Day 90: Moody Mornings

Everyone has moody mornings, even the weather. Really I'm glad for a bit of moody weather for a change.Moody Morning on the Mugnone6x8"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2012I sat on a little bridge to paint this morning with the wind whipping and the clouds threatening

Day 91: Working Late

I just love this workbench. Can't you relate to this space? Organized chaos. Only the owner of this workbench (not me!) knows where anything is here I'm sure.Late Night at the Workbench8x6"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2012This was a lot of fun to paint, partly because

Day 92: Silent Light

Someone did the rain dance! Finally after 2 months without a drop, we got a little rain today. This was a great excuse for me to paint an interior. I secretly love painting indoor spaces, especially when they're empty. There is a lonely mystery that fascinates

Day 93: On the Move

I'm back in Florence again for a quick stop over on my way to being on "vacation". I say it "that way", because I'm not really totally on vacation (i.e. doing nothing), as I will be, of course, painting daily.  I'm relived about this, I

Day 94: Life Happens on the Corner

Have you ever sat on the corner for a few hours during the day? Life is really happening there! You see everything from people arguing, coming and going and coming again, walking their dogs and just hanging around. What is everyone doing? Each and every

Day 95: Take It Easy

Of course it wasn't me who was staying in bed late this morning, I wish. Those times are since long gone.Summer for a plein air painter means jumping out of bed at 6 raring to go. The sun is up and already I'm running through

Day 96: Friends in High Places

Now, it's always good to have friends in high places, not that I'm into social climbing. Even better these friends live on the top floor with a wrap around terrace looking out to the hills of Rome.Breakfast on the Terrace, Centocelle6x8"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford,

Day 97: All is Quiet

I keep expecting to see tumbleweeds blowing through parts of the city these days, all is quiet. Most people have left on holiday, gone to the sea or gone anwhere else just to get out of the desperately hot city.Not me, I'm excited to have

Day 98: Take Two–

This one was the 2nd painting of the day. The 1st one never quite got finished.Via Monte Testaccio8x6"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2012I relocated to this street after having found myself in the middle of a temporary stage that was being dismantled. I had taken