I was pleased to win “Best of Show” at the DWS “Splash of Color” Spring show going on through May at the St. George Art Museum. A reception turnout of 387 guests enjoyed [...]
My daughter Jana and I had a wonderful plein air painting day out in the sand dunes in Warner Valley. The February weather was sunny and mild and everything was perfect. Except when we attempted [...]
I was pleased to receive a second place ribbon at the 2024 Sears Invitational Art Show. The show has paintings by hundreds of well-known artists and will remain on display at Utah Tech University [...]
The annual Robert and Peggy Sears Invitational Art Show is scheduled for February 17 to March 32 2024. The exhibit will be taking place at the Sears Art Museum on the campus of Utah Tech [...]
I am happy to announce that we have in stock giclee prints of the new St. George Temple painting, “The House of the Lord.” They can be ordered in various sizes but the in-stock prints [...]
I am happy to announce a new signed and numbered limited edition giclee print of the re-dedicated St. George Temple. I worked on this painting the week before and after the dedication was held. [...]
I am grateful to Gordon and Jean Jolley who stopped by Gallery 35 and purchased my big painting “Within These Walls.” It is a painting of Zion National Park, with a quiet Virgin River [...]
I was surprised at the Mighty Five Zion Park Reception to see so many wonderful paintings of Zion Park. There were contemporary paintings next to paintings from both private collections and the [...]
I am happy to announce that Three of my new paintings of Zion National Park will be exhibited at the upcoming “Mighty Five – Zion National Park Invitational Art Show at Utah Tech [...]
I am grateful to Virginia Howard who stopped by Gallery 35 today and decided to add “Gentle Flow” to her collection. I visited with a number of friends and former collectors today in [...]
As the featured artist at Gallery 35 I will have a special display and sale of my paintings at Gallery 35 from now through the end of January 2024. Stop by and see some of my new pieces at 35 [...]
It’s time to move on. After many years at my St. George downtown commercial location I have finally closed the gallery doors. Running a gallery is getting to be too much for me. I will now [...]
It was so much fun painting with two of my kids at the Capitol Reef Arts and the Park plein air event this month. Jim Lee and Jana Lee Cherry both attended with me and my wife Nellie, and we had [...]
So grateful for good collectors who bless our lives. Thanks to James Barrett for purchasing paintings for him and his mom recently. He is an avid hiker who knows all the trails in Zion National [...]
I am excited to sell two paintings that are both among my favorites. Karen Bettilyon, a dear friend and artist, purchased both paintings today. One is of the old Bristlecone Pine at Cedar Breaks, [...]
We had a great time at the Escalante Canyons Plien Air festival, where I taught a plein air watercolor workshop for about 14 artists. In addition to classroom demos, we painted on location at the [...]
I was pleased to participate with 20 fellow members of the Plein Air Artists of Utah group as we presented the “Plein Air Utah” annual retreat in Midway, Utah. Attending were about 45 [...]
I was grateful to Meghana Mitragotri who attended my recent master class. She is an excellent painter but also an astute art collector. We had a fun class and enjoyed a visit from her family and [...]
My painting “Colorful Solitude” was purchased by a wonderful collector who also enjoyed house boating on Lake Powell like my family did. What a joy it is for me to see my paintings [...]
My painting “Patiently Waiting” was featured in the September 2023 Plein Air Magazine on page 87. It was featured along with other winners in the Plein Air Salon May competition. My [...]
I was thrilled to have four paintings in the Top 100, but now I learned my painting “Patiently Waiting” was the top winner in the Western category of the May 2023 Plein Air Salon. Out [...]
I was pleased to find out that four of my paintings were selected in the Top 100 at the May 2023 Plein Air Salon competition. There were 697 paintings submitted from 19 countries in the show [...]
An evening of words and pictures as writer Lyman Hafen and artist Roland Lee discuss the way Zion National Park affects artists and writers. “A picture is worth a thousand words, but the [...]
I was honored to unveil a new painting of Bryce Canyon National Park during the Bryce Canyon National Park Centennial ceremonies on the rim on June 8. The painting was commissioned by the Bryce [...]