Recurring Storm: A Unique Artwork by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson

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Title: Recurring Storm
Artist: Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Technique: Impasto brushwork, directional strokes, and chromatic layering to simulate turbulence
Finish: Protected with archival varnish
Size: 40 x 30 cm with mount (visible artwork approx. 20 x 30 cm)
Signature: Signed front and back
Originality: Unique original painting

In Recurring Storm, Laura Bernardeschi Nelson returns to one of the most potent archetypes in her work and dreams: the stormy sea. A fragile boat—part skeletal, part spectral—fights against surging waves under an electrified sky. Lightning slices through the darkness like memories too vivid to fade.

Technically, the painting is driven by texture and movement: layered brushstrokes suggest both the fury of the ocean and the inner turmoil it often represents. The sea, rendered in deep turquoise and pale foam, churns with emotion, while the broken structure of the boat seems both haunted and determined.

Thematically, this piece explores recurring emotional patterns—the sense of being adrift in forces larger than oneself. For the artist, dreams of storm-tossed seas are frequent, revealing inner struggles and the resilience that follows. The boat becomes a metaphor: fragile, damaged, yet still afloat.

Shattered Passage

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Artist: Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
Medium: Oil pastels on paper
Technique: Impasto effect with layered strokes and chromatic blending to convey intensity
Finish: Protected with archival varnish
Size: 25 x 20 cm (unframed) / 30 x 25 cm in silver frame with mount (sold framed)
Signature: Signed on front and back
Originality: Unique original artwork

In Shattered Passage, Laura Bernardeschi Nelson returns to the enduring motif of the stormy sea. A ghostly, skeletal ship with tattered sails struggles against a sea of vivid greens, while the sky roils with violet hues and crackling lightning. The scene captures a moment of peril, but also persistence.

Crafted in oil pastels, the work carries a rich, tactile surface. The layering of color and assertive, directional strokes create a palpable sense of movement—the sea’s unrest mirrored by the fractured sky. The pastel medium enhances the softness of the foam and the glow of the storm’s light, contrasting with the jagged form of the battered vessel.

Thematically, Shattered Passage speaks to inner turbulence and endurance. The fragile ship charts a course through overwhelming forces, a recurring metaphor in Bernardeschi Nelson’s visual and dream worlds. Here, the sea becomes an emotional landscape: volatile, merciless, yet navigable.