Laura Bernardeschi Nelson’s artwork “Northumberland Shore,” available for sale on Saatchi Art, is an oil pastel piece measuring 45 × 35 cm. The painting captures the essence of a Northumberland coastal landscape, emphasizing the interplay of sky, land, and sea through soft blue, green, and earth tones. Rather than detailed depictions, the artist focuses on mood and stillness, using color and movement to evoke light and weather. This location is significant to Nelson, who gathers natural materials from it for her mixed media works. The work features a velvety texture and a varnished finish that enhances its luminosity, embodying a deep connection to nature.
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Expressive Landscapes: River with Palm by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
“River with Palm” is a contemporary oil pastel landscape artwork created by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson in 2026. This 45 × 35 cm (framed) piece captures natural elements through expressive color and gesture rather than precision. It features flowing blues and greens that suggest water and vegetation, while a dynamic palm tree enhances the composition. Accents of red and yellow introduce warmth and tension. The artist’s intuitive style reflects an emotional response to landscapes in transition. The varnished finish preserves color intensity, and the work is signed, framed, and ready to enhance contemporary interiors with its vibrant, contemplative nature.
Exploring Green Silence: A Dive into Laura Bernardeschi Nelson’s Art
“Green Silence,” an artwork by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson, is available for sale at Saatchi Art. Created using oil pastels on framed paper measuring 45 × 35 cm, this contemporary piece embodies expressionism. Nelson’s technique involves an intuitive layering process, where colors and movements interact to evoke atmosphere and emotional resonance rather than precise representation. Her artwork features organic, repeated gestures reminiscent of nature, allowing earlier layers to remain visible, adding depth. The use of oil pastels enhances spontaneity, and a final varnish enriches colors and unifies the surface, inviting viewers to connect with the work on a sensory and emotional level.
Silent Watcher: Expressive Art of a Black Cat at Night
“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.
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.
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