paintings from me. [...]

After appearing in a couple of publications, my “famous” little plein air painting of  the old Grafton School house has found a new home. Architect Eric Roberts from Nevada, an [...]

Thanks to Ken and Dianne Hall and their artist daughter Rebecca who visited my art studio today. Ken is the director of the MBA program at Southern Utah University, and selected my original [...]

I am pleased to be featured in the current issue of Southwest Art Magazine. Two of my paintings are featured, “Desert Tempest” and “A Time of Peace,” along with a Q and A [...]

My 40 Year Retrospective art show will be on view at the DSU Sears Art Museum June 7 through August 2, 2019. A component of that show will be a display of Zion National Park paintings celebrating [...]

Thanks to the Zion Forever Project and many volunteers who made the 10th annual Zion National Park Plein Air Invitational a huge success. Sale proceeds benefitted the Zion Youth Initiative in its [...]

My painting “View From Scout Lookout” was featured in the November 2018 issue of “Plein Air Magazine” in a two page ad for the Zion National Park Plein Air Art [...]

I was pleased to receive the “Award of Excellence” for my painting “Glorious Morn” at the Utah Watercolor Society Fall Competition. Thanks to the judge, Frank Eber, for [...]

I was pleased to be included in “State of the Art Utah” section of Western Art Collector Magazine this month, October 2018. My painting “Sands of Time” was featured. My [...]

During the four-day Plein Air Utah event we were treated to daily seminars, talks, workshops, and outdoor painting at several wonderful locations. On Friday I gave a presentation on outdoor [...]

Before dawn on a crisp November morning artist Roland Lee climbs in his camper truck and drives to a special place he’s already scoped out in Zion National Park. On this day he’s not alone as two [...]

Nearly 100 artists and teachers will meet in Midway UT September 12-15, 2018 for the second annual “Plein Air Utah” event. Consisting of teaching seminars, painting demonstrations and [...]

The Zion National Park Plein Air Invitational has an ad in the October 2018 Plein Air Magazine featuring the artwork of Roland Lee, Royden Card, Mary Jabens, and George Handrahan. The show will [...]

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 [...]