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
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,
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
Have you ever heard of Angelo Mai? I hadn't either until I painted this bust of him in the park at Pincio today.This park is the perfect place to be on a hot day. It is shaded by a dense layer of trees and above
We're just melting away out here with no relief in sight, not even a threat of a drop of rain
Maybe you've seen this fountain before? Or ones similar anyway. It's one of my favorite things to paint and one of the many things that characterize Rome.This fountain, along with its 2,500 counterparts around the city are always a welcome site these days with the
In a country known for its midday closures, forcing us to slow down and relax, there is one thing that you can always get anytime in Rome: flowers!The Flower Stand, Piazza Vittorio6x8"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2012It seems odd, why 24-hour flower stands in a
Is the process of learning to draw ever over? No, of course not. Of course it’s gets easier over time with countless hours of practice and understanding.Drawing these winding alley with their meaning roof lines is enough to make me bow down in praise of
The 3rd time's the charm, right? So what does that mean for a second go around?I couldn't let it go and had to reattempt to paint this scene because of my interest in learning how to paint into the shadows.Now, lots of schools of thought