I am grateful to the Fairbanks family for purchasing one of my oil paintings of a dry wash located in Kayenta Utah. It is always rewarding to see one of my pantings find a new home.
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Steve and Thalene Fairbanks with their new Roland Lee painting |
THE ART JOURNALS OF UTAH ARTIST ROLAND LEE. New watercolors and oil paintings. Awards and exhibits. Art lessons, videos and art books. Travels, sketchbooks and plein air paintings.
I delivered about six new paintings to the Thunderbird Foundation Gallery at the Maynard Dixon Property in Mt. Carmel, UT. Gallery director, Susan Bingham, has done an excellent job selecting artists and displaying their work in her spacious art gallery. I appreciate having her carry my work. It is a real honor having my work displayed on the same walls as artists Matt Smith, Glenn Dean, and John Lintott.
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Roland Lee and Susan Bingham stand by Roland's display wall in the beautiful Thunderbird Foundation Gallery on the Maynard Dixon property. |
Outdoor Painter - Plein Air Today Magazine
My painting "Symbol of Freedom" is featured in Plein Air Magazine's newsletter Plein Air Today, "How 9 Plein Air Artists Honor the Fourth of July."
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Roland Lee Painting in Plein Air Magazine Plein Air Today article |
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Roland Lee at the Zion Plein Air Art Invitational |
The Zion Plein Air Art Invitational will happen again this year in the fall. I am pleased to be one of 15 artists to participate in the November 4-9, 2024 art event. Sponsored by the Zion Forever Project and the Worthington Gallery in Springdale, the six-day event will feature daily painting demonstrations, wet paint sale, and auction. Plan to be there.
Roland Lee Zion Plein Air Art Invitational |
My friend Steve Manwaring and I enjoyed a couple of days at my "Studio in East Zion" and were able to paint in Zion National Park both days. With the temperature over 100 degrees in St. George, it was nice to enjoy temperatures in the 80's, along with shade and a cool breeze in Zion.
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Steve Manwaring plein air painting in Zion National Park |
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Roland Lee plein air painting in Zion National Park |
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Roland Lee "Studio at East Zion" with my "Art Assault Vehicle" a 1988 Toyota pickup with camper. |
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John and Summer Stratton with their new painting by Roland Lee |
I was please to have John and Summer Stratton stop by the Gallery 35 las Saturday and purchase an original watercolor "Zion's Approach" for their home. Summer is also a watercolor painter. I am so grateful to every collector for their interest in my paintings.
Roland Lee plein air painting in Zion National Park |
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James Barrett and Roland Lee |
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Venna Barrett with Roland Lee painting just purchased |
Venna Barrett and her son James purchased my painting, "Walking Through Time." James works for SpaceX on the Starlink program and has hiked Angels Landing in Zion Park many times. He and his mother Venna are wonderful art collectors and avid hikers.