CRICKHOWELL OPEN ART EXHIBITION 2025

Valentina Teghillo
Apr 30
1 min read

I'm thrilled to be taking part once again in the Crickhowell Open Art Exhibition, running from 24th May to 12th July.

Thanks to the Open Art Competition, two of my paintings have been selected to be exhibited alongside works by many other talented artists.

One is Winter Light, which I painted from a photo reference taken some years ago at the Goytre Wharf café. What captured my attention was the light coming through the window, illuminating everything on the table—from the glass vase and sugar container to the flowers themselves.

This is Winter light, an oil painting by Valentina Teghillo selected for the Crickhowell Open Art Exhibition 2025. It is framed in a natural wood frame. — WINTER LIGHT, oil on board, framed 13.9 x 11.8 in / 35.2 x 30 cm

The second is The Blue Boat, painted en plein air along the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal in Llanfoist. From that point on the canal path, I had a wide, sweeping view of the meandering waterway, where light danced on the surface and reflected off the surrounding trees.

This is The blue boat, an oil painting by Valentina Teghillo selected for the Crickhowell Open Art Exhibition 2025. It is framed in a beautiful white wooden frame. — THE BLUE BOAT, oil on board, framed 11.8 x 13.9 in / 30 x 35.2 cm

A new element in this year's exhibition is that I personally framed both paintings. I really enjoyed the process—from sanding and painting the frames to mounting them on the artworks.