by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson

Artwork Description

Interval of Green by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson

45.0 x 35.0 cm

Title: Interval of Green 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, and perception. Rather than depicting a specific location, the composition functions as a liminal terrain — a space between movement and stillness, presence and memory. The vertical forms act as markers or thresholds, guiding the viewer’s eye across the picture plane while simultaneously holding it in suspension. The land beneath them is layered and unsettled, built through gestural strokes and shifting tonal fields that suggest erosion, growth, and passage. The sky, rendered in softened gradients of coral, violet, and dusk-blue, becomes an emotional register rather than an atmospheric one. It presses gently against the landscape, flattening depth and reinforcing the painting’s meditative tension. Throughout the work, edges remain porous, allowing colour and form to bleed into one another — a deliberate refusal of certainty or fixed narrative. Working in oil pastel allows Nelson to embrace immediacy and material presence. The medium’s density and vulnerability echo the themes of impermanence and continuity that run through the piece. Varnishing preserves this tactile surface while intensifying the chromatic dialogue between land and sky. Interval of Green invites slow viewing. It is a work concerned less with representation than with perception — how the eye settles into rhythm, how memory constructs place, and how silence can be articulated through form. Artwork Details: Artist: Laura Bernardeschi Nelson Title: Interval of Green Medium: Oil pastels on paper Dimensions: 45 × 35 cm Finish: Varnished Presentation: Professionally framed Signature: Signed by the artist Original: Unique, one-of-a-kind artwork This work is well suited to contemporary collections focused on landscape abstraction, contemplative practices, and works that operate at the intersection of nature and inner experience.

Artwork Details

Medium: Painting Pastel

Genre: Expressionism