Tuscany

Day 58: The Domes of Florence

Florence is full of Domes. Whether you're on a narrow street, on a hill or strolling along the river, you often times have a dome in sight.For a long time I thought that the dome you can see everywhere was just The Duomo since it is

Day 79: Lonely Times

August is quiet in Italian cities. Italians are smart, they go to the beach and the mountains for the entire month if they can, anywhere to get out of the summer heat.Empty August Market, Le Cure6x8"Oil on Panel(c) Kelly Medford, 2012Today I had to come

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 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 114: A Day to Breathe

This will be my last painting from Tuscany for a bit and I'm feeling a little nostalgic about it.It's been almost 2 years since I moved to Rome and switched palette and landscape, so to go back was to see these old familiar places through

Day 115: It’s Complicated

As in all relationships, sometimes things get a little complicated.I'm just being silly, sort of, but what I mean to say is that today, well, I really didn't feel like painting. I felt tired and like taking it easy or hanging out with friends, or

Day 32: Unknown Church, Fucecchio

  This church was really interesting and beautiful, old but not medieval (it is way more symmetrical than my painting.. ha!). It's in the countryside outside of Florence and I had never seen it before and just noticed it while driving. I wanted to set up