Exploring Climate Change Through Art: Thawing Silence & The Vanishing Current

Title: Thawing Silence

Artist: Laura Bernardeschi Nelson

Price £380
Medium: Oil pastels on paper
Size: 45 x 35 cm (framed)
Finish: Varnished and signed by the artist
Collection: Climate Change Series

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Description:
Thawing Silence captures the fragile beauty of a winter landscape in transition. A winding stream cuts through the snow, its icy blue waters reflecting the quiet tension between freeze and melt. The soft, misty forest fades into pale hues of blue, grey, and gold, suggesting both serenity and unease — a reminder that even the most tranquil scenes are shifting under the weight of a warming world.

Through expressive strokes and layered color, Laura Bernardeschi Nelson invites viewers to contemplate the changing rhythm of nature. The piece belongs to her Climate Change Collection, where she explores the emotional and visual impact of environmental transformation — moments when stillness meets uncertainty, and beauty becomes a plea for preservation.

Title: The Vanishing Current

Artist: Laura Bernardeschi Nelson

Price £380
Medium: Oil pastels on paper
Size: 45 x 35 cm (framed)
Finish: Varnished and signed by the artist
Collection: Climate Change Series

Description:
The Vanishing Current portrays a river enclosed by arching trees, their forms twisting into a tunnel of color and shadow. The vibrant greens and purples evoke a living pulse, yet the pathway feels uncertain—flowing toward a dimming horizon. The scene symbolizes rivers across the planet that are drying, redirected, or polluted, as human demand and global warming alter the lifelines of ecosystems and communities.

In this work, Laura Bernardeschi Nelson uses oil pastels to create both harmony and disquiet—a vision of nature’s resilience pressed against the weight of political inaction. The piece stands as a quiet protest, reminding us that water—once abundant and eternal—is now a contested and fragile resource.

Part of the Climate Change Collection, The Vanishing Current invites viewers to reflect on how policy, consumption, and neglect shape the fate of our shared environments.