Leone Tonkinson - "Yellow Grapes I"

Yellow Grapes I
Oil, US$ 4,227

Yellow Grapes I

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Details

Oil
Oil on panel, layered glazing technique

W: 200mm x H: 300mm x D: 60mm
W: 8" x H: 12" x D: 2"

Approx. Weight: 0.578kg

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

Price

US$ 4,227

Scale

Reference

ART - LCT 21 YG

About "Yellow Grapes I"

This painting is a study of light observed directly.

Working from a photographic reference, the focus was on understanding how light moves through the surface of the grapes -- how it is held within the skin, softened across form, and reflected outward into the surrounding space.

Yellow pigments present a particular challenge in oil painting. They can easily become opaque or dull, losing the sense of clarity required to suggest water and translucency. In this piece, the aim was to maintain a sense of internal light, allowing each grape to hold both structure and luminosity.

Within Solar Realism, this relationship between light and form is central. The subject itself becomes secondary to the behaviour of light within it.

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About Leone

Leone Tonkinson is a Dutch-based oil painter and founder of Solar Realism, a painting approach rooted in the observation of structural light and contained luminosity. Her work draws from South African light memory and European still life traditions, focusing on quiet presence, relational tension, and the internal life of form. Through layered glazing techniques, she reveals depth, atmosphere, and the subtle intelligence within natural subjects.

Price Range

US$ 228-105,431

Exhibitions

Leone Tonkinson has exhibited her work in both South Africa and Europe, including recurring participation in Kunst in Kootwijk in the Netherlands. She presents her work within the context of Solar Realism, often alongside selected collaborators. Her exhibitions focus on creating calm, cohesive viewing environments where individual works are given space to engage the viewer through light, structure, and presence.

Education

Formal training in architecture, art history, and classical oil

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