“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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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”
Underwater Metropolis Art by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
for sale on https://www.saatchiart.com/en-gb/art/Painting-What-Remains-After-the-Flood-by-Laura-Bernardeschi-Nelson What Remains After the Flood Artist: Laura Bernardeschi Nelson Medium: Acrylics, oil pastels, spray paint, beach sand, reclaimed plastic, wood, hot glue, and real dried seaweed on canvas Dimensions: 100 × 100 cm Year: 2025 Varnished: Yes Signed: Front and back Framing: Unframed Collection: Climate Change Collection What Remains After theContinueContinue reading “Underwater Metropolis Art by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson”
Laura Bernardeschi Nelson’s ‘The Last Bloom’: A Visual Testament
The Last Bloom Oil pastel on paper, 45 × 35 cm—framed, signed, varnishedArtist: Laura Bernardeschi Nelson Price £890 The Last Bloom portrays a deeply evocative moment set within a dark, transforming forest. In the centre of a glowing passage of yellow light, a young girl offers a single flower to an elder figure—two silhouettes meetingContinueContinue reading “Laura Bernardeschi Nelson’s ‘The Last Bloom’: A Visual Testament”
The Melting Mother: A Powerful Symbol of Climate Change by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
Title: “The Melting Mother”(other strong options: “When Mountains Weep,” “Drowned Peaks,” “Mother Nature in Retreat,” “The Last Glacier Face”) Price £600 Description: The Melting Mother is an original mixed-media work by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson, created with oil pastels, markers, and coloured pencils on quality paper, then varnished for protection and signed on both sides. ItContinueContinue reading “The Melting Mother: A Powerful Symbol of Climate Change by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson”
Emotional Portrait: Aging and Climate Crisis by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
Title: “Half-Life of a Warming World” Price : £ 600 Description: Half-Life of a Warming World is an original mixed-media portrait by contemporary artist Laura Bernardeschi Nelson, created using oil pastels, coloured pencils, and markers on heavy art paper. The surface has been professionally varnished to protect the pigments and enhance colour depth. The workContinueContinue reading “Emotional Portrait: Aging and Climate Crisis by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson”
Flames of Change: Mother Nature’s Transformation
For Sale £ 320 Title: “Flames of Change” Artist: Laura Bernardeschi NelsonMedium: Mixed media — acrylic, spray paint, oil pastels, natural pine and dried fernDimensions: 70 × 50 cmSigned and varnished — unframed Flames of Change is a striking mixed-media portrait of Mother Nature in a moment of crisis and transformation. Her pale, age-white hairContinueContinue reading “Flames of Change: Mother Nature’s Transformation”
Oil Pastel Techniques in ‘Clouds in the Sky’ by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
Clouds in the Sky Oil pastels on paper, 45 × 35 cmSigned, varnished, and sold framedBy Laura Bernardeschi Nelson In Clouds in the Sky, color becomes breath — the living pulse of air and land meeting beneath an ever-changing sky. This piece was created in oil pastels, a medium I love for its immediacy andContinueContinue reading “Oil Pastel Techniques in ‘Clouds in the Sky’ by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson”
Laura Bernardeschi Nelson’s Tropical Road: A Visual Journey
Tropical Road Oil pastels on paper, signed and varnished35 × 25 cm (framed)By Laura Bernardeschi Nelson In Tropical Road, Laura Bernardeschi Nelson invites the viewer into a landscape where memory and imagination meet. A narrow road winds gently toward a distant villa, disappearing into the warmth of the horizon. The scene evokes a corner ofContinueContinue reading “Laura Bernardeschi Nelson’s Tropical Road: A Visual Journey”