Italian Plein Air Paintings Tag

Savoring Fleeting Moments: Rome Winter Sunset

Rome has many magical moments and one of them is the sunset in this city. Almost every evening the sunset is a spectacle, so orange or pink, lighting the already colorful buildings and reflecting in the water along the Tiber river. The evening or very early

Rome Summer Storms + Studio Paintings Sale

Summer at the Aqueducts, Rome Oil on Arches Paper 9 x 12" $200 | Available Purchase Now This place, one that I return to over and over again, is one of Rome's magical places where time stands still. The light is different each time I visit and always offers something

New Gifts Available!

I am thrilled to finally be offering what people have been requesting for years: cards and a 2016 calendar. 2016 Italian Moments Calendar Each month is a different painting from Rome and around Italy Cost is $25 including international shipping Click here to order I worked together with a

Rome: Quiet Light

Maybe you think of my work as bright and bold- I am in love with the high contrast of Italian light and shadow after all. But since we've had a moody fall I took advantage of this quieter light to get out and paint. This industrial

Open Studio Brunch Sale

Please join me together with artist Sonia Cipollari for an open studio brunch sale We will be showing recent original watercolors and oil paintings. Light brunch style refreshments will be served Saturday, November 7 Noon- Five Studio Piano Creativo Circonvallazione Gianicolense, 420 Rome RSVP paintings@kellymedford.com +39 3349835677

Timeless Light in Rome’s Aqueducts

There is a place that I return to over and over again, that is Rome's aqueduct park or Parco degli Acquedotti. This is a theme and place that has been painted through the centuries and really it has not changed drastically over time. One can

Mystical Places, Magical Light

I had the opportunity to teach with the Urban Sketchers last week on the island of Ischia, specifically we were hosted by the family who owns the Aragonese Castle. This place is straight out of a fairytale and the spot that captured my attention the

Watercolors & Oils: Orvieto

For the past year I have been using watercolor as a new medium with a different approach and way of working from my oil paintings. I travel a lot and sometimes it just is not practical for me to take my oil paints along, so watercolor

Rome’s Beautiful Parks: Villa Pamphili

One of the many great aspects of Rome are its parks, the city is full of green places where you can go to relax and temporarily forget the hustle and bustle of the city and of course paint. The largest park in Rome is Villa Pamphili