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Golden Quiet
Golden Quiet is an atmospheric oil pastel landscape by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson, capturing a gentle rural scene bathed in soft, shifting light. The composition leads the eye across a golden field, its long, flowing strokes suggesting freshly worked land glowing under an open sky. Greens and blues weave through the background, where trees and distant hills create a sense of shelter and calm.
In the foreground, a simple wooden fence and a resting hay bale anchor the scene, adding intimacy and a human rhythm to the landscape. The colours are layered and expressive—ochres, greens, and subtle violets blending into one another—giving the surface a rich, tactile quality that invites close viewing.
Explanation / Interpretation
This work reflects themes of stillness, belonging, and quiet abundance. Rather than depicting a specific location, Golden Quiet evokes the universal comfort of countryside spaces—places of pause, reflection, and connection with the land.
The painting carries a peaceful, grounding energy, making it especially suited for living rooms, dining spaces, or anywhere a sense of warmth and calm is desired. It speaks to viewers who appreciate nature, memory, and softly expressive colour.
Details
- Medium: Oil pastels on paper
- Size: 45 × 35 cm (once framed)
- Condition: Signed and varnished
- Original, one-of-a-kind artwork
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