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Title: The Return of Verdantia
Dimensions (approx.):
Artwork: 36 x 38 cm
Framed: 46 x 36 cm
Framed: sold framed as pictured
Surface: Acid-free heavyweight paper
Finish: Signed and varnished (matte archival varnish for protection)
Description
The Return of Verdantia is a dreamlike figurative fantasy rendered in oil pastels , capturing a powerful yet tender vision of Mother Earth reborn. Emerging from the sea at twilight, a youthful feminine figure—part goddess, part nature spirit—appears wrapped in flowing layers of green, blue, and golden light. Her form is both human and elemental, merging with the landscape around her as if she were woven from it.
Her long gown mirrors the sea and earth beneath her—its brushstrokes echo the motion of water and the fertility of verdant fields. Translucent fabrics sweep into river-like trails, suggesting wind, time, and transformation. A soft headscarf adorned with shell-like embellishments nods to her oceanic origin, while her delicate profile faces the setting sun in a moment of serene strength.
Painted with layered, ethereal textures, this artwork blends realism and abstraction, evoking a sense of quiet majesty and reverence. The burning sky behind her speaks of endings and beginnings—of cycles ancient and eternal.
Philosophical Narrative
This piece imagines Mother Earth not as a symbol of grief or decay, but as a young, hopeful spirit returning to the world to reawaken it. She walks out of the sea not with fury, but with care—bringing with her the hues of life itself. Her dress is the forest, her breath the breeze, and her tears the tide.
The Return of Verdantia invites the viewer to see nature as a living presence—sacred, tender, and dreaming. This is not only a portrait of environmental rebirth but also a quiet wish: that we might once again see the Earth not as a resource but as kin.
Title: Verdantia in Winterlight
Dimensions (approx.):
Artwork: 36 x 38 cm
Framed: 46 x 36 cm
Framed: Yes — sold framed as pictured
Surface: Acid-free heavyweight paper
Finish: Signed and sealed with archival matte varnish
Media: Oil pastel with acrylic highlights (white specks and snowfall effects)
Description
Verdantia in Winterlight is a dreamy, poetic portrait of Mother Nature as she emerges in a quieter, cooler form—cloaked in the colours of winter or moonlit oceans. This figurative artwork blends oil pastels with acrylic splatter to evoke a night touched by snow, seafoam, or starlight. She stands at the edge of an icy shore, her back to the viewer, her dress flowing like currents of water, wind, or memory.
Her gown shifts from teal to icy blue, melting into soft silvers and greys, as if painted by the tide itself. White acrylic specks—like snowfall, stars, or sea spray—float gently across the canvas, creating a sense of serene motion and seasonal magic. Her long hair, kissed with gold and adorned with small blue beads, drifts in the wind as she gazes into the distant, glowing horizon.
Rendered with emotional softness and rich texture, the painting captures a figure who is both human and elemental—a fairy-like spirit of the Earth at rest, resilience, or rebirth.
Philosophical Narrative
In this vision, Verdantia, the spirit of Earth, is not in bloom, but in stillness. She has not vanished—she has become silence, sky, and snow. Her form reminds us that nature is not always vibrant; sometimes, it is restorative and reserved. Stillness can be sacred.
Her presence suggests an in-between world: winter turning to spring, night giving way to dawn, endings becoming beginnings. The soft colours of the sea and sky blend into her form, showing she belongs to both. This is a piece about the beauty of quiet cycles—the sacred pause before creation.
Laura Bernardeschi Nelson artworld and travels 