D.W.C. Trains - Painter Lee Alban

Lee Alban began drawing as a child and learned basic art techniques from television programs and library books.  Throughout his school years his interest intensified and, though encouraged by teachers, chose not to pursue an art career.  It was a life choice based on the limited ability of an artist to support a family and other social considerations.  Instead, he followed his love of biology and became a secondary school teacher, married, raised two children and eventually retired at age 52.  At that time he entered the Schuler School of Fine Arts in Baltimore, Maryland.  The Schuler School is a small traditional atelier that has produced some of the country's premier artists.[wide]

 

Proficient in many styles of painting, Alban fell in love with realism.  His professional career earned him top awards in portraiture, figure, still life, and landscape, from major art organizations in the U.S.  The Excellence in Still Life Award from Oil Painters of America and the Gold Medal Award from the Allied Artists of America.   Award winning western paintings include: Navaho Heritage, To Touch the Earth is to have Harmony with Nature, Dreams are Wiser than Men, Know the River has its Destination, Preparing for Trouble, Two Cookie buy In, Sedona Sin Rojo, My Spirit May Come to You Without Shame, Desert Blooms, and more.  Awards have included Best of Show, Gold Medal, Silver Medal, Best Landscape, Best Narrative, etc. [full-width]