“Silent Watcher,” created by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson, is an expressive oil pastel artwork measuring 45 × 35 cm, framed and signed by the artist. The piece features a solitary black cat perched on a fence under a luminous, pink-toned night sky, emphasizing atmosphere and emotion over detail. With gestural marks and textured layers, the artwork conveys a sense of quiet tension and stillness, accentuated by specks of light resembling stars, contributing to its dreamlike quality. The minimal yet confident strokes used to depict the cat symbolize alertness and self-containment, situating the piece firmly in contemporary expressionism.
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Virtual Art Exhibition: Aging Souls and Earth’s Vulnerabilities with Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
Laura Bernardeschi Nelson’s solo exhibition, “Aging Soul, Aging Earth,” explores the parallels between human aging and climate change, emphasizing their gradual and intertwined progression. Drawing from her book of the same name, the exhibition presents landscapes as emotional reflections of internal experiences shaped by environmental conditions. The art focuses on accumulation rather than abrupt change, depicting the slow erosion of both the planet and the self. Through layered surfaces and subtle gestures, the works invite viewers to engage with themes of care, vulnerability, and the ethical responsibility to acknowledge and respond to the fragility of both the Earth and human existence.
Exploring Nocturnal Landscapes: The Art of Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
The Night Learns to BloomLaura Bernardeschi Nelson, 2026Oil pastel on paper, framed and ready to hang45 × 35 cmSigned and varnished This work depicts a solitary tree suspended within a nocturnal landscape that dissolves into atmosphere rather than fixed terrain. The ground and sky merge through layered greys, mauves, and violet-pinks, creating a space thatContinueContinue reading “Exploring Nocturnal Landscapes: The Art of Laura Bernardeschi Nelson”
Exploring Ambiguity in Laura Bernardeschi Nelson’s Artwork
Waiting on the Other SideLaura Bernardeschi Nelson, 2026Oil pastel on paper, framed45 × 35 cmSigned and varnished This work presents an ambiguous interior space that oscillates between architecture and emotion. A corridor-like structure unfolds through repeating arches and windowed openings, establishing a sense of rhythm and containment while resisting a stable or fully legible perspective.ContinueContinue reading “Exploring Ambiguity in Laura Bernardeschi Nelson’s Artwork”
Vibrant Lavender Field Painting: Landscape by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
Title: Lavender Field Artist: Laura Bernardeschi Nelson Medium: Oil pastels on paperDimensions: 35 × 45 cm (once framed)Signature: Signed by the artistFinish: VarnishedFraming: Sold framed Description:Lavender Field is an expressive oil pastel work that captures the quiet rhythm and expansive atmosphere of a lavender landscape. Broad, gestural marks and layered tones of violet, green, andContinueContinue reading “Vibrant Lavender Field Painting: Landscape by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson”
Dreamscapes in Oil Pastel: Where Dreams Take Root
“Where Dreams Take Root” is an original oil pastel artwork by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson, portraying a dreamlike landscape suspended between memory and reality. The scene features pale, leafless trees with silver branches against a softly colored sky blending rose, violet, and embered tones. Its composition invites emotional engagement rather than literal interpretation, suggesting vulnerability and subconscious connections. The dreamy quality, reinforced by the soft and tactile surface of the pastel, evokes a sense of transition and introspection. This unique piece appeals to collectors who appreciate imagery that symbolizes emotional landscapes, creating a contemplative space for reflection.
Oil Pastel Art: The Water Remembers by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
“The Water Remembers” is an original oil pastel artwork by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson, priced at £690. The piece explores themes of memory and reflection through a gentle water scene characterized by soft vegetation and blurred trees. The water serves as an emotional focal point, absorbing light and evoking fleeting impressions rather than fixed forms. The expressive brushwork and layered colors create a sense of stillness and contemplation, inviting viewers to engage deeply with the experience of nature. This artwork appeals to collectors who value poetic landscapes and introspective imagery that suggest narrative without explicit definition, promoting slow observation and reflection.
Oil Pastel Techniques in Interval of Green by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
Title: Interval of Green £690 Oil Pastel on Paper by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson Interval of Green is an original oil pastel work by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson that explores repetition, transition, and the quiet psychology of landscape. A linear sequence of trees emerges as both subject and structure, forming a visual rhythm that divides space, time,ContinueContinue reading “Oil Pastel Techniques in Interval of Green by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson”
Laura Bernardeschi Nelson’s Vision of Renewable Energy
Silent Currents is an oil pastel artwork by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson, priced at £690. It represents clean energy through the depiction of offshore wind farms, transforming wind turbines into rhythmic forms that rise from the water. The artwork features a palette of blues, turquoise, and muted violets, suggesting harmony between human innovation and nature. It emphasizes movement and interconnectedness within the coastal environment while inviting viewers to reflect on the future of renewable energy and environmental stewardship. The framed piece measures 45 × 35 cm and is a contemporary landscape that integrates technology and nature.
Exploring A Shore Dreaming: A Contemporary Dreamscape
by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson A Shore Dreaming £690 Artwork Description A Shore Dreaming is an oil pastel dreamscape by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson, inspired by a coastal landscape transformed by the magical light of sunrise. In this imagined terrain, cliffs soften and dissolve into cascading waterfalls, and the boundary between sea, sky, and land becomes fluid,ContinueContinue reading “Exploring A Shore Dreaming: A Contemporary Dreamscape”