Of course we all know and associate the eternal city with its most famous sites, but when I think of Rome visions of pine trees swim in my head.Morning Pines, Parco degli Acquedotti6x8"Oil on Linen Panel©Kelly MedfordDid you ever watch the HBO series Rome? I
Excited by a sunny day, I jumped on a train this morning and headed towards the sea to a town outside of Rome called Ostia Antica.I sometimes forget how close Rome is to the sea, less than an hour away. There is a remnant of
Do you associate paintings as masculine or feminine? Normally I don't, but this painting was more delicate not only because of the pastel colors, but the color palette had me go lighter on the brushwork and choosing my strokes carefully.Double Espresso8x6"Oil on Linen mounted on Wood©Kelly
A friend left me her studio one day while out of town, having the whole place to myself. What to paint? So much to choose from.This lone chair against the window spoke volumes to me about an artists' studio, just waiting for the model to arrive or
Painters have strange habits sometimes. One of those would be saving boxes full of almost used tubes of paint.Digging around in that box for some white, I was miffed by how much white I had in the form of almost used tubes.Then I had the
This still life came together in a snap by arranging and rearranging these simple objects by color. Primaries 6x8" Oil on Wood Sold The voices of painting teachers past rang in my ears today- I could just hear their comments about never painting objects that aren't related, don't make sense
I love seeing artists at work in their studios. It's always such a treat to visit them and see them in action.Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit a group of 10 artists in Rome's Gianicolo neighborhood right next door to the marvellous Villa Pamphili.
Back again at the easel after being taken by surprise with a knock-down drag-out flu. Whew, am I glad that's over.While I didn't have it in me to get out on the streets today, I did make it to the studio to paint a still life
Sometimes there is no translation for a word from Italian to English (and vice versa)- those words that make sense and have a concept, but would sound a little silly translated literally. This was one of these, il bilancione.After the Storm, Il Bilancione6x8"Oil on Linen