The finished painting. “Kissed by the Blarney” 8 x 12 Watercolor. Painting of the famed Blarney Castle in Ireland.

Partially finished painting in progress.

The watercolor painting in progress, with the sketch nearby.

I did several paintings of the castle. This is a small 5 x 8 using my sketches for reference.

Sketching on location gives me tons of reference material to use back in the studio. These are some sketches done in Ireland at the Blarney Castle.

“Kissed by the Blarney” 8 x 12 watercolor painting by Roland Lee. I have painted and sketched in Ireland several times. Usually on location, I will do a series of sketches in my [...]