July 4, 2012
Day 111: Glorious Mornings
Happy 4th of July!!I hope you're having fun and relaxing wherever you are- and most importantly- eating lots of good home cooked food.Here's today's story and painting
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July 3, 2012
Day 112: Greener Pasture
I love this place, a relief if wide open green space in the middle of the city. Today there was even a cool breeze blowing through.July Afternoon, La Caffarella6x8"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2012When I pulled up on my bike, I was super excited to
July 1, 2012
Day 114: A Day to Breathe
This will be my last painting from Tuscany for a bit and I'm feeling a little nostalgic about it.It's been almost 2 years since I moved to Rome and switched palette and landscape, so to go back was to see these old familiar places through
June 29, 2012
Day 116: It’s Hot in the Shade
Now I can't keep cool, even the shade is getting hot here in Florence. That's why we got up early and didn't go far to paint, just the garden here at the house where we are staying.Hot Morning Sun in the Garden, Florence6x8"Oil on PanelOur
June 28, 2012
Day 117: Life IS Beautiful in Arezzo
Arezzo is a fabulous town, you know the town where they filmed Life is Beautiful with Roberto Benigni? Well, in person life IS beautiful here.While I was tempted to paint in the main square or on a side street, the sun was boiling this morning and
June 26, 2012
Day 119: Morning in the Garden, Le Caldine
Today I'm painting in Tuscany with a friend and great painter Lisa Egeli. It's great to be back on my old turf, painting here after having been in Rome for the last year and a half. The light is unique here, it has a bluish
June 25, 2012
Day 120: In the Courtyard, Garbatella
Now, I know I've written about Garbatella before and what a special place it is. So much so that I just had to go back there and paint some more. Afternoon in the Courtyard, Garbatella 19x23 cm Oil on Panel SOLD What I love about this place is the light and
June 18, 2012
Do As the Romans Do and Walk the Ancient Way
Have you ever taken a stroll down the restored ancient road just outside of Rome called the Appia Antica? It's enchanting. Now that summer is here, the light is bright and clear just as a painter would have it. The towering pines and cypress trees
May 7, 2012
For the Love of St. Simon’s Island
Well, I made it back to Rome and wouldn't you know it, it's been pretty rainy. Luckily this gives me time to sit down and share a little bit with you about my whirlwind week spent painting on St. Simon's Island, Georgia a few weeks