Leone Tonkinson - "06 Hydrangeas in Sea Glass"

06 Hydrangeas in Sea Glass
Oil on Board, US$ 15,148

06 Hydrangeas in Sea Glass

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Details

Oil on Board
Oil on canvas, layered glazing technique

W: 345mm x H: 640mm x D: 60mm
W: 14" x H: 25" x D: 2"

Approx. Weight: 1.572kg

This work is framed (but can be supplied either framed or unframed)

Price

US$ 15,148

Scale

Reference

ART - LCT 430 HSG

About "06 Hydrangeas in Sea Glass"

This work was painted during a period of travel in Spain, where the intensity and clarity of sunlight became a central focus.

I was drawn to the way light moved through the glass vessel, refracting and settling into the surrounding space. The hydrangeas provided a soft counterpoint -- structured yet delicate -- allowing the interaction between light, surface, and transparency to become the primary subject.

The study connects closely to my ongoing interest in South African light, which carries a similar clarity and presence. In this piece, the aim was not to describe the objects themselves, but to observe how light inhabits them -- how it is held within glass, softened across petals, and cast outward into shadow.

In Solar Realism, this relationship between light and structure is essential. The still life becomes a quiet field in which these interactions can be seen more clearly, without distraction.

The work invites a moment of stillness, where light itself becomes the subject.

Leone Tonkinson

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About Leone

Leone Tonkinson is a South African-born artist based in the Netherlands, creating luminous oil paintings that unite the warmth of remembered African light with the refinement of European artistic tradition. Founder of Solar Realism, she is sought for her calm presence, depth, and timeless elegance. Through layered glazing techniques, she reveals the quiet radiance held within natural forms. For collectors in South Africa and abroad, her paintings offer more than beauty: they carry a connection to home, shaped through the prestige and cultural richness of Europe.

Price Range

US$ 380-146,916

Exhibitions

Leone Tonkinson has exhibited in both South Africa and Europe, with recurring participation in Kunst in Kootwijk in the Netherlands. Her work is collected for its calm strength, luminous presence, and distinctive meeting of African light memory with European refinement. Through Solar Realism, she creates exhibitions in which each work is given space to breathe, allowing viewers to encounter not only an image but also a felt atmosphere of beauty, memory, and belonging. Her paintings offer more than beauty: they bring home a rare meeting of South African soul and European sophistication.

Education

Formal training in architecture, art history, and classical oil

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