Il Benzinaio, Porta Portese12x10"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2011A painting of a gas station, an unlikely composition to choose you might say. I thought so too. Porta Portese is one of the most fabulous places in Rome and is most known for its huge flea
I would never normally post paintings that I consider duds or unworthy of showing, but I've done quite a few lately, and thought why not? In thinking about it, it might be fun to show a few dead end paintings. It's all part of the
Porta Maggiore, sketch. Oil on panel, 8x10"This place, Porta Maggiore, is hugely impressive when you come upon it, usually in the midst of congested traffic. Once a Roman gate, it is now a busy intersection where buses, trains, trams, cars, pedestrians and mopeds all cross
An interview with yours truly by Cindy Michaud about my escapades city-scaping in Rome.This is republished from her blog Cindy Michaud ArtPlenty of Plein Air Kelly Medford on Plein Air painting….. Today’s guest is Kelly Medford, a new friend and a “plein air” painter who currently
Piazza Mastai, oil on panel, 10x8"Trastevere, everyone loves this part of town! It's old with the little shops and winding streets, places where vines grow up through the cracks and sprawls over windows. There are little old ladies hanging out their laundry and old men
Rain on the Appia Antica 6x8", oil on linen mounted on panelIn the mood for.. rain? Spring! I'm counting warm rain as the first official sign.This was literally painted in the rain and had to be abandoned when the paint became too sticky to mix
Spring Along the Aqueduct, 12x10", oil on panel"Are you still out there painting ruins and stuff? Why don't you paint something real!"This is what a friend of mine (and an Italian) said to me lately about my paintings, he's so bored with all this ancient
From the Bedroom Window, 10x8", oil on panelMonday! Who thought I would be complaining about something like Monday (or any day at all really..), I have the most fabulous job in the world, painting Rome.But this morning felt like "Monday." It was chilly and overcast,
On the Appia Antica, 8x10", oil on panelIt's almost overwhelming just how many amazing places there are in Rome, and this is by far one of my favorites.This is one of the longest roads built by the Romans (and now restored) and is in fact