We all know that the sky is blue.Or is it?I thought about this and the relativity of color endlessly while painting.Morning Shed with Prickly Pear6x8"Oil on Linen Panel©Kelly MedfordThe sky seems blue, but to tell the truth, while painting this I used much more red
With the end of my 120 Day Project on the horizon, I've been thinking and planning for what's next. Of course there will still be lots of small paintings, but it's time to expand.In times of growth and transition I always turn to other artists
Nothing makes me jump out of bed like the sun shining in Rome. Fortunately that's just about everyday.This morning was no exception and I knew immediately where to paint, Pigneto. Morning, Via del Pigneto 8x6" Oil on Linen Panel Sold This is my neighborhood and so I go up and down
This is one of my favorite places that I'm fascinated with, the roof of my building.Growing up I never had one of these, I never got to go on the roof and here in Rome most rooftops have little buildings like this one on top
While my small painting project is winding down, I'm gearing up for something bigger.I won't stop painting these small and quicker paintings, they are almost an extension of me by now, but I am going to be starting some larger and more complex landscapes of
What's your favorite place in Rome?Some of you already know and then some of you are like me, undecided.I'm always adding to and changing my list of favorite places around the city, but surely this place is up there on the list: San Lorenzo.Morning at
The soft light of this place peeking into the Roman Forum in the distance made it a great painting spot.Rome is full of views, everywhere you turn could be a painting (if you don't get run over by a car first!). This composition wasn't mine though,
Even though sometimes I might think it, I never say it. Today I really mean it though: this painting was well-earned.Morning Coffee, Trastevere9x7"Oil on Panel© Kelly MedfordPainting on this corner was a great idea in theory, the slanting light coming in was perfect! Together with painter Ohla Pryymak, who is
aaaaah, Via Giulia!Now, if you don't know Rome this might not mean anything to you.Via Giulia is probably one of the most beautiful streets in the center of the historical city (in my humble opinion). It runs straight along the Tiber river for almost a