Hi Cindy,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
I've searched the artist databases for a match to the signature and have not come up with a conclusive match, which is most likely because the artist had a small body of work that hasn't come to market yet and nothing is known about the artist. I've evaluated this based on it's artistic merits and compared it to other wintry landscapes of similar age, size and composition.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

A vintage American school winter landscape
signed G. Jewell, dated 1965
oil on canvas or Masonite
Depicting a winter mountain landscape with snow, stream, trees and mountains in the distance.
19 by 24 inches
CONDITION: appears to be in good condition
PROVENANCE: acquired as a gift
$400-600*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, and thank you again for using Mearto.