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Title: Lantern of the Whispering Tree
Medium: Acrylic on Paper (Varnished)
Dimensions (framed): 30 x 40 cm
Visible Artwork: 21 x 30 cm
Signed: Front and back by artist Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
In Lantern of the Whispering Tree, Laura Bernardeschi Nelson transports us to a realm where time feels paused between breaths, and the natural world hums with quiet magic. A lone lantern, suspended from a blooming tree heavy with lavender petals, glows softly against a backdrop of mountain silhouettes and starlit sky. Below, the landscape sparkles with golden lights—fireflies, spirits, or dreams—suggesting that this is a place where the veil between realities is thin.
The tree, adorned like a guardian in full bloom, seems alive with ancient wisdom. Its hanging lantern—perhaps a soul light or enchanted beacon—glows like an oracle, offering guidance to those who wander beneath it. The atmosphere is both peaceful and mystical, inviting viewers to imagine the unseen stories unfolding under its glow.
Laura Bernardeschi Nelson often paints from dreams, where symbolism rises to the surface unfiltered by logic. In this work, the lantern may represent illumination amid uncertainty, or the presence of a silent watcher in a world too beautiful to be entirely real. Mountains loom like memory in the distance; fireflies float like forgotten wishes. The entire composition speaks of stillness, wonder, and the possibility of quiet revelation.
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