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Leone Tonkinson is a contemporary oil painter and founder of Solar Realism. After an early career in architecture and a degree in art history, she returned to painting to follow a deeper calling—exploring light, memory, and presence through the discipline of oil.
Her work moves between still life and wildlife, where quiet moments become carriers of meaning. Using layered glazes and careful observation, she paints not only what is seen, but what is held within—light, tension, and a sense of inner stillness.
Rooted in both South African light and European tradition, her paintings balance structure and sensitivity. Leone lives and works in the Netherlands, where she continues to develop her practice and share her work with a wider audience.