Painting at Maynard Dixon's Home and Edith Hamlin Studio

 I have visited the Maynard Dixon property in Mt. Carmel many times and conducted a plein air workshop there. Feeling the vibes from staying in the Maynard Dixon home and conducting my classes in the Edith Hamlin studio was a great experience. Paintings of the Dixon property will be part of the Highway 89 traveling show sponsored by the Plein Air Painters of Utah.

Roland Lee painting of Maynard Dixon Home

Roland Lee sitting in Maynard Dixon's favorite chair

Roland Lee Plein air painting at Maynard Dixon property in Mt. Carmel UT

Art on the Highway - Plein Air Painters of Utah

Highway 89 Show Includes Maynard Dixon Studio Painting by Roland Lee

 Roland Lee will participate in the special "Highway 89" show which will begin a tour in May 2023 of Utah's important museums from the top of the state to the bottom. Roland Lee's painting of Maynard Dixon Studio will be a part of the exhibit. The studio was mainly used by Dixon's wife Edith Hamlin and is still in use today as part of the Maynard Dixon Legacy Museum run by Susan Bingham and the Thunderbird Foundation. The Highway 89 Show is organized by the Plein Air Artists of Utah group.

Studio at Maynard Dixon Home at Mt Carmel, Utah by Roland Lee

Watercolor Students Visit Roland Lee Studio and Gallery

 I had a fun time with a group of young artists who visited my studio recently. All were students of Sean Rowley's watercolor class at Utah Tech University. The class was divided into two groups of eight, and I discovered that all were very eager to learn and also very talented artists. I surprised them by inviting them to pick up a brush and help me on my current painting. 

April Frost paints on my current watercolor painting

Sean Rowley's college watercolor students visit the Roland Lee Studio

Dixie Watercolor Society Workshop

 It's been a few years since I last taught at watercolor workshop to a large group. So I was due to help out the Watercolor Society. We had 21 students and I presented three demonstrations and some PowerPoint instruction as we worked together on some paintings. The class was super, and I was very pleased with the work. 

Workshop organizer Bill Sherwin assists with critique

A choice group of artists and friends

Roland Lee Workshop at the Escalante Canyons Plein Air Festival

Roland Lee will be teaching a workshop at the Escalante Canyons Plein Air Festival September 21-22, 2023. The cost is $200. I will be demonstrating in watercolors but all mediums are welcome.  Register Here

Roland Lee plein air painting in Zion

"This Immense Prodigality of Color" Lyman Hafen and Roland Lee

March 16, 2023 7pm Bumbleberry Inn Theater, Springdale Free event
Lyman Hafen and Roland Lee share the stage for this presentation.
For more than a century, writers and artists have been telling the story of Zion National Park in word and image. Join these two long-time chroniclers of Zion for an evening of history and beauty. Sponsored by Zion Canyon Mesa and Zion Forever Project.

Lyman Hafen and Roland Lee at the Bumbleberry Inn Theater