I got inspired today and I realized what really gets me excited about painting:light and shadow.Afternoon on the Roof6x8"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2012It may seem obvious, but this is truly the subject matter that gets me excited to paint- buildings and structures along with
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
While I have been painting everyday, I haven't always made it back to the studio before dark to photograph the day's painting. With winter coming and the days growing shorter, painting outdoors feels like a race against the setting sun. I can't get the paint
Whew, I'm back.Just in case you were wondering I haven't quit the 120 Day Project, I was just taking a bit of a hiatus in order to have my first solo exhibition here in Rome.What was I doing all of that rime instead of sending
The weather is really changing now. The front page of today's paper had Rome's mayor out lining the river with sand bags to protect against the predicted coming storms. Fall is here in a big way and today it was all about the clouds.October Clouds, Acqua
The scout motto "Be Prepared" is exactly what came to mind while out painting today.Why?Rain.When the founder of The Scouts Baden-Powell created this motto he had 2 things in mind: to be prepared mentally and to be ready with everything you need. The motto literally
This is a part of Rome that I had yet to paint: the neighborhood Prati. I think of Prati as the upper west side of Rome. It's chic with wide boulevards lined with trees. It's dotted with nice cafes and businessmen on the go. When
This little one is from the renowned neighborhood Trastevere. Anyone who has been to Rome has most likely visited this part of town and loved it immediately. It's just what you think of when you think of Italy: old with narrow cobbled streets, vines growing