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| 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.
I was pleased that my old painting buddy, Steve Manwaring, stopped by and purchased a small painting I had done on location in Zion Park. He and I have scheduled a couple of on-location painting trips in the future.
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| Steve Manwaring and Roland Lee with plein air painting |
I was pleased to sell this painting at the Gallery 35 today to some collectors from Texas.
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| "Kolob Canyon Rising" sold to the Watsons at Gallery 35. |
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.
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| Roland Lee painting done in my east Zion Studio |
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| Roland Lee painting done in my east Zion Studio |
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.
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| "Lone Pine" painted en plein air in Zion National Park. |
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| Roland Lee painting done on location in Zion. |
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.
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| "Resting Peacefully" watercolor by Roland Lee. American Watercolor Society Associates show. |
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.
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| Roland Lee semi-finalist in $50,000 13th annual Plein air Salon Art Competition |
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| Roland Lee semi-finalist in $50,000 13th annual Plein air Salon Art Competition |
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| Roland Lee semi-finalist in $50,000 13th annual Plein air Salon Art Competition |
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.
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| Roland Lee is one of 15 artists invited to the 2024 Zion National Park Plein Air Invitational |
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| Finally at work in my permanent studio at East Zion |
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| My cabin studio at East Zion |
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| Roland Lee painting en plein air in east Zion National Park |
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| Roland Lee painting en plein air in east Zion National Park |
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.
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| "Hope of Dawn" watercolor by Roland Lee. Watercolor West 56th Annual International 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.
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| "Through Canyons Like This" juried in to the UWS Spring open exhibition |
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.
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| Watercolor demo by Roland Lee at March master class. |
The Dixie Watercolor Society enjoyed attendance of 387 people at their Spring Show reception March 9. Organized by show chairman Cheryl Sachse, the show "Splash of Color" featured 60 artists who contributed 147 paintings. The show will hang at the St. George Art Museum through May. Be sure to stop by and see it. I was grateful to win "Best of Show" for my painting, "Shopping in the Casbah."
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| Roland Lee, Best of Show, St. George Art Museum Splash of Color DWS Show |
I was invited to speak to a group of about 35 residents of The Meadows, a retirement community. I showed via PowerPoint how I conceived and painted a number of paintings representing the history of southern Utah and the pioneer town of St. George.
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| Nellie and Roland Lee with Ken and Janet Reber holding a Roiland Lee painting. |
My daughter, Jana Lee Cherry, and I enjoyed our sunny southern Utah weather by going out to the sand dunes in Warner Valley to plein air paint. We had a great time together and were able to come away with some fun paintings. The only hitch came when we tried to leave and ended up getting stuck in some very deep dry sand. I sunk my "art assault vehicle" up to the axels and needed to get a little assistance from a passer-by who had a wintch and a tow rope. Live and learn!
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| Jana Lee Cherry with her plein air sketchbook painting |
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| Roland Lee plein air painting in the sand dunes near St. George UT |
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| Roland Lee art assault vehicle stuck in the sand. 1988 Toyota pickup with 1992 Six-Pac camper. |
I presented paintings from my book "The Way to Angel's Landing" at the Robert and Peggy Sears Invitational Art Show at Utah Tech University. I was pleased to be awarded a second place award. The show will continue into March 2024 with hours from about 10am to 8pm.
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| Roland Lee painting received award at Sears Invitational Art Show. |
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| Roland Lee with award winning painting at 2024 Sears Invitational |
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| "House of the Lord" painting by Roland Lee of the St. George LDS Temple |
"The House of the Lord," original watercolor painting by Roland Lee. I worked on this painting of the St. George LDS Temple the week before its dedication, and the week following. We were grateful to have President Jeffrey R. Holland perform the dedication. There are 100 signed and numbered giclee prints available online at www.rolandlee.com When they are gone, they are gone. 14 x 20 on Epson Velvet paper. $300 plus UT sales tax.
It was exciting to see paintings from the Sears Museum permanent collection on display along with some current paintings of Zion National Park at the opening reception for "Mighty Five - Zion National Park."
I had three new paintings on display along with two from Utah Tech University permanent collection. It was a treat to have my paintings hung alongside other paintings from deceased artists Maynard Dixon, Robert Shepherd, and Wallace Lee. It was also great to rub shoulders with other artist friends including Royden Card, Mary Jabens, Arlene Braithwaite, and Diane Cliff. The show runs through December.
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| Artist Royden Card and his wife Sandee, along with Roland Lee at the Mighty Five, Zion National Park show. |
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| Roland Lee with painting from the Utah Tech Sears Art Museum permanent collection. |
Three of my new paintings of Zion National Park will be exhibited at the upcoming "Mighty Five - Zion National Park Art Show at Utah Tech University. The show will be on display from December 1, 2023 until January 12, 2024 in the Sears Museum. Reception December 1, 7-8:30pm.
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| Roland Lee Paintings will be on display at the Mighty Five Zion National Park exhibit |
