Last week on a (too) quick trip to Venice, I had a few days to paint and immediately went and sought out the city's oldest gonodola maker and repair yard called Squero di San Trovaso.The Gondola Yard, Squero di San Trovaso9x12"oil on paper©Kelly Medfordclick here
Italy is jam packed with gorgeous little towns running up hillsides as you travel throughout the country. One could spend their whole life travelling the country and never get to them all. Some seem more magical than others- whether it be all the history of people who
I thought we had found the most magical (and secret) painting spot one morning.How it happened was we were in a hole in the wall coffee shop, getting geared up for painting rain or shine, when I spotted a faded poster on the wall of
Today I'm writing from Umbria and posting from my cell phone nonetheless, so we'll see how this works.I'm away because I'm teaching a week of watercolor sketchbook at the most wonderful villa, here completely for artists' workshops called Arte Umbria.I've had the wonderful opportunity to
It was time. Time to get out the big canvas and get out into the field. And today was the day.The Old Casale, Work in Progress80x65 cm, Oil on Linen©Kelly MedfordYou may recognize this place, I've painted it many times over and was just waiting to
Nothing makes me jump out of bed like the sun shining in Rome. Fortunately that's just about everyday.This morning was no exception and I knew immediately where to paint, Pigneto. Morning, Via del Pigneto 8x6" Oil on Linen Panel Sold This is my neighborhood and so I go up and down
Milan was unexpectedly warm and sunny while I was visiting just after Christmas this year. In fact the Milanesi seemed a little disoriented by the warm sunny days. I was pretty excited though after having prepared to suffer mentally and physically since I was going painting
Even though sometimes I might think it, I never say it. Today I really mean it though: this painting was well-earned.Morning Coffee, Trastevere9x7"Oil on Panel© Kelly MedfordPainting on this corner was a great idea in theory, the slanting light coming in was perfect! Together with painter Ohla Pryymak, who is
aaaaah, Via Giulia!Now, if you don't know Rome this might not mean anything to you.Via Giulia is probably one of the most beautiful streets in the center of the historical city (in my humble opinion). It runs straight along the Tiber river for almost a