6 x 7.75 “ Watercolor

$130

4.75 x 5.5 “ Watercolor

$75

7.5 x 6 “ Watercolor

$130 - SOLD

9.5 x 11.75 “ Watercolor

$315

6” x 7.75” Watercolor on Arches

$135

6” x 7.75” Watercolor on Arches

$135

6 x 6” Watercolor on Arches

$100

4 x 6” Watercolor

$75

11.75 x 15.5” Watercolor

$525

4 x 6” Watercolor

$75

4 x 6” Watercolor

$75

4 x 6 “ Watercolor

$75

3.5 x 6 “ Watercolor

$60

5.5 x 5 “ Watercolor

$75

6 x 6” Watercolor on Arches

$120

8.25 x 6 “ Watercolor

$150

3.75 x 5.5 “ Watercolor

$60 - SOLD

18 x 24 “ Watercolor

$1,000

6 x 8 Watercolor

$120

8x8” Watercolor (Wired to hang as a square or a diamond)

$180

8 x 8” Watercolor

$180

9 x 12” Watercolor

$300

13.5 x 20” Watercolor

$650

9 x 9” Watercolor

$225

8.75 x 11.5 “ Watercolor

$300

4 x 6” Watercolor

$75

8 x 8 “ Watercolor

$130

5.5 x 7.75 “ Watercolor

$120

9 x 9” Watercolor

$225 - SOLD

3.5 x 2.5 “ Watercolor

$25

3.5 x 3.5 “ Watercolor

$35

3.5 x 3.5 “ Watercolor

$35

9.75 x 6.75 “ Watercolor

$180

9.75 x 6.5 “ Watercolor

$180

6 x 8 “ Watercolor

$120

6.5 x 6.5” Watercolor

$120

5.75 x 6.75” Watercolor

$100

6 x 6 “ Oil

$100

6 x 6 “Watercolor

$100

6 x 8 “ Watercolor

$135

12 x 18 “ Watercolor

Best in Show Four Corner’s art Association 2019 Spring. Part of the Berg Park Series

$500

11 x 15 ” watercolor

Park of the Berg Park Series

$300

18 x 24” Watercolor

$700 - SOLD

3.5 x 3.5 “ Watercolor

$35

6 x 6 “Watercolor

$100

11 x 15 Watercolor

Part of the Red Rocks Series

$300

11 x 15 “ Watercolor

Part of the Red Rocks Series

$300

6 x 8” Watercolor $100

6 x 6” Watercolor

$75

6 x 6” Watercolor

$75

4 x 6” Watercolor

$50

6 x 8 “ Watercolor

$135

6.5 x 9.5” Watercolor on Arches

$175

4 x 6” Watercolor

$75

6 x 6 “ Watercolor

$100

4 x 6” Watercolor

$75

4 x 6 “ Watercolor

$75

8 x 8 “ Watercolor

$180

11 x 15 “ Watercolor

$350

9 x 9 “ Watercolor

$225

11 x 15 ” Watercolor

$250

12 x 18 “ Watercolor

$425

11 x 15 “ Watercolor

$300

11 x 15 ” Watercolor

Part of the Berg Park Series

$250

11 x 15 ” Watercolor

$300

11 x 15 ”

Part of the Berg Park Series

$300 -SOLD

11x15 Watercolor on 140 lb 300

$300

11 x 15 Watercolor

This doe stands elegantly amidst the thick underbrush. Part of the Berg Park Series.

$250

6 x 8 “ Watercolor

Part of the Berg Park Series

$100

6 x 8” Watercolor

$100

5.75 x 5.75 “ Watercolor

$95

6 x 6 “Watercolor

$100

6 x 8 ” Watercolor

Part of the Berg Park Series

$75 - SOLD

6 x 6 “ Watercolor

$80

6 x 8 “ Watercolor

Part of the Berg Park Series

$75

6 x 8 “ Watercolor

Part of the Berg Park Series

$70 - SOLD

11x15 Watercolor on 140 lb 300

Thin Ice hovers over a chilly stream as the forest reflects from far above. Part of the 2019 Berg Park Series.

$250

12 x 18” watercolor

Part of the 2019 Berg Park series.

$350

6 x 8 “ Watercolor

$120

12 x 12 “ watercolor

Nestled along the cold Animas river. Part of the Berg Park Series.

$220

8x10" Acrylic

Part of the 2017 Christmas series. This painting was inspired by the local landscape of Farmington NM.

$120

11 x 14" Ink and Willow Charcoal on Mixed Media Paper

Part of the 2018 Tree Series. This tree tells the story of old things- how the snarls and stresses of life can form grace and delicacy in their maturity.

$250

5x7 Oil on Canvas Board

Snow stacks upon a fading pair of daisies. Part of the 2017 Christmas Series.

$65

7x13.5" Oil painting on canvas

Part of the 2017 Christmas series. This piece shows the allure of nature in and out of season.

$175

12 x 18 “ Watercolor

Part of the Tree Series. Showing at the Peake Gallery

$350

12 x 18 “ Watercolor

Part of the Tree Series. Showing at The Peake Gallery

$350

Oil

In a private collection

11 x 14 “ Oil

Portrait of Elizabeth Griffin with antique tea cup

In the Griffin Private Collection

This self-portrait took 2.5 years total to create and was one of Sydni’s most ambitious projects to date. The painting explores the depth of emotion that can be caught in a single facial expression. Painted with larger than life realism and an everyday setting, Sydni points toward her inner joy in an average existence.

Portrait of A nun in India

11 x 16 Oil on Canvas Panel.

This portrait was a study of light and perspective. Look at the texture created in the denim collar and the short hair. Painted in 2014

This oil painting was one of my earliest portraits and one of my earliest oils. I like the simplicity of it and how it celebrates the simple innocence of childhood. Painted in 2014

8 x 10 “ Acrylic

9 x 12 Pastel on Black Pastel Paper.

this sketch was created from a photo that Sydni took while traveling in India. It is a reminder that even in a sea of people, each individual is fascinating, miraculous, and special in the eyes of God.

2017

9 x 12 graphite on Paper

On Display at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts

$175

9 x 12 Graphite on Paper

9 x 12 “ Graphite on Paper

On Display at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts

6 x 6 “ Watercolor

Buddhist nun in northern India

$60

6 x 6 “ Charcoal

Buddhist Nun in Northern India

$60

9 x 12 Pastel on toned paper

This portrait of a friend is an ode to Elvis, and those whose lives have been so thoroughly shaped by the thrill and whimsy of the 1950’s.

2018

9 x 12 Pastel on toned paper.

It’s not the Mona Lisa. for one the subject is far more beautiful. This portrait emphasizes the immense beauty of a woman who confidently knows who she is

2018

9 x 12 Pastel on toned paper

This portrait shows the young woman absorbing the quiet ruins of the Beatles Ashram. Fading ruins synthesize with youth in this highly textured painting.

2018

15.5 x 11.75 “ Watercolor - With the Purple Mountain Group, Morgan Stanley

3.5 x 5.5 “ Watercolor - In Pioneer Museum Collection

7.5 x 11.5” Watercolor. With the Purple Mountain Group, Morgan Stanley

7.5 x 6 ” Watercolor

5.75 x 6.75 “ Watercolor

“In the Desert we learn many many things. We learn to persevere through difficulty. We learn to differentiate between shimmering mirages and that which is real. And, we learn to embrace whatever comes our way- until we’ve reached something that gives our pain purpose. Don’t give up on the journey. You’re almost there.”

3.5 x 3.5” Watercolor

3.5 x 3.5” Watercolor

3 x 3” Watercolor

4 x 4” Watercolor

12 x 12" Watercolor

8 x 8 “ Watercolor

6 x 8 “ Watercolor

12 x 18 “ Watercolor

Part of the Red Rocks Series

6.5 x 9.5 “ Watercolor

3.5 x 5.5” Watercolor

6 x 8” Watercolor

3.5 x 5.5” Watercolor

6.5 x 6.5” Watercolor

6 x 6” Watercolor

6 x 6 “ Watercolor

6 x 6” Watercolor

4 x 4” Watercolor

9 x 11” Watercolor

$210

18 x 24 “ Watercolor

6 x 8 “ Watercolor

Grazing

12 x 18 Watercolor

2 Deer graze in an open space at Berg Park

11 x 15” Watercolor

4 x 6” Watercolor

8x10" Acrylic on Canvas Board

This magnificent creature rests as the sun comes up over the frosty plain. This piece was a commission. 

8x10" oil on canvas

Part of the 2017 Christmas series. Painted in one sitting, the style is inspired by plein air, but was made with a reference photo as it began to snow in the park the day of the sitting. 

8 x 10 oil on Canvas board

The last of the Christmas series. This Japanese Maple tree stiffly shudders in the cold breeze of winter. 

SOLD

5x7" Oil on Canvas Board

These maple pods are one strong breeze away from taking flight. Part of the 2017 Christmas Series.

SOLD

8x10 acrylic on canvas board.

An elm leaf nestles into fresh snow. Part of the 2017 Christmas Series

SOLD

9x11.75" Acrylic ink on Canvas pad

This glimmering work celebrates the colors of fall and is part of the 2017 Christmas Series.

SOLD

9x12" Pastel Painting on black Paper

This piece gently reminisces on a fading summer as the sun sets through golden leaves. This work is part of the 2017 Christmas Series.

SOLD

9x12" Chalk Pastels on black paper

Part of the 2017 Christmas Series. The sun sets on a forest of changing aspens in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.

SOLD

9x12" Charcoal on Drawing Paper

Santa depicted as a quiet, generous, humble man. Part of the 2017 Christmas Series.

9x12" Charcoal on black paper

This piece displays the quiet hand of a pine tree patiently holding fresh snow fall. Part of the 2017 Christmas Series.

SOLD

16x20 Oil on Canvas board.

This self-portrait is a study in facial expression and hair and was completed in October 2017.

19.5x24.5" charcoal on rough grain paper

This piece was inspired by growth. When life seems to be crumbling all around you, perhaps it is merely time to spread your wings and fly. There is little sense in gluing egg shells back together. 

Oil Painting made during a live sitting. This piece is a study in fabric, shadow, and depth of distance

12x12" Oil painting. A study in glazing

12x12" Oil. A study in scumbling, dry-brushing, and optical mixing. 

12x12" oil. A study in impasto. 

Hard pastels with charcoal. This piece was a study in making small things very big. 

~6x6' Large chalk pastel piece. from a photograph.

Spiders are an incredible asset to nature. This one was happy to guard my garden. 

Made from a 40 square grid and an hour dedicated to each piece, this pencil drawing was made using marks shorter than 1/4 inch.

6 x 8 “ Watercolor

Part of the berg Park Series

11x14" oil

Part of the 2017 Christmas Series. From a Photo Sydni took in the winter of 2017. Steam rises from the Iron Horse as it breaks for lunch at Cascade Cañon. 

5x7 Watercolor on Paper

Part of the 2018 Christmas series. This monochromatic watercolor emphasizes the cool feelings of winter and the silence of sunset. Inspired by photos I took in Berg Park, Farmington NM.

A Navajo Man and woman ride together in their traditional clothes

Two prong horns graze on a high New Mexico plain.

Circa 1982. Two impressive mule deer stand on the foothills of Lukachukai Mountain looking across Red Valley and toward the distant San Juan Mountains of Colorado. This landscape was a familiar sight to Charles lee, who grew up herding sheep up and down the mountain. In the Private collection of James & Renee Griffin.

A perfect example of his deep love of horses.

Foal and Télii inspect each other in front of a stylized pinon treetree, pinon tree, . This piece is a great example of Charles’ subtle humor

A Navajo hunter inspects the kill he has made- a large pronghorn. The background landscape is easily that of red valley or a nearby region in Arizona as evidenced by the small mesas and scrubby grasses of that region.

From 1995, this gorgeous dapple horse gives a hint to the vast variety of wild horses to be found on the Navajo Reservation.

Though buffalo no longer grace the four corners landscape, this painting hearkens back to a bygone era. The yellow clusters are likely either rabbit brush or stylized clumps of grass, so familiar to the high desert.

1995

This young Navajo teenager rides his Télii across the wide expansive desert. This painting likely takes place in the late summer, because of the tall thunderclouds forming in the background.

1990

No one loved Elk quite like Charles Lee, who frequently vacationed in Southern Colorado.

1990

This painting expresses the Navajo dependence on donkeys in their everyday life. The rabbit brush, sage, and hoodo in the background place it in the region of the Bisti Badlands. Observe the parallelism in this painting as the older sister takes care of her brother and the older donkey is with the younger. It’s very cultural for older siblings to care for younger ones and to be given a heady amount of responsibility.

1995

Wearing his turquoise and silver, this young Navajo man is likely going to an important function or headed to town. Probably riding atop a Ganado blanket, you can see his velvet shirt, leather moccasins, and a full set of jewelry, completing the traditional Navajo appearance. The central question of this painting: why is he looking behind? Based on the relaxed pose of the horse, he might be waiting for the others of his party to catch up.

1995

This Navajo man rides atop a marvelous horse, as he beats a drum. As Charles Lee was a Christian minister, it is unlikely the drum depicts anything overtly religious. Of note is the drumstick, which is crafted from a green stick and curved in a loop. This is not in common usage anymore.

1990

This painting of a mule deer is made in Charles Lee’s older style (which was heavily influenced by Harrison Begay), where the colors are more muted and the plant life is highly stylized. If we take his birth year as 1926, he was 26 when this was painted.

1952

These buffalo prowl the high deserts of the four corners area among the pinon trees and yucca plants. While buffalo no longer roam these parts, they remained a favorite subject matter

1969

At first glance a seemingly serene painting shows a family of buffalo grazing in the shadow of the San Francisco Peaks. However, a keen observer will discover a pair of coyotes waiting to ambush these buffalo. This painting is another example of Charles Lee’s subtle humor. This is even more meaningful to a Navajo for whom the coyote was a trickster and a fool. One might almost wonder how much danger the buffalo are really in.

A juvenile donkey plods softly through the shifty sands of the high desert. The clouds fade across the sky in a way that points to the cold of winter or spring. This painting is still highly stylized, but has morphed some from the monochromatic paintings of Charles Lee’s earliest years.

These horses graze in a lush field with soft purple mountains in the background. This is a unique painting for while certainly displays the recognizable strokes of Charles Lee, the setting does not contain anything that identifies it as being distinctively Navajo. Even venturing from his style, the painting is still remarkably beautiful

This painting is simple in its composition and yet it still has a lot to show- from the powerful stance to the bold bay coat. The strokes in the mane and tail are immediately recognizable as that of Charles Lee. These same fluid lines can be found in everything from hair to grass, to tree bark.

1995