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Hibiscus Morning
An original oil pastel by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
There are moments that drift in like the tide — soft, golden, and fleeting. In Hibiscus Morning, artist Laura Bernardeschi Nelson captures one such moment along a quiet Seychelles shore.
A young girl walks barefoot at the water’s edge, a bouquet of pink hibiscus cradled gently in her arms. Her green sunhat tilts with the breeze as she follows the curve of the sand, where turquoise waters meet a sky painted in the pale fire of morning. Above her, a palm leans into the light, casting dappled shadows onto the warm earth and guiding her steps along the cliff-lined path.
This tender scene, drawn with rich layers of oil pastel, holds within it a story — perhaps of offering, perhaps of memory — wrapped in the hush of early light and the rhythm of the waves.
There are no copies of this piece. Like the moment it portrays, it exists only once.
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- Original oil pastel on paper
- Size: 40 x 30 cm (mounted), visible artwork approx. 20 x 30 cm
- Varnished for protection and colour depth
- Signed front and back by the artist
- Mounted and presented in a clear protective sleeve
Hibiscus Morning is a quiet reflection on presence and place — a gentle invitation to step into stillness and remember the beauty of simple things.
— Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
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