Roman Forum from Behind Santa Maria Nova6x8"Oil on Linen Panel© Kelly Medford, 2012Wow, we've had some crazy winter weather here in Rome, but it's finally come back to what we know and love, sun!After painting several still lives I was able to get outside to
Lights, Trastevere8x6"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2012Anyone who has visited Rome has most definitely been to the old neighborhood Trastevere. It's such a fabulous little neighborhood nestled in winding cobbled stoned streets just across the river. At night it's always bustling and I couldn't resist
Winter Lights, Via del Corso8x6"Oil on Panel © Kelly Medford, 2012Winter in Rome has gotten chilly recently, but I couldn't resist going out to paint some of the Christmas time lights. Armed with just a tiny easel that I can rest on one arm while painting
Morning Nap, Villa Glori8x10"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2011Recently the Italian coffee company Lavazza wrote to me and asked me to share some of my Rome paintings along with a story about my painting and life experience here in Rome for their ongoing project called
I am absolutely thrilled to share this with you. Below is a video interview given by Moshe Mikanovsky asking me about what I do, why and how. Not easy to answer, but a lot of fun and a great opportunity.After giving the interview, I was thinking
In the Field, Via di Acqua BullicanteOil on Panel7.5x10"© Kelly Medford, 2011SOLDThis is what I look at every day when I leave my building to go painting. It's a view that I love and the look of the field changes constantly with the light of
Acquedotto Claudio, Tor Fiscale 10x12" Oil on Panel © Kelly Medford, 2011 The Roman acqueducts have to be one of the most impressive and moving sights in Rome. Not only are they a unique
Madonna in the Garden, San Marcellino a TorpignattaraOil on Linen mounted on Panel6x8"© Kelly Medford, 2011SOLDThis was an unlikely painting as far as I'm concerned. In all my time in Italy (more than 6 years now!) I've never attempted to paint anything religious. In fact
Viale del Teatro, Villa PamphiliOil on Panel8x10"© Kelly Medford, 2011Heading out to paint Rome's biggest public park with my friend and fabulous mosaic artist Megan Mahan (she's lucky, she actually lives next door to this place!), we walked through the woods, past a lake and