Sometimes I look around and get overwhelmed, how to capture just one thing, one moment?In those moments I do something that may be counter intuitive: a quick small painting.Morning Road to Morgan Hill, California5x7"oil on linen panel©Kelly Medfordclick here for purchase details This was painted in
This past fall I was asked to make a video as part of a feature for Girl Gone Internatioal Magazine. I love this group of girls, which is new to Rome and growing all the time. Women who are living abroad get together once a month
Have you ever been to the Bay Area of California?Wow, is it gorgeous.China Camp, Marin County9x12"oil on linen panelKelly Medfordclick here for purchase detailsThe rolling hills of dried grasses dotted with craggy oaks, cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean and just the feeling of wide open
Just before the end of the year I spent 10 days in central California and wow is it beautiful.Thanks to local friends who guided me to great painting locations, I had the chance to paint and see several new places. I cannot describe the landscape
What's your favorite view in Venice?Impossible to answer. Although there are a few choice spots.Il Palazzo Ducale, View from San Giorgio20x30cm (approx oil on wood©Kelly Medfordclick here to purchaseThis is a spectacular view that also gives you some distance where you can gaze across the water
When in Venice I spend countless hours walking the bridges, back alleyways and canals of Venice in search of painting spots.I tend to shy away from the overly crowded tourist spots and look for something more intimate.I also love anything crumbling. Don't ask me why
Every plein air painter dreams or loves painting Venice, the magical city built entirely on the water.Normally when I think of paintings from Venice I think of foggy views of churches and boats seen across the water or grand sweeping scapes of The Grand Canal.Last
This park called Colle Oppio or the Oppian Hill in English, has a special place in my heart. The first day I set foot in Italy almost 10 years ago now (almost impossible to believe, but it's true), I stumbled upon this park which is
A rush to the finish line is what NOT to say to yourself when headed out to paint in a 1-day plein air painting competition. Instead, the best strategy I've found is to search until I find the exact thing I want to paint, no matter