Ragland wins second place in plein air contest

FALLBROOK – Jack Ragland was awarded second place for his plein air water lily painting in a competition sponsored by the City of Temecula and the nonprofit Rose Haven Society. Open to artists from anywhere, competition paintings were created on site at the Rose Haven Society’s Heritage Gardens on Jedediah Smith Road in Temecula.

Ragland will receive his second prize award at Temecula City Hall on Nov. 10, along with the two other prize winners. Some of the paintings completed during the competition are on display at the city hall until Nov. 1....