First I just wanted to wish all the Canadian and Americans a very Happy Labor Day today!I hope that you are having a wonderful day of rest and enjoying the last of summer fully.Yesterday I went to the hillside town of Arsoli. This was another
Today while out painting I realized the place to be in a country with no air conditioning is NOT inside but outside (in the shade of course.)After sweating over the computer this morning, it was a relief and literally a breath of fresh air to
Today I went to Tuscany for the day to participate in a small town painting competition in a village near Florence called Marcialla.I almost can't believe it but this is the 6th year in a row that I've gone to paint in this little town
This week is exciting! Together with 27 painters I am participating in an event called "Paint the Town" in Bradenton, Florida. It kicked off with what is called a quick draw this past Saturday at the farmer's market on Old Main Street. It was exciting, and not
Sunset on the Point, Lake Dora8x6"Oil on Panel(c) Kelly Medford, 2011This is one of 3 paintings I will enter in Mt. Dora's exhibition coming up this Friday. To get 3 paintings worthy of exhibiting I had to paint at least double that and it was a
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