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Title: Silence of the Siren
Artist: Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
Medium: Acrylics and oil pastels on paper
Size: 40 x 30 cm with mount (artwork visible approx. 20 x 30 cm)
Finish: Varnished
Presentation: Mounted and enclosed in a clear protective sleeve
Signature: Signed on both front and back by the artist
Originality: One-of-a-kind original
Description:
In Silence of the Siren, Laura Bernardeschi Nelson paints a world suspended between myth and memory, where the ocean becomes both a boundary and a mirror. This original work in acrylics and oil pastels captures the quiet magic of a transformation already begun.
Beneath a luminous full moon and a sky washed in violets and twilight blues, a siren kneels at the edge of the shore. Her shimmering tail, once a symbol of mystery and freedom, begins to dissolve into the unmistakable shape of human knees. In her hand, she holds a delicate bouquet of yellow flowers—vivid and bright against the dark, a final gift or a farewell offering.
Off in the distance, a black-sailed boat cuts through the surf, vanishing toward the horizon. Its presence is ghostlike, perhaps real, perhaps remembered. Is it a lost love? A dream she can no longer reach? Or the life she is about to choose?
Framed by arching branches and a circling composition, the scene feels like a spell cast in paint—a moment of deep stillness where sound has no place, only feeling. The siren says nothing, but her silence speaks of longing, change, and the quiet power of becoming something new.
For lovers of myth, mystery, and emotional storytelling through colour, Silence of the Siren offers a tender, timeless glimpse into the moment where magic yields to choice.
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