New Kolob Canyons Painting Sold

 I was pleased to sell this painting at the Gallery 35 today to some collectors from Texas.

"Kolob Canyon Rising" sold to the Watsons at Gallery 35.

Working in my new East Zion Studio

 I am thrilled with my new studio arrangement in east Zion National Park. I have converted one of our cabins to a permanent studio and we three days up there each week. Here are a couple of paintings I completed in the new studio this month.

Roland Lee painting done in my east Zion Studio

Roland Lee painting done in my east Zion Studio

Plein air painting in Zion National Park

 I am enjoying spending three days a week at my cabin studio at east Zion National Park. My studio is working out just fine, plus I have been going into Zion each day to do some plein air painting. It is working out so well I don't know why I didn't do this sooner.

"Lone Pine" painted en plein air in Zion National Park.

Roland Lee painting done on location in Zion.

American Watercolor Society

 My painting "Resting Peacefully" was accepted into the Associates only online exhibit which runs from June 6 to August 20, 2024. The painting is on the AWS YouTube page.

"Resting Peacefully" watercolor by Roland Lee. American Watercolor Society Associates show.

Plein Air Salon Semi-finalist

Plein Air Salon Semi-finalist. I am one of 184 artists who received First Place in separate categories of the monthly "Plein Air Salon" competition in 2023. We are now semi-finalists for the annual awards which will be presented at PACE conference May 20-24, 2024. My chances are slim, but its an honor to make it this far out of the 1000's of entries. The competition is sponsored by Plein Air Magazine.

Roland Lee semi-finalist in $50,000 13th annual Plein air Salon Art Competition

Roland Lee semi-finalist in $50,000 13th annual Plein air Salon Art Competition

Roland Lee semi-finalist in $50,000 13th annual Plein air Salon Art Competition

Roland Lee is one of 15 artists selected for the 2024 Zion National Park Plein Air Art Invitational

 The Zion National Park Plein Air Art Invitational is on again November 9 - 14, 2024 and I have once again been invited as one of the 15 participating artists. The popular event was cancelled during the Covid years but has now been revived by the Zion Forever Project in cooperation with the Worthington Art Gallery in Springdale, Utah. Don't miss it.

Roland Lee is one of 15 artists invited to the 2024 Zion National Park Plein Air Invitational

Working in my new East Zion Studio

Finally at work in my permanent studio at East Zion

My cabin studio at East Zion

 I'm still missing a few things, but I got started today working in my new permanent studio at East Zion. I did some studio work, then went down and painted plein air in Zion National Park.

Roland Lee painting en plein air in east Zion National Park

Roland Lee painting en plein air in east Zion National Park

"Hope of Dawn" Selected for Watercolor West 56th Annual International Exnibition

It's always a joy to find out one of my paintings makes it in to one of the big shows. My painting, "Hope of Dawn," was juried into the 2024 International Juried Watercolor West exhibition. The 56th Annual International Exhibition will be displayed July 6 - August 3, 2024 at Coastline College in Southern California.

"Hope of Dawn" watercolor by Roland Lee. Watercolor West 56th Annual International Exhibition

Utah Watercolor Society Spring Open Exhibition

I am excited to learn that my painting "Through Canyons Like This" was juried into the Utah Watercolor Society Spring 2024 Open Exhibition. This show will be on display at the Visual Art Institute in Salt Lake City, UT starting May 10 through June 13, 2024. If you get a chance stop by and see the show.

"Through Canyons Like This" juried in to the UWS
Spring open exhibition

March Master Class Demo

 We had a great master class in March at "The Art Place' studio. All six students are upper-level artists, so it is a joy to work with them. The artists included: Max Birnbaum, Karen Bettilyon, Shari Cannon, Connie Madsen, Virginia Howard and Teresa Larson. I did a watercolor demonstration of Zion National Park using a reference photo I shot there.

Watercolor demo by Roland Lee at March master class.