Now not everyday is for creating masterpieces, some days are just for working and figuring out how to make the best of what we've got.What I mean to say is that often times I go out painting, find a place that I really like, set
That's how everything we do gets accomplished: one step at a time, right?This is what I was thinking about today when I went out painting. Doing it everyday, sometimes I lose sight of how many steps I've taken to get where I am now. 1,000?
One of Rome's oldest neighborhoods and with arguably the most significant history, is known as the Roman or Jewish Ghetto.Just the name says it all. Luckily it's not still a ghetto and while most of the neighborhood has been demolished, some of the most important
While I have been painting everyday, I haven't always made it back to the studio before dark to photograph the day's painting. With winter coming and the days growing shorter, painting outdoors feels like a race against the setting sun. I can't get the paint
With the rain on a real roll here in Rome these last few days I took the chance to paint one of my favorite subjects, an interior. Breakfast for One, Morning at the Table 8x6"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford SOLD I've been picturing this painting for awhile and
Keeping up a daily practice is more than just a skill thing, it's a mental thing as well I discovered. It's taken me a few days and a group of throw away paintings to get back into the mixing and brushing on of paint- a little
Whew, I'm back.Just in case you were wondering I haven't quit the 120 Day Project, I was just taking a bit of a hiatus in order to have my first solo exhibition here in Rome.What was I doing all of that rime instead of sending
The weather is really changing now. The front page of today's paper had Rome's mayor out lining the river with sand bags to protect against the predicted coming storms. Fall is here in a big way and today it was all about the clouds.October Clouds, Acqua
The scout motto "Be Prepared" is exactly what came to mind while out painting today.Why?Rain.When the founder of The Scouts Baden-Powell created this motto he had 2 things in mind: to be prepared mentally and to be ready with everything you need. The motto literally