Events
November 2018
Zion National Park Plein Air Art Invitational
Zion National Park Plein Air Invitational. One of the nation's biggest plein air events will be held at Zion National Park November 5-11, 2018. I am pleased to be one of the invited participants again this year. I will be doing a free public painting demonstration at the Human History Museum Wednesday at noon.
Find out more »January 2019
Arts to Zion Studio Tour
I will team up with Royden Card for this popular annual event held each year on Martin Luther King weekend. Stop by my gallery at 165 North 100 East #2 to say hi and see our new work. artstozion.net
Find out more »Watercolor Workshop – Passion for Painting
Jan 24-25, 2019 – Class FULL (Call for waiting list) “Autumn Leaves and Winter Snow” Watercolor Workshop with Roland Lee Join me at A Passion for Painting Studio. Okay we are in the middle of winter, so let’s enjoy it by painting some winter snow scenes, but we will also take a backward’s glance at fall as we study negative painting for Autumn foliage. Class limit 8 students. Dates: January 24-25, 2019 Time: 10:00-4:00 Cost$175. Contact Becky Whitney to register Phone: (435) 628-5890…
Find out more »February 2019
ICL Presentation Dixie History in Paintings
This will be a talk and powerpoint presentation featuring my historical paintings of southern Utah's history. Starts at 7:00pm at Dixie State University Boeing Auditorium on the 1st floor of the Udvar-Hazy Business Building at DSU. (seats 96). Sponsored by Institute for Continued Learning. Coordinator Philip Lee.
Find out more »Sears Invitational Art Show
Annual Robert and Peggy Sears Art Invitational at Dixie State University Art Museum. Gala ticketed event Friday February 15. Show runs through March 31, 2019
Find out more »March 2019
Back to Basics Workshop – Dixie Watercolor Society
Mar 7, 8, 2019 “Back to Basics” DWS Mini Workshop - CLASS FULL This is a one-day watercolor workshop sponsored by the Dixie Watercolor Society. I will be teaching my approach to building a successful watercolor painting. 1. Getting started right. How to make better paintings from your reference photos including, center of interest cropping, re-arranging elements, overlapping shapes, Using aerial perspective to create depth. Making 3 x 5 value studies to test your composition. 2. Understanding shape, value, edges,…
Find out more »Utah Watercolor Society Workshop
March 22-23, 2019 (Register after Jan.1, 2019) “Light Up Your Landscapes” UWS Mini Workshop Sponsored by the Utah Watercolor Society, this workshop is designed to help artists become better interpreters of the landscape by learning to see what nature does to catch our attention. Our role is not to duplicate nature but to create new images based on our personal choice. Using Powerpoint and live demonstrations, plus printed handouts, Roland will guide us through the steps he uses to create…
Find out more »July 2019
Art Talk – “40 Years of Painting the World”
Join Roland Lee as he talks about his work over the past 40 years. This will be held in the Sears Art Museum Gallery in the Eccles Building on the Dixie State University Campus. The talk begins at 7pm and will be followed by an open gallery tour of his exhibit which features 110 watercolor paintings. The talk and show are free. Visit the exhibit weekdays from 9am to 5pm. The show closes August 2, 2019.
Find out more »September 2019
Plein Air Utah Artists Retreat
$400
The town hall at Midway, Utah will be the headquarters for a fantastic four-day artists retreat including seminars, demos, plein air painting, food, and instruction. Co-sponsored by the Midway Art Association and the Plein Air Painters of Utah, the event is now in its 4th and will be even more fantastic than previous years. The event is limited to just 100 people who will be divided up into groups for individual instruction from over 22 instructors and many live painting…
Find out more »October 2019
Moab Plein Air Workshop – Red Rock Arts Festival
October 3-4, 2019 “Moab Plein Air Workshop” Red Rock Arts Festival – Plein Air Moab Sponsored by the Red Rock Arts Festival. In this workshop Roland Lee will share his time-tested method for painting the spectacular red rock landscape in watercolor. Learn his techniques for painting “three-minute skies” using wet into wet techniques, along with his unique methods for painting believable rocks and cliffs. In addition he will teach negative painting methods for handling desert sage and shrubs. The class…
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