Roland Lee Interview video - Art in the Time of Covid

 I was honored to be interviewed in my studio by the Zion Forever Project during their "Art in the Time of Covid" art presentation and fundraiser for Zion National Park. You can watch the 8 minute video here.

Roland Lee Painting Featured in American Watercolor Weekly

 My painting of Zion National Park, "Sentinel Shadows" was featured in the American Watercolor Weekly online newsletter this past week in a feature called "Mountain Majesty."

Art in the Time of covid - Paintings at Zion National Park

Art in the time of Covid. Six artists have been invited to participate in Zion National Park's special invitational art exhibit. You can see the paintings here. My painting "Essence of Zion" is used as the cover poster.

Just Released "The River Flows - Artists of the American West"

I am so excited to have my paintings included with such notable artists as Dean Mitchell and others in this new coffee table book. Available in both hardbound, and special "clam shell" collectors editions, this gorgeous book traces the history of artist who worked in watercolor to portray the western landscape and people. Compiled by Don Weller and Marlin Rotach, the book is a magnificent addition to the art libraries, and I am deeply honored to have my paintings included.

New Painting Accepted in 52nd Annual Watercolor West International Juried Exhibit

I was notified that my painting "Moroccan Musician," painted after a trip to Spain and Marocco, was juried into the 2020 52nd annual Watercolor West International Juried Exhibition. This is the second straight year one of my paintings has been juried into this  elite show. It will be on display at the Brea Gallery in California from September through December 2020. The juror was noted watercolorist Iain Stewart.

Roland Lee Painting Featured in "Plein Air Collector" Newsletter

I was pleased to have my painting, "Long Term Parking" selected to illustrate the article "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" in the July 2020 issue of "Plein Air Collector" and "Outdoor Painter" online newsletters. The painting features an old Ford car parked forever next to an even older barn in northern Utah. We discovered the old relic while painting during the Plein Air Utah event in 2019.

"Long Term Parking" watercolor by Roland Lee

Foy family adds to their art collection

I appreciate all my collectors, especially during the Coronavirus restriction period, which limited visitors to my gallery. Many of them have come through for me and purchased paintings for their collections. I'm grateful for my good friend Garrick Foy and his wife for adding one of my paintings to his collection, "Zion's Last Light" a 21 x 29 watercolor of Zion National Park.

Painting Appears in Plein Air Magazine online edition

An article in Plein Air Magazine called "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" took a look at a number of paintings by plein air painters in the June-July 2020 issue. I was surprised and delighted to find my painting "Long Term Parking" included in the online additional content as well as in the weekly online newsletter American Watercolor Weekly.

American Watercolor Weekly Features Roland Lee Painting

American Watercolor Weekly features Roland Lee watercolor painting

I was happy that editor Kelly Kane selected one of my paintings for inclusion in an article in the online American Watercolor Weekly June 2020. The article is titled "Inspired by Trains and Automobiles." My painting, "Long Term Parking" was inspired by a visit to an old farm during the 2019 Plein Air Utah event in Midway Utah.

Long Term Parking by Roland Lee was featured in American Watercolor Weekly June 2, 2020 issue

Painting in Plein Air Magazine June 2020

"Morning Reflections" by Roland Lee appears in June issue "Plein Air Magazine"

My painting "Morning Reflections" is part of a special Watercolor section of the June-July 2020 Plein Air Magazine. 

Plein Air Magazine special section on watercolors