Roland Lee has two paintings included in the April 2025 section of Western Art Collector Magazine. they appear in a special collection featuring Paintings of the National Parks. The paintings are both of Zion National Park. Included are: "Rugged Grandeur" and "Angels Landing at Peace."|
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Roland Lee painting "Rugged Grandeur" in Western Art Collector Magazine
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I just received an advance copy of my new art book, Roland Lee Legacy in Landscapes. I am so pleased with the color and the print quality. It is always exciting to see a new publication, but I am thrilled with this book. 160 pages, full color hardcover for $39.95 plus tax and shipping. And of course I will sign them. They will be available for shipment hopefully by April 15.
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| Roland Lee holding his new art book with Jen and Kevin Poulsen from Park Partners Publishing |
We were greeted by an enthusiastic sold out crowd at the Kayenta Arts Center as Lyman Hafen and I gave a dual lecture on the history of southern Utah. As part of the Voyager Lecture Series I presented a powerpoint showing many of my paintings of pioneer history, as well as the Ancestral Puebloans, plus the geologic history of this area. My good friend and author Lyman Hafen shared some of his stories from his book, "Where Two Streams Meet."
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| Lyman Hafen and Roland Lee Voyager Lecture Series |
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| Roland Lee points out that he has top billing |
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| Roland Lee and Lyman Hafen on the stage at Kayenta Center for the Arts |
It was one long day from sunrise to sunset, but I was able to see and sketch in three different awesome spots. My son Jim invited me to go on an "outing" and let me choose the spots. We had a fantastic time. He drives an electric Rivian, and it can pretty much go anywhere. The so-called "road" out to Toquerville Falls almost gave me a heart attack, and turned out to be the most challenging two-mile-an-hour rock crawling event I have ever been on. It is really a jeep trail, but Jim raised the Rivian, let some air out of the tires and we did just fine. What a day!
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| Roland Lee sketching at Toquerville Falls |
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| Sunset on West Temple from the Laverkin overlook |
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| Roland sketching at beautiful Yant Flats |
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| Varied rock formations at Yant Flats |
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| Jim Lee hiking at Yant Flat |
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| Toquerville Falls watercolor 10 x 14 |
I am so grateful to my wonderful collectors. Venna Barrett and her son James stopped by my home to see my paintings and left with a new big painting called "Canyon Crescendo."
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| Roland Lee with Venna and James Barrett and two new paintings they purchased |
I about wore myself out last week at the Zion National Park Plein Air Art Invitational. 15 artists were chosen to participate in the event. The mornings were below freezing but the days were beautiful. I was able to do 8 plein air paintings including a live demonstration and a live paint out the final day.
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| Roland Lee painting demonstration at Zion Plein Air Art Invitational |
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| Roland Lee painting en plein air at Zion National Park |
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| Collector with plein air painting by Roland Lee |
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| Roland Lee outdoor demonstration watercolor painting of Grafton Schoolhouse |
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| Roland Lee with live demonstration painting all framed |
I am grateful to Doug and Marci Topham who purchased two of my big originals for their home. The paintings include a painting of the St. George LDS Temple as well as a landscape of Zion National Park.
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| Doug and Marci Topham purchased two Roland Lee original watercolors which were framed splendidly by my framer Diane Cliff. |
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| Artist Roland Lee will be one of the plein air painters at the 2024 Zion Plein Air Art Invitational |
Roland Lee will be one of 15 noted plein air artists painting in the 2024 Zion Plein Air Art Invitational. The event begins Nov. 4 and runs through Nov. 9 . Artists will paint in the park daily and their will be daily painting demonstrations at the Worthington Gallery in Springdale. Roland will be doing a demo on Thursday November 7 at 11:30pm. Art enthusiasts are welcome at no charge.
A Virginia Howard painting was purchased by Roland Lee at the Dixie Watercolor Society Fall Exhibit held at Gallery 35 in St. George Utah.
At the recent DWS Fall Exhibition, a painting by Virginia Howard was puchased by Roland Lee. |
| A Virginia Howard painting was purchased by Roland Lee |
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| Venna Barrett with artist Roland Lee and her new painting "River to the Angels." |
