Today I’m on the Italian riviera or the western coast on the way to France in the region called Liguria. It’s beautiful here and very different from what I’m used to calling “the beach”. Here there is a narrow strip of land running along the
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
I just love this workbench. Can't you relate to this space? Organized chaos. Only the owner of this workbench (not me!) knows where anything is here I'm sure.Late Night at the Workbench8x6"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2012This was a lot of fun to paint, partly because
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
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
Have you ever sat on the corner for a few hours during the day? Life is really happening there! You see everything from people arguing, coming and going and coming again, walking their dogs and just hanging around. What is everyone doing? Each and every
Of course it wasn't me who was staying in bed late this morning, I wish. Those times are since long gone.Summer for a plein air painter means jumping out of bed at 6 raring to go. The sun is up and already I'm running through
Now, it's always good to have friends in high places, not that I'm into social climbing. Even better these friends live on the top floor with a wrap around terrace looking out to the hills of Rome.Breakfast on the Terrace, Centocelle6x8"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford,
I keep expecting to see tumbleweeds blowing through parts of the city these days, all is quiet. Most people have left on holiday, gone to the sea or gone anwhere else just to get out of the desperately hot city.Not me, I'm excited to have