Leone Tonkinson - "Guardian Sow"

Guardian Sow
Oil on Canvas, US$ 105,431

Guardian Sow

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Details

Oil on Canvas
Oil on canvas, layered glazing technique

W: 1000mm x H: 1500mm x D: 80mm
W: 39" x H: 59" x D: 3"

Approx. Weight: 3kg

This work is unframed

Price

US$ 105,431

Scale

Reference

DS - LCT 818 WZ

About "Guardian Sow"

This work developed around the theme of protection -- both instinctive and relational.

At the center is a resting sow, surrounded by her young, forming a structure of quiet containment. The composition is built not around movement, but around presence: a shared space where vulnerability and strength exist together. The piglets are held within the body and attention of the mother, not only physically, but through a field of awareness that extends outward.

While working on this piece, I found myself reflecting on my relationship with my sisters. Not in a literal sense, but through the underlying dynamics of closeness, protection, and the unspoken ways in which we hold one another over time. The painting became a way of exploring that connection through the language of animal presence rather than narrative.

In Solar Realism, I focus on how light, structure, and relational tension reveal the internal life of a subject. Here, the tension exists between rest and alertness, between softness and vigilance -- a balance that feels both grounded and enduring.

The original painting has been sold.
Fine-art gicl[0xC3A9]e prints are available in multiple larger sizes.

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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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