A tender still life that carries both memory and meaning. Leone Tonkinson painted this bouquet of African violets as a reflection of her childhood in South Africa, where beds of violets thrived beneath the pine trees. One school spring, without the means for store-bought flowers, she created a bold arrangement from those violets — a simple act that brought unexpected recognition from her teachers. This painting echoes that moment of quiet pride: unplanned, luminous, and alive with resilience and beauty.
Over de Kunstenaar — Leone Tonkinson
De artistieke reis van Leone Tonkinson heeft altijd het pad van het licht gevolgd. Geboren onder de open hemel van Zuid-Afrika en nu schilderend in Nederland, verkent haar werk de stille dialoog tussen licht en vorm — een benadering die zij Solar Realism noemt.
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