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• Dazzling Sky

  Here is “Dazzling Sky,” 24″ x 36″. Dazzling Sky. 24″ x 36″, Oil on Canvas, © 2018 Cedar Lee The starting point for this painting was a... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2018 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cedar Lee Upcoming Exhibit at WHUUF Gallery: “Keep the Wonder”

  

  Portland-area folks: Mark your calendars, and come see me and my art in person on March 2nd! KEEP THE WONDER Paintings by Cedar Lee Eclipse Day Climber. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2018 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shenandoah Splendor & Distant Lake

  

  I made these two paintings, inspired by Shenandoah National Park, a decade ago. Shenandoah Splendor. Acrylic on Canvas, 28″ x 46″, © 2007 Cedar Lee... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2018 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sky Dwellers

  

  Here is my very newest available original oil painting, “Sky Dwellers.” Sky Dwellers. 16″ x 16″, Oil on Wood, © 2018 Cedar Lee With 2018 comes a... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2018 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Paintings of the Caribbean Sea

  

  In 2003, I visited St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands and took a lot of pictures of the island and the sun reflecting off the water at sunset. In 2007, I created... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2018 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• July’s Abundance

  

  Sunflowers have held a special place in my heart my whole life. Growing up, my mom always grew them in her garden. As an adult, every year that I have had a... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2018 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Visions of Rain

  Here is “Visions of Rain.” Visions of Rain. 12″ x 36″, Oil on Canvas, © 2017 Cedar Lee It is the same panorama-format and theme as my painting,... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2017 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Window

  

  Here is “Window.” Window. 48″ x 48″, Oil on Wood, © 2017 Cedar Lee The tops of the trees frame an opening in the sky, like a giant window looking out from the... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2017 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• From the Art By Cedar Archives: Into the Winter Sun

  I used to take walks in these woods bordering a little park near my home in Baltimore, rain or shine. This painting was inspired by one of those walks. Into... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2017 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pacific Northwest Dreams

  This oil painting is a little divergence from my usual style: “Pacific Northwest Dreams.” Pacific Northwest Dreams. 12″ x 36″, Oil on Canvas, ©... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2017 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• From the Art By Cedar Archives: Radiant Sky

  I love the sky in this painting: pure, clear light shining down from above, a hint of crepuscular rays coming down from behind the bright clouds. Radiant Sky. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2017 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• From the Art By Cedar Archives: Fall Jubilation

  

  This painting from 2006, inspired by a huge tree I used to walk by every day, outside the arts building on the campus of Goucher College, is called “Fall... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2017 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Forest Art: Suffused With Light

  

  Here’s what I’ve been up to this month: “Suffused With Light.” Suffused With Light. 48″ x 48″, Oil on Wood, © 2017 Cedar Lee This large-scale... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2017 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• From the Art By Cedar Archives: Upward Momentum

  This painting was an exercise in one-point perspective, a theme that so thoroughly captured my interest when I began to paint forest canopies. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2017 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• From the Art By Cedar Archives: Autumn Clouds

  

  This painting embodies autumn.  It makes me think of tromping through the woods on a muddy trail through a carpet of colorful dried leaves, with my dog. The tip... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2017 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• From the Art By Cedar Archives: Convergence

  This is one of my early forest paintings, created shortly after graduating from Goucher College with my degree in studio art. I believe it was included that yea... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2017 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• From the Forest Floor

  Here is the latest in my new series of realistic 4-foot square forest paintings. It is taking me approximately 4 weeks to complete each one. “From the Forest... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2017 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• From the Art By Cedar Archives: Stark Clarity

  Here is my painting “Stark Clarity” from 2006. I created this work to be displayed in an exhibit at a local arts center, one of the solo shows I did during my... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2017 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• From the Art By Cedar Archives: Spring Thunder

  Here is “Spring Thunder,” painted in 2006. It’s a lush, happy, rainbow-infused painting. In painting this landscape, I was intently focused on the theme of... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2017 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sun & Shadows

  

  I’ve finished another 48″ x 48″! Here is “Sun Shadows.” Cedar Lee, artist in the studio with oil painting Sun Shadows. Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2017 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION