Leone Tonkinson - "008 Sweet Peas Fine Art Giclée (Paper Edition)"

008 Sweet Peas Fine Art Giclée (Paper Edition)
Print on Paper, US$ 235

008 Sweet Peas Fine Art Giclée (Paper Edition)

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Details

Print on Paper
German Etching 310gms 125/ limited editions signed by artist.

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

Approx. Weight: 1kg

This work is unframed

Price

US$ 235

Scale

Reference

DS LCT 202 SP

About "008 Sweet Peas Fine Art Giclée (Paper Edition)"

"Letters in Petal Script" was inspired by memory, fragrance, and the quiet emotional architecture of home. As a child growing up in South Africa, sweet peas climbed through my mother's winter garden, filling the crisp morning air with their unmistakable perfume. I still remember leaving for school at sunrise, the cold beginning to settle into the day, and breathing in that delicate scent drifting through the front garden gate. In the late afternoons, as the light softened and the first signs of frost approached, the fragrance would return - gentle, familiar, and deeply comforting.

This painting became less about flowers themselves and more about the memory carried through the atmosphere. The sweet peas seem to hover lightly within the white vessel, almost like fragments of handwriting suspended in the air. Their translucent petals unfold softly against the muted grey-green background, creating a sense of stillness and quiet reflection.

In my Solar Realism approach, I am always searching for the hidden life within ordinary objects -- the contained light, emotional resonance, and silent presence that often go unnoticed. Here, the porcelain form acts almost like an anchor for memory, while the flowers themselves become fleeting moments of softness and light.

There is also something deeply architectural in the composition: balance, breathing space, restraint, and harmony between form and atmosphere. I wanted the work to feel calm and cultivated, as though the viewer has stepped into a quiet room where time slows down for a moment.

"Letters in Petal Script" speaks of tenderness, nostalgia, femininity, and the beauty of simple rituals remembered across time. It is an invitation to pause, breathe, and reconnect with the small sensory memories that quietly shape our lives.

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$ 235-148,975

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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