Il Benzinaio, Porta Portese12x10"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2011A painting of a gas station, an unlikely composition to choose you might say. I thought so too. Porta Portese is one of the most fabulous places in Rome and is most known for its huge flea
I would never normally post paintings that I consider duds or unworthy of showing, but I've done quite a few lately, and thought why not? In thinking about it, it might be fun to show a few dead end paintings. It's all part of the
Via Cibele, Quadraro10x12"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2011This neighborhood, quadraro, or better known as "the wasps' nest" is one of my favorites in Rome. It's one of my favorites because of the small, brightly colored houses, each with its own garden. It got its name
Il Manicomio della Provincia, Padiglione XVIIIOil on Panel10x12"© Kelly Medford, 2o11While this place may be well known to Romans, I happened upon it by chance, or luck as the case may be. Intending to go somewhere else to paint, but unable to find the correct
Morning Nap, Villa Glori. 8x10", oil on panelThe name can be misleading here, as there really is no villa to be found in the park of Villa Glori. There is however an enormous and wild park, lined with trees and dotted with columns, monuments and
Porta Maggiore, sketch. Oil on panel, 8x10"This place, Porta Maggiore, is hugely impressive when you come upon it, usually in the midst of congested traffic. Once a Roman gate, it is now a busy intersection where buses, trains, trams, cars, pedestrians and mopeds all cross
An interview with yours truly by Cindy Michaud about my escapades city-scaping in Rome.This is republished from her blog Cindy Michaud ArtPlenty of Plein Air Kelly Medford on Plein Air painting….. Today’s guest is Kelly Medford, a new friend and a “plein air” painter who currently
Piazza Mastai, oil on panel, 10x8"Trastevere, everyone loves this part of town! It's old with the little shops and winding streets, places where vines grow up through the cracks and sprawls over windows. There are little old ladies hanging out their laundry and old men
Rain on the Appia Antica 6x8", oil on linen mounted on panelIn the mood for.. rain? Spring! I'm counting warm rain as the first official sign.This was literally painted in the rain and had to be abandoned when the paint became too sticky to mix