(Second place painting, Jewels of Summer by Jacqueline Newbold) Central Oregon artists were well represented and took big awards in the Watercolor Society of Oregon’s 2021 fall show. The juror, Iain Stewart, selected 80 paintings out of 199 submissions by 123 Oregon artists.  Eleven of those artists selected in the show were from Central Oregon….

(Photo courtesy of Jacqueline Newbold) Using a warm and colorful palette, Jacqueline Newbold’s watercolor paintings often depict the dramatic skies over the Oregon Cascade Mountains, fields of red poppies, or charming European café scenes. Much of Newbold’s inspiration comes from her travels. She takes along a few painting supplies and her art journal, exploring imaginative…