This one was the 2nd painting of the day. The 1st one never quite got finished.Via Monte Testaccio8x6"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2012I relocated to this street after having found myself in the middle of a temporary stage that was being dismantled. I had taken
If you’ve ever been to Italy you recognize this newstand. It’s complete with toys, games, gum, I don’t even know what. For a painter it’s eye candy.This was the perfect one to paint today with the tower and trees in the background giving it a
Ok, so Chianti is known as "Chiantishire" only because, well, you can guess by the name. It is beautiful and picture perfect and today even more so, as the clear blue sky provided only the occassionaly puffy cloud floating by.House on the Hill, Greve in
A Lemon and a Knife, the Primaries6x8"Oil on Linen Panel© Kelly Medford, 2012At some point while working on this painting, I stepped back realizing that this was a painting about the primary colors with a balancing neutral middle tone inbetween.What does it mean? Why did
On the Road, The Kerouac House, Orlando11x14"Oil on Panel(c) Kelly Medford, 2011That's right, this one's called On the Road, which was only too appropriate as I had to stand in the middle of the road to paint this one. The across the street neighbor has
Wild Oak Bay, Sarasota7x11"Oil on Panel(c) Kelly Medford, 2010Sarasota has got to be one of the best places on earth to paint the sunset- at least I think so..While I wish I was painting the sunset in Sarasota right now, I'm not, I'm just thinking
In the Field, Via di Acqua BullicanteOil on Panel7.5x10"© Kelly Medford, 2011SOLDThis is what I look at every day when I leave my building to go painting. It's a view that I love and the look of the field changes constantly with the light of
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