I recently collaborated with Napoli Unplugged to paint a series of paintings for their upcoming comprehensive guide to the city on the bay.The idea was first and foremost to get a sweeping view of the bay, Vesuvius, the color of the houses and luckily I was able
Who doesn't love Tuscany? And what's not to love? Living in Rome since 2010, I almost forget sometimes that I lived in Tuscany for 6 years. But when I go back, I remember instantly! The light, those pinks and blues, only in Tuscany. Via San Francesco,
Orvieto is one of many gorgeous Umbrian hilltop towns. But I swear, Orvieto is different, special and lively. You can just feel it in the air. The people who live here take impeccable care of their city and it's not a big place, so everyone knows and
Always on the lookout for hidden and shady places, I love haunting the various parks and private villas turned public in Rome.One of those places and one of my favorite, is Villa Celimontana on The Caelian Hill . View from the Balcony, Villa Celimontana 6x8" Oil on Linen Panel $300 framed
If you read last week's post about painting in this spot I won't repeat myself (though I would love to just for the sheer excitement of the thing). Suffice to say that this painting was painted in the exact location where J.M.W. Turner once sketched
One habit that could be potentially very annoying to other people if you happened to be in the car, is that if we get into the car to go painting, we drive and drive and drive, then circle back, get out, get back in and
Did you ever countdown the days at school before the big field trip? I always did.I've always loved to get out, see the world and do something new. For the next few days I have the opportunity to stay in the Umbrian hilltown of Orvieto and paint.While
Sometimes I look around and get overwhelmed, how to capture just one thing, one moment?In those moments I do something that may be counter intuitive: a quick small painting.Morning Road to Morgan Hill, California5x7"oil on linen panel©Kelly Medfordclick here for purchase details This was painted in
One morning I woke up early and ran to the window only to not see anything, well anything except fog. Normally this would be cause to either go back to bed or have a leisurely breakfast. But in Venice it means grab your gear and