Russell Jewell - Artist based out of Easley SC

Artistic Accomplishments since 2000

2021 Accepted into the 154th American Watercolor Society's Annual Exhibition NY,NY
2020 President of South Carolina Watermedia Society
2020 Feature Article, "Chasing the Sun" published Plein Air Magazine January, 2020
2019 Transparent Watercolor Society Indira Das Memorial Award
2019 Second Place South Carolina Watermedia Society National Show
2019 Juried into En Plein Air Texas
2019 Juried into Cape Ann Plein Air
2019 Atlanta's Olmsted Plein Air Invitational Best Use of Color Award
2019 Sautee Plein Air Experience Georgia Best of Show and People's Choice Award
2019 Published in The Best of Watercolor: Splash 20
2019 Invited to paint in Atlanta's Olmsted Plein Air: Best Color Award
2019 Accepted into Plein Air Easton for the 10th time: Best Watercolor Award
2019 Artist in Residence at The Reserve in Pickens, SC
2018 Painted in the Olmsted Plein Air Invitational Atlanta, Ga.
2018 Painted in Parrsboro International Plein Air Festival Nova Scotia
2018 First Place Quick Draw Parrsboro International Plein Air Festival NS, Canada
2018 Artist's Choice Award Quick Draw Parrsboro Plein Air Nova Scotia, Canada
2017 Plein Air Easton Juried Artist -$1000 Tilghman Island Artists' Choice Award
2017 Mountain Maryland juried artist
2016 $1000 John Singer Sargent Award Transparent Watercolor Soc. of America
2016 Published: North Light Splash 17 Best of Watercolor
2016 Mountain Maryland First Place Quick Draw
2016 Mountain Maryland Third Place Bedford Resort Paint Out
2016 Clemson Fine Arts Center 2nd Place Award Annual Exhibition
2016 Juried into Cashiers Plein Air Competition Cashiers, NC
2016 Juried into Mountain Maryland Plein Air Competition Cumberland, MD
2016 Accepted into Transparent Watercolor Society of America Exhibition
2015 ACCEPTED WORK IN AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY NY
2015 Best Quick Draw Paint Annapolis
2015 People's Choice Award Paint Annapolis
2015 Best Painting on Naval Academy Campus Paint Annapolis
2015 To compete in Plein Air Olmsted Invitational Atlanta, Ga.
2015 To be published in The Best of Watercolor Splash 16 (North Light Publications)
2014 Piedmont Plein Air $2750.00 Best in Show and Artist's Choice Award
2014 Published by North Light: Incite 2 Color Passions
2014 $5000.00 winner for Michelin Tire's International Festival
2014 Easels in Frederick Peoples Chioce Award
2014 Easels in Frederick Architectural Award
2014 Plein Air Richmond Architectural Award
2013 $5000.00 Grand Prize Easels in Fredericks Plein Air Competition
2013 Collector's Choice Award Easels in Fredericks Plein Air Competition
2013 Charlotte Fine Art Urban Lights Exhibition 3rd Place Award
2013 Juried into Plein Air Richmond, VA
2012 Selected as Artist in residence at The Reserve - Lake Keowee SC
2012 Published in North Light's Sketchbook Confidential II
2012 Selected to compete in Plein Air Easton! (Maryland)
2012 Selected to compete plein air Easels in Frederick (Maryland) People's Choice Award
2012 Exhibited with award in Anderson SC Annual Arts Competition - Merit Award
2011 Selected artist to hang 11 works 8'x10' each-Greenville, SC KROC Center to open 9/11
2011 Published in Splash 12: Celebrating Artistic Vision, The Best in Watercolor
2011 Artists' Choice Award Paint the Town Plein Air Cranford NJ
2011 Collectors' Choice Award Easels in Fredericks Plein Air Fredericks, MD
2011 Third Place Quick Draw Easels in Fredericks
2010 Exhibited Transparent Watercolor Society of America (Signature Membership)
2010 Exhibited Pickens County Museum with 2nd museum purchase
2010 Exhibited Georgia Watercolor Society with Award
2010 Exhibited South Carolina Watermedia Society
2010 Published Splash 11 New Directions: The Best of Watercolor
2010 Competed Cashiers' NC Plein Air and Plein Air Easton! Easton, MD
2009 Exhibited SC Watermedia Society with Award
2009 Exhibited Pickens County Museum one man show (45 works)
2009 Competed in Plein Air Easton! with a Museum Purchase Award
2009 Published Watercolor Artist Magazine (6 page featured artist)
2008 Juried into Colorado's Telluride Plein Air Competition
2008 Exhibited Art Educator's Invitational Columbia University, SC
2008 Published Passionate Brushstrokes, Splash 10 North Light Publications
2008 Museum Purchase Easton's Fine Arts Academy
2008 United States Patent received for plein air viewfinder known as: Jewell Box Viewfinder
2007 Exhibited Transparent Watercolor Society of America
2007 Quick Draw Award Plein Air Easton, Maryland
2007 Exhibited Niagara Watercolor Society
2007 Easton's Fine Arts Academy purchase
2007 Exhibited/ Award/ Traveling Show, South Carolina Watermedia Society
2006 Exhibited Transparent Watercolor Society of America
2006 Exhibited New York's Adirondack's Exhibit of American Watercolors: Traveling Show
2006 Exhibited National Watercolor Society
2006 Easton's Plein Air Quick Draw 2nd Place Award
2006 Exhibited South Carolina Watercolor Society
2005 Published: The Artist Magazine
2005 Exhibited SC Watercolor Society: Past Presidents' Award
2005 Upstate Visual Art's Claude Smith Exhibition's People's Choice Award
2005 Exhibited Northwest Watercolor Society
2005 Exhibited Watercolor USA
2005 Competed in the Easton's Plein Air Competition: Award Best Watercolor
2005 Exhibited Watercolor West, California: Merchandise Award
2004 Award - South Carolina Watercolor Society
2004 Published in The Best of Watercolor Splash 8 North Light Publications
2004 Exhibited Pittsburgh's Aqueous International Open
2004 Exhibited Kentucky Watercolor Society Aqueous USA
2003 83rd National Watercolor Society (Signature Membership)
2003 New York: National Exhibition
2003 $1500 Grant from the Christopher Reeve Foundation
2002 Juried into Northeast International Watercolor Society Exhibit
2001 Illustrated Children's Book: No Trespassing
2001 Juried into the 81st National Watercolor Society Exhibition
2001 Juried into the Canadian Society of Watercolour Painters
2001 Savoir Affaire Merchandize Award and Traveling Exhibit National Watercolor Society
2000 Loran Mason Award South Carolina Watercolor Society