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• Bright Woods

  

  Here is Bright Woods, 3′ wide by 4′ tall–about 122 x 99 cm, for those who read in metric. I determined the basic composition for this large-scale... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lots of Painting Goin’ On

  

  This weekend I finished up ten small studies that had been in progress for awhile. I am almost finished with a 48″ x 36″, and I started a new... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Small Works on Paper: Autumn Trees

  

  I’ve been working on painting lots of small, quick studies on paper. These won’t be available to purchase until the sale I have coming up in June/July, and I’m... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Trees in the Morning

  

  Here’s another huge oil painting of the redwood forest–Trees in the Morning, 48″ x 36″. I’ve been skirting the line between realism and... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Peaceful Forest

  

  Here is Peaceful Forest. The light of the low sun permeates this redwood forest. Unlike a lot of my forest paintings, which are from the vantage point of... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Far I’ve Come!

  

  Every now and again, you’ll find me waxing nostalgic and/or marveling at the course of past events in my life that have led me to the current moment. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Powerful Redwoods

  

  Here is “Powerful Redwoods,” one of five small redwood forest paintings I’ll be shipping out from my studio in California as soon as they’re fully dry. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Study of Her Majesty

  

  As I was painting this, I kept coming back to the thought that this beautiful redwood tree standing alone in the bright sky with its branches splayed out... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2 Oil Studies of Redwood Trees

  

  Two small studies completed today–both of these are potentially to be used as the basis for future larger paintings. It can help to work out all the problems an... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Red Trunks

  

  I’ve finished the second of at least 4 paintings I’ll be doing in this large-scale size: 48″ x 36″ oil on birch wood panel, 2″ deep with the... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Forest Light

  

  I am using the small color studies I’ve been doing as references for larger paintings now. I am planning several 48″ x 36″ paintings–here is the... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wrapping up the Forest Show

  

  A quick reminder: There are only a couple weeks left to see my work up at Art Tradition Gallery in Escondido before the show comes down! Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Two Studies: Golden Giant and Bright Woods

  

  Here are two more paintings based on photographs I took during my visit to Big Basin Redwoods State Park last year. In Study of Golden Giant, I used creative... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3 Studies of the Redwood Forest

  

  Here are three new gifts I have to share on Christmas Eve. These paintings are all loosely based on photographs I took a few months ago in Big Basin Redwoods... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lone Tree and Milky Way

  

  This oil painting, Lone Tree and Milky Way, is reminiscent of my large-scale work Twin Trees and the Milky Way in both theme and color palette. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Verdant Tree of Life

  

  Here is my recent painting, “Verdant Tree of Life.” Verdant was the first word that came to mind when it was finished because the tree’s canopy is so thick and... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Forest Love

  

  This oil painting, Forest Love, is a commissioned piece I’ve just finished. The client wanted a painting from my “Green Trees” collection in my “Looking Up”... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Grounded

  

  Here is “Grounded,” one of the, was 13, but I believe now 10, paintings still unsold and on display in my current show up at Art Tradition Gallery in Escondido... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Crescent Moon

  

  This painting, called Crescent Moon, features another fall tree. Crescent Moon. 8″ x 10″, Oil on Canvas, © Cedar Lee 2013 Thick clouds are moving... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Harvest Moon

  

  I made this autumn tree in honor of autumn being in full swing! It shows a huge, brilliant harvest moon rising in a deep blue sky, the gnarly roots of the tree... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION