August 9, 2011
Acquedotto Claudio, Tor Fiscale
Acquedotto Claudio, Tor Fiscale 10x12" Oil on Panel © Kelly Medford, 2011 The Roman acqueducts have to be one of the most impressive and moving sights in Rome. Not only are they a unique
August 2, 2011
Summer Ingredients
Summer IngredientsOil on Panel6x8"© Kelly Medford, 2011Can you tell that I'm inspired by summer (and that I wish I had a vegetable garden)? Well, I am (and I do). And of course, when living in Italy, the best thing to think about besides ancient Rome
August 1, 2011
Summer Sun
Summer SunOil on Linen mounted on Panel8x6"© Kelly Medford, 2011What better gift for a painter to recieve than flowers? Sunflowers!I was excited to jump in and get to painting this sunflower this morning, and boy was my enthusiasm needed, as no one told me you
July 29, 2011
A Pepper and Tomato
A Pepper and TomatoOil on Linen mounted on Panel6x8"© Kelly Medford, 2011Who can resist the flavors of summer? I can't!I just had to paint these lovely compliments while dreaming up recipes and thinking about what I would cook today. Even though it was raining cats
July 28, 2011
Morning Espresso
Good morning folks!In case you haven't heard, I've assigned myself another little project in addition to my When In Rome paintings: making a small painting a day and put it up for bid on a new website called Daily Paintworks. Here is one of my
July 27, 2011
Madonna in the Garden, San Marcellino a Torpignattara
Madonna in the Garden, San Marcellino a TorpignattaraOil on Linen mounted on Panel6x8"© Kelly Medford, 2011SOLDThis was an unlikely painting as far as I'm concerned. In all my time in Italy (more than 6 years now!) I've never attempted to paint anything religious. In fact
July 22, 2011
Viale del Teatro, Villa Pamphili
Viale del Teatro, Villa PamphiliOil on Panel8x10"© Kelly Medford, 2011Heading out to paint Rome's biggest public park with my friend and fabulous mosaic artist Megan Mahan (she's lucky, she actually lives next door to this place!), we walked through the woods, past a lake and
July 4, 2011
Benzinaio, Porta Portese
Il Benzinaio, Porta Portese12x10"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2011A painting of a gas station, an unlikely composition to choose you might say. I thought so too. Porta Portese is one of the most fabulous places in Rome and is most known for its huge flea
June 20, 2011
Sometimes You Get a DUD
I would never normally post paintings that I consider duds or unworthy of showing, but I've done quite a few lately, and thought why not? In thinking about it, it might be fun to show a few dead end paintings. It's all part of the