Here is my follow up after painting for 5 days in Bradenton, Florida. It was truly fabulous, even more than I had imagined! There are so many wonderful places to paint, I never would have guessed. Five days seemed like just the tip of the iceberg
This week is exciting! Together with 27 painters I am participating in an event called "Paint the Town" in Bradenton, Florida. It kicked off with what is called a quick draw this past Saturday at the farmer's market on Old Main Street. It was exciting, and not
Beachway Avenue, New Smyrna9x12"Oil on Panel (c) Kelly Medford, 2011I decided to spend my last painting day in a place I really love, New Smyrna Beach. This is such a cool beach town, as someone I met on the road while painting here so eloquently put
Clouds on Lake Dora14x8"Oil on Linen mounted on panel(c) Kelly Medford, 2011Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. and am I thankful! What painter wouldn't be grateful for the abundance of beauty that offers itself up daily to be painted? And then all of you to
Sun on the Dock, Lake Gertrude8x6"Oil on Panel(c) Kelly Medford 2011Here's a little painting also painted this week in Mt. Dora that was not entered in the exhibition (each artist could only choose 3 paintings to enter). This was a lovely afternoon on a little
Sunset on the Point, Lake Dora8x6"Oil on Panel(c) Kelly Medford, 2011This is one of 3 paintings I will enter in Mt. Dora's exhibition coming up this Friday. To get 3 paintings worthy of exhibiting I had to paint at least double that and it was a
Mayport Tower8x6"Oil on Linen mounted on panel(c) Kelly Medford, 2011This is such a sweet little gem of a place, a jetty or narrow little piece of sand heading out into some body of water right next to a cargo port. After the paintout was all
Six Mile Landing9x12"Oil on Panel(c) Kelly Medford, 2011What an amazing time, truly an adventure! Painting this past week to raise money for the North Florida Landtrust was awesome. I never knew that there were so many places to paint here, and so varied too. This