by Laura Bernardeschi nelson
Medium & Details
Oil pastels on paper
45 x 35 cm (framed)
Signed and varnished
Framed and ready to hang
Certificate of Authenticity included
Description
This piece captures a moment of movement suspended between land and sky.
Layered, undulating hills stretch into the distance, dissolving into shifting tones of green, violet, and soft earth. The landscape is not fixed—it vibrates, almost breathing—suggesting memory rather than geography. Above, dark birds cut through the atmosphere, their presence both grounding and transient, guiding the eye across the surface.
Created using oil pastels, the texture is deliberately raw and expressive. Marks are left visible, allowing the process to remain part of the final image. The surface carries a sense of erosion, weather, and time—echoing the emotional landscapes that often inspire my work.
Rather than depicting a specific place, this painting explores the feeling of distance, solitude, and quiet resilience. The birds introduce a subtle tension between stillness and motion, freedom and return.
This work is part of my ongoing exploration of landscape as a living, shifting entity—where nature is not observed from afar, but felt from within.
“Where the Forest Holds Its Breath”
by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
Medium & Details
Oil pastels on paper
45 x 35 cm (framed)
Signed and varnished
Framed and ready to hang
Certificate of Authenticity included
Description
This work captures a quiet, suspended moment within a forest—where movement softens and time seems to pause.
Tall, vertical trees rise through layers of green and turquoise, their forms partially defined, partially dissolving into the surrounding atmosphere. The ground, fluid and textured, draws the viewer inward, creating a sense of depth and gentle immersion.
Hints of light break through the dense foliage, while small accents of colour—subtle reds and soft yellows—emerge like fleeting details glimpsed in passing. These marks are not fixed; they suggest life in motion, constantly shifting.
Created with oil pastels, the surface remains expressive and tactile. The layering of marks reflects both observation and intuition, allowing the forest to exist somewhere between reality and memory.
This is not a precise location, but a felt experience—a place of stillness, reflection, and quiet tension. A space where nature is both shelter and mystery.
Part of my ongoing exploration of landscape as an emotional environment, this piece invites the viewer not just to look, but to enter.