Penny Lane roses

 Penny lane roses was the attempt to capture the sunlight on these beautiful roses in the garden.

192.
Penny Lane roses 
8.9 x 10.8 in / 22.5 x 27.5 cm
oil on board
14th July 2026



Under the green canopy

 Under the green canopy  is an oil study done in Ystradfawr Nature Reserve.

191.
Under the green canopy
6.1 x 8 in / 15.6 x 20.2 cm
oil on board
7th July 2026


Pink hydrangeas

 Pink hydrangeas is painted alla prima in the late afternoon. 

I tried to capture those beautiful rounded flowers when the sun touched them before setting down.

190.
Pink hydrangeas
9.9 x 7 in / 25.2 x 17.8 cm
oil on board
6th July 2026


Daisies in the garden

 Daisies in the garden is happy and sunny and I loved the contrast of colours and textures.


You can see the painting standing on the easel in front of the subject
the painting on the easel in situ



Daisies in the garden, oil painting by Valentina Teghillo
189.
Daisies in the garden
10.2 x 8.9 in / 26 x 22.7 cm
oil on board
27th June 2026














View from the window

 View from the window is a quick sketch of a late afternoon made with the leftover paint. 

It is on oil paper as my aim was simply to enjoy the process of painting a view I look at every day and that I love so much, because of the lush trees and the green grass.

As I was painting from my living room, the light indoors was not enough to see well but I did my best.


188.
View from the window
12 x 10 in / 30.5 x 25.4 cm
Oil on paper
26th June 2026



Roses in the garden

Roses in the garden is the beginning of my study of roses. 

Painted all prima and in a rush to avoid the hot sun reaching me.

I like the immediacy and the hues.


Roses in the garden, oil painting by Valentina Teghillo
187.
Roses in the garden
10 x 7.1 in / 24 x 18 cm
Oil on board
25th June 2026


painting on the easel on location during the heatwave
painting on the easel on location during the heatwave


Summer in the garden

 Summer in the garden is an oil painting celebrating the abundance of flowers and plants in this year's garden.

Painting during the heatwave and alla prima.

Summer in the garden, oil painting by Valentina Teghillo
186.
Summer in the garden
10 x 8 in / 25.3 x 20.3 cm
oil on board
23rd June 2026



Summer in the garden on the easel in front of the subject
Photo taken at the end of the painting session


Summer clothesline & View to the kitchen

 On this day I carried on my exploration of colours and values with two tiny studies.

The first one is Summer clothesline, featuring my the clothesline seen from my garden. I do love painting colour shapes that closely do not mean much but seen from a certain distance they create the image I was trying to portray.

Summer clothesline, oil study by Valentina Teghillo
185.
Summer clothesline
7 x 5 in / 17.7 x 12.6 cm
oil on canvas board
22nd June 2026



The second one, instead, was made with the leftover paint. I was in my living room looking towards the kitchen. Again the various abstract shapes of colours and hues together create the picture.

View to the kitchen, oil study by Valentina Teghillo
186.
View to the kitchen
7 x 5 in / 17.7 x 12.6 cm
oil on board
22nd June 2026



Penny Lane roses