Lightning Strikes

A moment of nature’s fury immortalized—this painting captures lightning as it strikes with a realism that crackles with drama.

A spectacular lightning bolt strikes the ground in this stormy sunset painting.

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Details & Highlights

A dramatic lightning strike splits the sky, catching the moment in a flash of sudden intensity. “Lightning Strikes” blends vivid color and shadowed atmosphere to evoke the tension and awe of a storm passing through. Teresa Bernard draws on her decades of realism work to capture this electrifying moment, shaping the storm’s intensity with precision and restraint.

About This Painting

A massive lightning bolt streaks from the sky, spreads out, and strikes the ground in this colorful sunset painting. The clouds are dark and tempestuous, creating a menacing and gloomy sky. The atmosphere is ominous yet mesmerizing, as storm and light compete for dominance in this powerful portrayal of nature’s fury. Teresa Bernard masterfully preserves the drama of that split-second strike with vivid realism and tonal balance.

“Lightning Strikes” is hand-painted in oils on a premium canvas board. This 12″ × 9″ original artwork is signed on the front, lower left corner. It arrives unframed, allowing collectors to customize its presentation. A Certificate of Authenticity accompanies the painting—individually hand-signed and sealed with Teresa’s embossed stamp.

Whether you’re drawn to the emotion of passing storms or the symbolism of light breaking through darkness, this one-of-a-kind piece will spark conversation and connection wherever it’s displayed.

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Artist Reflections

‘Lightning Strikes’ is a painting inspired by my fascination for the weather. I love standing on my porch watching a storm roll in. I love watching lightning bolts flash across the sky and the sound of thunder rumbling in the distance. And I especially love the rainbow that appears after the storm, because it reminds me of God’s covenant promise from long ago. That He would never again destroy the Earth with a flood (Genesis 9:12-16).  (See the Scriptures below.)

Weather is a powerful, tremendous force, and when unleashed it can be very destructive. Do I enjoy the destruction that sometimes happens from all that power? No way, no how. But because of God’s covenant promise, the storm gives me a sensation that He is nearby and watching over me. I sense His presence, and I am not afraid.

—Teresa Bernard, oil painter

Genesis 9:12-16 (NASB)

12 God said, “This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations;
13 I have set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall serve as a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.
14 It shall come about, when I make a cloud appear over the earth, that the rainbow will be seen in the cloud,
15 and I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16 When the rainbow is in the cloud, then I will look at it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”

‘I Will Praise You in This Storm‘ is a contemporary Christian music song by Casting Crowns. If you’re unfamiliar with the song, you may listen to it by clicking the link below.

⇒ I Will Praise You In This Storm

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