This original lightning strikes painting captures a massive bolt streaking across a dark and stormy sunset sky. Painted in oils with realistic detail, this one-of-a-kind storm artwork portrays the drama and raw power of nature.
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.
Theme: The Turning Sky
Year Completed: 2023
Dimensions: 12″ w x 9″ h
Medium: Oil on canvas board
Style & Technique: Realism, layered brushwork
Originality: One‑of‑a‑kind painting, signed on the front
Framing: Unframed, so you can personalize it your way
Certificate of Authenticity: Customized, hand‑signed and stamped with the artist’s personal embossed seal
Provenance: Direct from the artist’s studio
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 with the weather. I love standing on my porch watching a storm roll in. I love watching lightning bolts flash across the sky and hearing thunder rumble in the distance. That combination of light, movement, and drama is also what makes thunderstorms such compelling subjects to paint.
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).
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.
In ‘Lightning Strikes,’ I wanted to capture that awesome power without the destruction—the brilliant flash of a lightning bolt against a turbulent sky. This storm painting reflects both the drama I see in severe weather and the sense of wonder it inspires in me as an artist.
—Teresa Bernard, oil painter
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