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
A Cypress and a Palm, Clifton Springs14x11"Oil on Panel(c) Kelly Medford, 2011This is a place that every time I come to Orlando I go to paint but hardly ever find something to paint. Painters know what I'm talking about.What I mean is I love the
Philadelphia Alley, Charleston16x12"Oil on Panel(c) Kelly Medford, 2011How could I possibly sum up Charleston in a blog post?! The main things I've enjoyed in Charleston are great oysters, the best company, lots of high quality art galleries and the beach- this town has everything to
A Pepper and TomatoOil on Linen mounted on Panel6x8"© Kelly Medford, 2011Who can resist the flavors of summer? I can't!I just had to paint these lovely compliments while dreaming up recipes and thinking about what I would cook today. Even though it was raining cats
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
Sunset, San Fedele8x10"Oil on Paper© Kelly Medford, 2011 I just love painting skies, what landscape painter doesn't? Don't you have a favorite big sky painting by your favorite artist? They're fleeting, gorgeous and we just have to jump out of our cars sometimes, prepared to "jot" something
Piazza delle Scuole, Radda in Chianti9x11"Oil on Linen© 2011, the artistI've been away painting in Tuscany with painters Mark Horton and Chris Groves from Charleston, SC who led a group of painters to the most magical monastery in Chianti. I had the opportunity to jump
Via Cibele, Quadraro10x12"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2011This neighborhood, quadraro, or better known as "the wasps' nest" is one of my favorites in Rome. It's one of my favorites because of the small, brightly colored houses, each with its own garden. It got its name