The cold has descended on Rome.Can you tell that I'm obsessed with the weather?Well, mostly because I'm outside everyday and the first thing I do in the morning and before going to bed each night is look at the hour-by-hour forecast to decide when and
One of the most fascinating and awe-inspiring sights in Rome are its ancient aqueducts.These giants which sprout from miles of bare field have inspired painters Italian and foreign alike for centuries.Here are just a couple that I've painted over the summer as a part of
Silence seems to be the theme out there on the streets and in the parks of Rome today. The quiet, gray silence of winter has arrived.These past few days I've taken time out to paint some larger canvases and prepare for an upcoming painting trip
I just keep going back for more. Of that field that is. I'm determined to learn more about how to separate my values while painting greens (sounds boring, right?).Values are the differences between black and white on the gray scale. For me out there in
Today back out in the field I was prepared with my mud boots.Although it was raining on and off I just wanted to get out there in between showers. Being inside just causes me to get lazy and the computer work waiting for me was
Painting on the run is not something I recommend, unless you have no choice of course.That is just what happened while painting this small broccoli patch out in this field lot yesterday.Fall in the Broccoli Patch6x8"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2012It was a gorgeous fall
That's how everything we do gets accomplished: one step at a time, right?This is what I was thinking about today when I went out painting. Doing it everyday, sometimes I lose sight of how many steps I've taken to get where I am now. 1,000?
One of Rome's oldest neighborhoods and with arguably the most significant history, is known as the Roman or Jewish Ghetto.Just the name says it all. Luckily it's not still a ghetto and while most of the neighborhood has been demolished, some of the most important