Rainy, wet and cold. The perfect day to paint something colorful in the studio.I felt the need for another shot at the clementines, I wasn't done with them just yet. So today found me rearranging them (again) in the studio as the rain poured down.Winter's
Are you ever amazed by how much you accomplish in a day?I continually am.Getting up and going out to make a painting, photographing and writing a blog and newsletter post all before lunch, leaving me time to do other boring paper work never ceases to
Did you ever visit an artist working in their studio? Isn't it an exciting experience to get a glimpse inside their mind, world and art?Today I took the chance to visit a good friend a brilliant mosaicist Megan Mahan in her studio here in Rome. After asking
Milan was unexpectedly warm and sunny while I was visiting just after Christmas this year. In fact the Milanesi seemed a little disoriented by the warm sunny days. I was pretty excited though after having prepared to suffer mentally and physically since I was going painting
What's your favorite place in Rome?Some of you already know and then some of you are like me, undecided.I'm always adding to and changing my list of favorite places around the city, but surely this place is up there on the list: San Lorenzo.Morning at
Oops! Yesterday while out teaching a plein air workshop here in Rome, I had a narrow window of time to get down a small painting.The only problem was that the panel I was painting on was prepared with a clear glue and in my hurried state
The soft light of this place peeking into the Roman Forum in the distance made it a great painting spot.Rome is full of views, everywhere you turn could be a painting (if you don't get run over by a car first!). This composition wasn't mine though,
Even though sometimes I might think it, I never say it. Today I really mean it though: this painting was well-earned.Morning Coffee, Trastevere9x7"Oil on Panel© Kelly MedfordPainting on this corner was a great idea in theory, the slanting light coming in was perfect! Together with painter Ohla Pryymak, who is
aaaaah, Via Giulia!Now, if you don't know Rome this might not mean anything to you.Via Giulia is probably one of the most beautiful streets in the center of the historical city (in my humble opinion). It runs straight along the Tiber river for almost a