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Roland Lee: Getting the Most from Plein Air Painting

September 21, 2023 @ 9:00 am - September 22, 2023 @ 4:00 pm

$200

Thursday September 21 (9:00 AM – 7:00 PM) and Friday, September 22 (9:00  AM to 4:00 PM)

Lunch and rest break noon to 2:00 PM

COST: $200 /  Maximum of 12; Minimum of 6 / Intermediate and Advanced ability levels

Roland Lee will teach three specific ways to get the most from outdoor painting on location. He will include a PowerPoint demonstration combined with outdoor painting experiences in the Escalante area. Students should have some painting experience and be comfortable working outdoors. Roland will be demonstrating in watercolors but all mediums are welcome.

Bring a coat and hat, sunscreen, water. Folding chair if you use one, tripod and palette of your choice. Paints brushes, Viva paper towels. We will be outdoors working in the field at least half the time.

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Roland Lee is an avid landscape painter who has been painting for over 50 years. His original paintings are in over 2000 art collections worldwide. He is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Watercolor West, and Utah Watercolor Society. His work has been featured in Artist’s magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur, Southwest Art, Western Art and Architecture, and Western Art Collector magazines among others. His landscape paintings of the National Parks have become icons. He is featured in the PBS Utah documentary “Call of the Canyon – Zion National Park,” and the book Discovering Zion, a Pictorial Guide to Zion National Park. His work is also featured in several other art books including “Art of the National Parks,” “A Century of Sanctuary, the Art of Zion National Park,” and “Painters of Utah’s Canyons and Deserts.”

Roland is a former full-time college art teacher and has produced 20 instructional painting videos, many of which are found on YouTube and has taught painting workshops across America.

Roland enjoys painting from his cabin at East Zion, and at his studio and gallery in historic downtown St. George. He and his wife Nellie have five adult children, 29 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

The Roland Lee Studio and Gallery is located at 165 North 100 East, St. George, UT 84770 (435-673-1988).

To learn more about Roland, visit his website and YouTube channel.

Details

Start:
September 21, 2023 @ 9:00 am
End:
September 22, 2023 @ 4:00 pm
Cost:
$200
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Venue

Escalante Innovation Center
100 West 100 North
Escalante, UT 84726 United States
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