I got inspired today and I realized what really gets me excited about painting:light and shadow.Afternoon on the Roof6x8"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2012It may seem obvious, but this is truly the subject matter that gets me excited to paint- buildings and structures along with
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
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
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
This is a part of Rome that I had yet to paint: the neighborhood Prati. I think of Prati as the upper west side of Rome. It's chic with wide boulevards lined with trees. It's dotted with nice cafes and businessmen on the go. When
Do you ever find that you're, well, not in the mood to do what you need to? How do you work under those circumstances?Today I'm a little tired and (I hate to admit it) a lot stressed. I didn't even want to think about painting.I
This little one is from the renowned neighborhood Trastevere. Anyone who has been to Rome has most likely visited this part of town and loved it immediately. It's just what you think of when you think of Italy: old with narrow cobbled streets, vines growing
Practice makes perfect? Ha! Obviously it wasn't an artist who said that.Today as I went into the studio to finish up a commission, I froze.I'd been away from the painting for too long and I wasn't sure where to start and how to get back