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
Roman landscapes Tag
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
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 30, 2012
A Painter’s Choice: Polished, Painted or Sketched
I'm entitling this blog post this way to give myself the opportunity to talk about something in my work (and I imagine in many other painters as well), that really nags at me sometimes: the level of finish in a painting.I seem to have this "problem",
May 22, 2012
A Sunny Day at the Market
After affronting the daunting challenge of painting a farmer's market in Bradenton, Florida last month, I thought I might keep up the challenging nature of painting moving things outside and go paint at my local neighborhood farmer's market. Morning Market, Pigneto 9x12" Oil on Panel Painting on the street
May 14, 2012
Off the Beaten Path: An Old Street in Rome
If you haven't already noticed, I just love anything off-the-beaten-path, whether it be in Rome or wherever I go. I'm one of those gals who always roots for the underdog and likes to try something different and explore around the next corner. That's why Rome
March 19, 2012
The Joy of Painting for People
Late Afternoon, The Roman Forum25x30 cmOil on Linen© Kelly Medford, 2012What a complete joy it was creating these 2 paintings on commission! It's taken me much longer than I had anticipated to finish them and I realized that I could have gone on indefinitely, always