Lee Riker Watercolors

PORTFOLIO
Painter

A Little
About Me
I have been painting for over 50 years. My first love has always been Watercolors. You have to plan every move and still you need some lucky mistakes along the way. You try to control Watercolor as well as you can because the media on a whole desires to do its own thing.
I love to paint paintings that people fall in love with and treasure for always. I want people to never tire of looking at the painting and love it to the point that they want others to enjoy it after they’re gone. That is the true joy of painting.
You can get hold of me at: Lee Riker (918) 758-6840
You can purchase at: PayPal.me/leeriker
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Skills & Expertise

Painter
⎼ Landscapes
⎼ Cityscapes
⎼ Seascapes
⎼ Animals, Birds, Insects, etc.
-Semi-Abstracts
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Skills & Expertise
I do commission work and charge $1.00 per square inch. That means if I do an 11"x15" painting it will cost $165.00. Most of the time I do paintings that will fit either 8"x10", 10"x13" or 16"x20" ready made frames. I try to put mats on all my work and pay the shipping. On paintings bigger than these, mats and shipping will be paid by the customer. My prices are very reasonable, I do not live in an area where huge prices bring much success, besides I’m not doing this for a living, but for the love of the medium.
Unless noted different on a painting the prices are as follows:
6"x8" painting matted for 8"x10" frame is $30.00
9"x12" painting matted for a 10"x13" frame is $50.00
11"x15" painting matted for a 16"x20" frame is $70.00
All paintings are signed by me on the back with the name of the painting, medium used, my name and the month and year it was painted. I sell all originals but retain printing rights to all paintings I do. I don’t sell prints and I don’t want prints sold of my paintings.
My Art
8"x10" Frame size $30
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Walking the Dog
This small painting was done during my autumn series

Small Bird Landing on Limb
Saw this little guy and thought it would be a cute painting.

Galloping Horse
Just a small animal study
My Art
8"x10" Frame size $30

Daisies SOLD
A SEMI-ABSTRACT FLOWER STUDY

Chipmunk Eating on Sunflower
Thought this little guy was cute

Abandoned SOLD
i LOVE TO PAINT OLD HOUSES AND BUILDINGS. THIS ONE LOOKED ALOT LIKE MY GRANDFATHER’s house IN KANSAS.
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My Art
8"x10" Frame size $30
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Boy on Beach SOLD
This little boy looked like a friend of mines boy.

Eiffel Tower SOLD
pAINTED THIS FOR MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW

Big Ben at Night SOLD
Painted this for my daughter-in-law
My Art
10"x13" Frame size $50
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Swan
I love to watch swans swim. They’re so graceful.

Sunset Sailboats
I love to paint clouds and they are always beautiful, especially on the ocean.

Spiderweb
I was intrigued by the spiderweb in the morning sun. There was no spider but I just couldn’t resist putting one in.
My Art
10"x13" Frame size $50
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Snowy Homestead SOLD
I DID THIS PAINTING WHEN I WAS DOING A SERIES ON CARDINALS. I SELL MORE CARDINAL PICTURES THAN ANY OTHER BIRD OR FOWL.
Seagull in the Morning Fog
if i had to make a guess on the most painted bird in the world it’s probably the seagull.
Night Sailing
there is something very special and beartiful about sailing at night.
My Art
10"x13" Frame size $50
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Polar Bear
i get cold just looking at this painting. i wouldn’t care nothing about running into the bear either.
Man Looking at Squirrels
When i was young my dad and i hunted squirrels all the time. now i’m old and they just run all over on my property and know they are in no danger.
Eye of the Tiger 1
i did a series of paintings on tiger eyes. they’re such majestic animals.
My Art
10"x13" Frame size $50



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Eye of the Tiger 2
more of the tiger series
Eyes of the Tiger
more of the tiger series
Koala Bear
these jokers are just too cute.
My Art
10"x13" Frame size $50



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England Ruins Garden
An english watercolorist named paul clark did a painting of this ruins and i decided to do one myself.
Cormorant Running on Water
these birds always make me laugh when they are taking off.
Cardinal Couple
a painting from my cardinal series..
My Art
10"x13" Frame size $50
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Two Cardinals in the Snow
from my cardinal series
Autumn walk with the Dog
from my autumn foliage series
Snowy Walk
I havn’t been on a snowy walk like this since i lived in denver 30 years ago.
My Art
10"x13" Frame size $50



Dragonfly
this was the first dragonfly i ever saw that was mostly red and orange.
Cedok Travel Bridge in Prague SOLD
A PAINTING FROM MY CITYSCAPE SERIES.
Cardinals inWindow SOLD
FROM THE CARDINAL SERIES
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My Art
10"x13" Frame size $50
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Cardinals in Snow SOLD
fROM THE CARDINAL SERIES

Purple Rain
i recently saw a watercolorist i admire in the uk named “paul clark” put out a Purple challenge. I liked the idea so i did my version of “purple rain”. has nothing to do with the song but the conditions sure fit.

European Peacock Butterfly
i didn’t know there was a difference between european peacocks and american peacocks until i painted this. they are not related at all something learned everyday.
My Art
16"x20" Frame size $70
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American Bison 1
From a series of paintings of bison.


American Bison 2
from the bison series
American Bison 3
FROM THE SERIES
My Art
16"x20" Frame size $70
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Old Country Church SOLD
I love coutry landscapes. This was very peaceful to me and reminded me of my childhood.


Cold City Night
i love to paint light reflections and you get them nicely when you paint night cityscapes.

Boy & Dog Running
i found this picture on pixabay and it reminded me so much of my grandson from the back that i decided to paint it. the picture is of a boy and dog in bosnia..
My Art
16"x20" Frame size $70
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Unlikely Friends
i painted this off of an ai picture on pixabay.

Sunset on the Lake SOLD
i lOVE TO PAINT LAKE PICTURES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE LAKE IS CALM IN THE EVENING.

Spanish Mountain Goats
i’ve always been amazed at mountain goats how they walk so carefree right on the edge of mountains and ledges.
My Art
16"x20" Frame size $70
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Snowy Morning Sunrise
I couldn’t figure out why this painting looked dull and i had forgot to take the plastic protector off of the painting when i took the picture.

Day at the Beach
i love beach and sailboat settings. there is nothing like listening to the waves and having the wind blow through your hair.

Small Autumn Tree
Part of my autumn foilage series..
My Art
16"x20" Frame size $70
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Sailboat Cove
I love painting any kind of boat pictures.

Old Tractor
my wife loves old machinery and pumpkins so i painted this.

Ocean Castle
this place supposedly exists somewhere in the world. i painted it off of a picture from pixabay.
My Art
16"x20" Frame size $70
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Morning at the Lake
I made this painting up in my mind from one of the mornings my wife and i were fishing at our home lake.

Mallards Landing
again i’m sorry, i left the plastic on the painting when i took the picture.

Incoming Storm
i used to see these kind of storms come in every year when we were trying to get the wheat harvested. excessive moisture in the wheat took the price way down when you sold your wheat.
My Art
16"x20" Frame size $70
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Homestead
Got an idea for part of this painting off of a birthday card. never know where you’re going to see or find ideas.

Gazebo
My wife loves gazebos and one of my favorite watercolorist, paul clark, had given a demo on one so i gave it a try myself.

Fox
foxes are beautiful and curious animals. i once hid behind some rocks and made some squeaking noises like a rabbit in distress and called a fox within three feet of me. i was quite proud.
My Art
16"x20" Frame size $70
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Duck Hunters
used to do a lot of hunting when i was young.
Autumn Walk SOLD
AUTUMN IS A BEAUTIFUL TIME TO WALK IN THE WOODS WITH YOUR GAL.
Couple on Beach
beach pictures can be quite simple but still be effective.
My Art
16"x20" Frame size $70
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Autumn Stream
part of the autumn series

Autumn Foilage
part of the autumn series

Snowdrop Inn
An imaginary inn where you could get out of the snow and get something warm to drink and set by the fire.
My Art
16"x20" Frame size $70
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Street Vendors
lots of these men and women working in mexico and south america.

Rock Formation with Ocean View
Thought this was interesting seeing the ocean through a giant hole in the rocks.

Forgotten Car in Arizona
i have just retired from finding old vehicles and rebuilding and driving them. alas i’ve just gotten too old.
My Art
16"x20" Frame size $70
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Italian Villa with Flowers
Again my wife loves these kind of paintings so i did this one. hope you like it.

Girl with Lantern
This painting was done with an idea from watercolorist paul clark.

Girl in a Kayak SOLD
I FEEL LIKE I GOT A LOT OF GOOD THINGS TO HAPPEN IN THIS PAINTING. I REALLY ENJOYED IT.
My Art
16"x20" Frame size $70
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Tiger Face
this was done while i was doing the tiger series.
Wet Cityscape
i really like doing cityscapes. i think i’m going to start doing a lot of them.
Sunset Seascape SOLD
i like to make dramatic sunsets.
My Art
16"x20" Frame size $70
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Old Community Church-
Florence, CO
i did the sketch of this church 33 years ago when i still lived in Colorado. i just found this old sketch book and it has many sketches that i think are worthy of painting so we will see what happens..

Sailing
i’ve never been sailing on a sailboat this big but it has always been something i would like to do sometime. Sounds to me like something to put on the bucket list.