Greenville's KROC Center Opens

     Greenville, SC – The Salvation Army of Greenville is pleased to announce that Russell Jewell has been commissioned to create 11 panels to be permanent art installations. Large scale replicas of the pieces will be printed and installed in the lobby/concourse of the new Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center.

     “We are grateful to partner with Dr. Jewell, a local artist.  We are pleased that the artwork will be inspiring and uplifting while reflecting the activities that will be available at The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center” states Major Bobby Lancaster.  “In keeping with the vision and goals of the Center, the art will also be welcoming, supportive, and inclusive” continues Lancaster.

     "Dr. Jewell was selected from a talented group of Upstate artists who submitted their work for this project," shares Ellen Westkaemper, Performing Arts and Conference Center Director. "At The Kroc Center, our goal is to ensure the visual and performing arts are an integral part of the experience of every guest who walks through our  

doors. Dr. Jewell's paintings will play an important role in making that happen."

Within My Reach

          The Salvation Army seeks “to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.”  The goal of the Ray and Joan Kroc Corps is “to create community centers where children and families are exposed to different, people, arts and activities that would otherwise be beyond their reach.”   Therefore, “Within My Reach” becomes the theme that graces artist Russell Jewell’s series of paintings produced exclusively for Greenville’s Kroc Center.   The goal of each image is to challenge the viewer through its visual imagery and its verbal title, thus pondering the possibilities of the human spirit. Dr. Russell Jewell is an artist/educator from Easley, South Carolina.  His career has combined the forces of art and education in an effort to challenge individuals to discover their own passion for personal growth.  May your discoveries allow you to declare:  “It is within my reach!”   

Opening night at the KROC

Below are all eleven paintings completed for Greenville's KROC Community Center:

Spiritual Solitude		Clearing Skies
Unveiling		Storytime

Beat of My Drum		Victory Lap
Unstoppable Drive		Future Fanfare

Window of Opportunity		High Flying
Splash Down

2011 SUMMER PLEIN AIR

What a GREAT Plein Air Summer!  In early June I participated in the Cranford, NJ "Paint the Town" plein air competition.  We began the week painting in Central Park, New York City.  The two images below were painted on the street just outside the park.  We proceeded to paint closer and closer to Cranford and finally painted downtown for the Quick Draw on Saturday. I won third place in the Quick Draw and the pieces below were awarded: "Artist's Choice" by my fellow artists.

In late June I participated in "Easels in Frederick" plein air competition in Frederick, MD.  I painted the two images below and the painting far right and far left was awarded "Collector's Choice" by the ticket holders at the collector's event.

Splash 11: New Directions: THE BEST OF WATERCOLOR

Bikes and Brugge as well as Double Decker are both out in the Splash 11: New Directions published in 2010.  Below is Splash 12 that was just published and made available in May of 2011.  

Splash 12: Celebrating Artistic Vision: The Best of Watercolor

My painting: Amsterdam Morn is scheduled to be published in Splash 12: Splash 12 Celebrating Artistic VisionThe Best of Watercolor.  The Splash series showcases the finest watercolor paintings being created today. You will gain insight into methods of the best contemporary watercolor artists in the 12th edition of this top-selling series. Features over 125 paintings by 100 artists selected from over 1,500 submissions from watercolor and water-media painters across the world. Each painting is accompanied by a caption that offers instructive information on the theme of   "celebrating artistic vision" as interpreted by the contributing artists, revealing loads of instructional and inspirational tips on the watercolor medium.

NEW JEWELL STUDIO!!!!

Below is labor of love and art in its own way.  This little house was built in 1985 but in 1987 I moved on to bigger things and rented the house out. The house was rented for 23 years and the picture on the left was taken on August 1st 2010.  The picture on the right was taken after Christmas on January 1st 2011.  I completed all of the renovations and I am using it as a studio.  The light inside is incredible not to mention it sits on 3 acres on a 25 acre lake.