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Kelly Medford https://www.kellymedford.com/ American Plein Air Painter in Rome Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:57:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.6 185339885 Holiday Gifts and Studio Sale https://kellymedford.com/2020/12/02/holiday-gifts-and-studio-sale/ Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:41:57 +0000 https://kellymedford.com/?p=5895 I’m writing to share my online studio and gift sale with you that is online this year. (oh what a crazy year!) I am offering loads of smaller watercolors along with gifts of card sets and calendars. I am thrilled with how the 2021 calendars...

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]]> 5895 Expressive Drawing: A Personal Exploration https://kellymedford.com/2020/06/21/expressive-drawing-a-personal-exploration/ Sun, 21 Jun 2020 12:53:47 +0000 https://www.kellymedford.com/?p=4873 What is drawing, or more importantly what purpose do we think drawing serves? As an artist, my answer to this question has changed many times over the years and will always be an ongoing inquiry. All throughout art school, I had several teachers who were...

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]]> 4873 Free Online Drawing Classes https://kellymedford.com/2020/05/03/free-online-drawing-classes/ Sun, 03 May 2020 13:52:45 +0000 https://www.kellymedford.com/?p=4857 Hello from Rome to friends around the world! I hope that wherever you are and whatever stage you are at of being at home, that you are safe, well, and managing the best you can with the current situation. Some are having to work full-time...

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]]> 4857 What’s A Sketch For? https://kellymedford.com/2020/01/11/whats-a-sketch-for/ https://kellymedford.com/2020/01/11/whats-a-sketch-for/#comments Sat, 11 Jan 2020 16:13:31 +0000 https://www.kellymedford.com/?p=4757 At the end of the year I sit and look through some of my sketchbooks, of which I have many. They are not really very organized, but I do keep separate sketchbooks for different themes and topics such as 1 for urban sketching, 1 for...

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]]> https://kellymedford.com/2020/01/11/whats-a-sketch-for/feed/ 2 4757 An Ode to Materials: New Painting Auction https://kellymedford.com/2020/01/05/an-ode-to-materials-new-painting-auction/ Sun, 05 Jan 2020 05:11:00 +0000 https://www.kellymedford.com/?p=4735 To start off the year I will be offering smaller paintings twice a month via auction after having many requests for this. It is a great way to keep my hand and mind working, studying, experimenting and sharing along with being able to offer smaller...

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]]> 4735 The New Year: A Return https://kellymedford.com/2020/01/03/the-new-year-a-return/ https://kellymedford.com/2020/01/03/the-new-year-a-return/#comments Fri, 03 Jan 2020 15:03:06 +0000 https://www.kellymedford.com/?p=4732 This year I am returning here to my blog. I have missed the value of sharing work in a longer format, having the opportunity to reflect on working and developing as a painter this way and also the format to be able to interact with...

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]]> https://kellymedford.com/2020/01/03/the-new-year-a-return/feed/ 7 4732 1-Week Online Auction Starting Sunday https://kellymedford.com/2019/06/28/1-week-online-auction-starting-sunday/ https://kellymedford.com/2019/06/28/1-week-online-auction-starting-sunday/#comments Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:09:17 +0000 https://www.kellymedford.com/?p=4657 I have decided to try something new and fun this coming week, which is to hold a week-long auction on my Facebook artist page. Each day starting 9 am and finishing at midnight from Sunday, June 30th through the following Sunday July 6th, I will...

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]]> https://kellymedford.com/2019/06/28/1-week-online-auction-starting-sunday/feed/ 1 4657 A Painting A Day in April – Day One https://kellymedford.com/2019/04/03/a-painting-a-day-in-april-day-one/ https://kellymedford.com/2019/04/03/a-painting-a-day-in-april-day-one/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2019 13:55:07 +0000 https://www.kellymedford.com/?p=4612 Well, I know I have been down the painting a day road before. And somehow it never gets old, it is always a useful practice to return to. This month I have decided to do this painting a day project again for a number of...

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]]> https://kellymedford.com/2019/04/03/a-painting-a-day-in-april-day-one/feed/ 1 4612 Join me for a week of Painting the Perfect Italian Town, Orvieto https://kellymedford.com/2019/03/22/join-me-for-a-week-of-painting-the-perfect-italian-town-orvieto/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:51:36 +0000 https://www.kellymedford.com/?p=4601 I am very excited to announce this year’s week long watercolor workshop this September 22 – 29 in one of my favorite places to paint in Italy, Orvieto. We will spend a week immersing ourselves in life in this small city while out painting its...

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