Moving from a multicultural city to a more conformist environment can feel like stepping into a parallel world. When you are shaped by art, solitude, and cultural freedom, social expectations can quietly turn into judgment. This is a reflection on cultural displacement, introversion, and the cost of not fitting in.
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Laura Bernardeschi Nelson’s Atmospheric Landscape Art
Golden Quiet is an oil pastel landscape by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson that captures a serene rural scene illuminated by soft light. The artwork features a golden field with flowing strokes and intertwining greens and blues in the background, which includes trees and distant hills. A simple wooden fence and a hay bale in the foreground add intimacy to the setting. This piece embodies themes of stillness, belonging, and abundance, evoking a sense of comfort associated with countryside spaces. Ideal for living areas, it resonates with viewers who cherish nature and expressive color. The original artwork measures 45 × 35 cm and is signed and varnished.
Nightkeeper: Enchanting Oil Pastel Artwork by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
http://www.saatchiart.com/lauraartist68 Nightkeeper This enchanting oil pastel artwork by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson depicts an ancient, sentient tree emerging from a twilight landscape. Its twisting trunk and branching limbs stretch upward like living gestures, animated by moonlit blues, mossy greens, and deep shadowed greys. Small birds glide through the scene, while flecks of warm yellow and redContinueContinue reading “Nightkeeper: Enchanting Oil Pastel Artwork by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson”
Exploring the Emotional Landscape: Quiet Branches and Domestic Space
The artwork “Under the Weight of Quiet Branches,” available for purchase on Saatchi Art, is an oil pastel piece that examines the interplay between human habitation and nature. It features a small red house nestled under a tangle of bare branches against a violet-pink sky, symbolizing the delicate balance between safety and overshadowing. The warm glow from the windows contrasts with the dynamic movement of the trees, evoking a contemplative mood. This artwork represents not a specific location but rather a symbolic landscape reflecting human vulnerability and ecological connections. It emphasizes the emotional depth and complexity of familiar scenes.
Northumberland Shore: Coastal Art by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
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.
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.
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”
Aging Earth, Aging Self — published on Amazon on 11 December 2025
Yesterday , 11 December 2025 , I clicked “publish” on Amazon and sent my newest book into the world: Aging Earth, Aging Self. I feel equal parts proud, nervous, and wildly curious about where it will land—because this book is not only about climate change and not only about aging. It’s about the strange, honestContinueContinue reading “Aging Earth, Aging Self — published on Amazon on 11 December 2025”
Laura Bernardeschi Nelson artworld and travels 