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Cycling World Tour ART Collection

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"Often nostalgic. Never sad."

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Aug 18

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𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙞 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙙. ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀꜱᴛ 3 ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ, ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɢᴏɴᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴊᴏʜᴀɴɴᴇꜱʙᴜʀɢ, ꜱᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴀꜰʀɪᴄᴀ- ᴛᴏ ᴀᴜɢᴜꜱᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜꜱ! 𝘈𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦?

𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙞 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙙.

ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀꜱᴛ 3 ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ, ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɢᴏɴᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴊᴏʜᴀɴɴᴇꜱʙᴜʀɢ, ꜱᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴀꜰʀɪᴄᴀ- ᴛᴏ ᴀᴜɢᴜꜱᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜꜱ!

𝘈𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦? ...

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Mar 29

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My cup is full! My parents came to visit us in Girona, after such a long long time. The day they arrived, I realized how long it had actually been! I didn’t know this until that day- but I had been holding my heart together like a broken piece of pottery that i was trying to save. I had longed for family for a little long while. It was a life time for our youngest- Kimi, and half for our Franki. Our family of 5 became 7 in our teeny tiny apartment for almost three weeks! And now my cup is full! Over the next few weeks, you going to see a lot of painting and catching up! It’s #project2022 and the #uciworldtour2022 in miniatures! I am so excited to start painting again, to start sharing and to start putting moments onto paper.

My cup is full!

My parents came to visit us in Girona, after such a long long time. The day they arrived, I realized how long it had actually been! I didn’t know this until that day- but I had been holding my heart together like a broken piece of pottery that i was trying to save. I had longed for family for a little long while. It was a life time for our youngest- Kimi, and half for our Franki. Our family of 5 became 7 in our teeny tiny apartment for almost three weeks! And now my cup is full!

Over the next few weeks, you going to see a lot of painting and catching up! It’s #project2022 and the #uciworldtour2022 in miniatures! I am so excited to start painting again, to start sharing and to start putting moments onto paper. ...

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Feb 8

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As I hustle around in the morning- I can feel an excitement growing in me! I can feel that spring is coming! She is almost here. In girona, as much as we live in the city- nature is just on our doorstep- any direction we choose. It’s wildflowers and fruit trees; butterflies and bees! It’s glorious beating sun- from morning till night. It’s tanned skin and giggles! It’s beach days that lead into beach months. It’s all just “happy”! “”There’s many a lonesome daisy where never a child can be, And many a lone little brooklet is dancing away to the sea; Yet children must stay in the city with only dull walls in view, As if there were never a brooklet and never a daisy grew! “” By Annette Wynne

As I hustle around in the morning- I can feel an excitement growing in me! I can feel that spring is coming! She is almost here. In girona, as much as we live in the city- nature is just on our doorstep- any direction we choose. It’s wildflowers and fruit trees; butterflies and bees! It’s glorious beating sun- from morning till night. It’s tanned skin and giggles! It’s beach days that lead into beach months. It’s all just “happy”!

“”There’s many a lonesome daisy where never a child can be,
And many a lone little brooklet is dancing away to the sea;
Yet children must stay in the city with only dull walls in view,
As if there were never a brooklet and never a daisy grew! “”

By Annette Wynne ...

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Jan 31

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I, and I am certain at least 80 percent of all children, go through a stage where they imagine becoming marine biologists! It’s not the fish- let’s be honest. If you say it’s the fish- I think you lying. It’s these creatures! Starting a little series here. It might end with 3, or 30 !!! 🤪

I, and I am certain at least 80 percent of all children, go through a stage where they imagine becoming marine biologists! It’s not the fish- let’s be honest. If you say it’s the fish- I think you lying.

It’s these creatures! Starting a little series here. It might end with 3, or 30 !!! 🤪 ...

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Jan 30

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It’s almost February and YES- January has felt like the longest month!!!! As Covid has been working it’s way though our family, it has been difficult to paint in our little apartment that sometimes feels too little. But at the same token, when the kids have rested- I have taken full opportunity! Isn’t this gavel a perfect proclamation for the start to this year?! It’s one of the first few paintings I have to drop off this week for framing, and I am excited to see how it turns out.

It’s almost February and YES- January has felt like the longest month!!!!

As Covid has been working it’s way though our family, it has been difficult to paint in our little apartment that sometimes feels too little. But at the same token, when the kids have rested- I have taken full opportunity!

Isn’t this gavel a perfect proclamation for the start to this year?! It’s one of the first few paintings I have to drop off this week for framing, and I am excited to see how it turns out. ...

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Nov 18

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🚴 | Miniature art-NFT cycling jersey collection by Girona-based artist to be auctioned Set of 50 cent coin-sized works feature winner’s jerseys from 2021 UCI World Tour road cycling season https://www.catalannews.com/culture/item/miniature-art-nft-cycling-jersey-collection-by-girona-based-artist-to-be-auctioned

🚴 | Miniature art-NFT cycling jersey collection by Girona-based artist to be auctioned

Set of 50 cent coin-sized works feature winner’s jerseys from 2021 UCI World Tour road cycling season

https://www.catalannews.com/culture/item/miniature-art-nft-cycling-jersey-collection-by-girona-based-artist-to-be-auctioned ...

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Nov 16

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It’s a crazy world we live in- and I am so flipping excited to be a part of it! Officially #project2021 (and a couple of other pieces) has been minted and is going on auction @opensea as an NFT. I can only imagine the stories we will one day share with our grandchildren and great grandchildren (yes, because In another 30 years- I am bound to have another 30 to go!) Press release follows. “Artist Kelly van Tonder has painted the world’s first miniature art-NFT collection of all the winner’s jerseys from the 2021 UCI World Tour road cycling season, each measuring the size of a 50c coin, which will go on auction on November 19. Van Tonder, a South African artist now living in Spain, has included all the World Tour races, including the Tour de France, the Classics and the Monuments, as well as the Olympics and some of the women’s winner’s jerseys in her work. Each of the winner’s jerseys has been crafted in extraordinary detail in watercolour, with the design, logos and sponsors of the different teams captured with Van Tonder’s passion as a lover of cycling and her eye as an artist. “I decided to take on the 33 UCI World Tour races as I wanted to tell the story of a series over time,” said Van Tonder. “This was a perfect project as it was open to the person on the street, whether they be fans or cyclists. By choosing a sport and basing it over the entire season, it also spoke to the deeper essence that miniature art and cycling both hold dear, the need for patience and dedication.” Through these works, Van Tonder has also managed to convey the emotion of the jersey, in a form that perhaps forces us to consider their true value and meaning now that they have been captured as works of art. Each work measures 30mm in diameter. “By taking the jerseys and turning them into a miniature piece, it makes hanging them a little more interesting. Let’s talk about it. What is it? Who was it? Why is it special?,” said Van Tonder. “It’s all about stirring the emotion rather than depicting it in a bigger piece of art. Miniature art allows and teaches us to learn a little more, see more and appreciate more. Full article on my website. https://kalvt.com/nft-auction/

It’s a crazy world we live in- and I am so flipping excited to be a part of it!

Officially #project2021 (and a couple of other pieces) has been minted and is going on auction @opensea as an NFT.

I can only imagine the stories we will one day share with our grandchildren and great grandchildren (yes, because In another 30 years- I am bound to have another 30 to go!)

Press release follows.

“Artist Kelly van Tonder has painted the world’s first miniature art-NFT collection of all the winner’s jerseys from the 2021 UCI World Tour road cycling season, each measuring the size of a 50c coin, which will go on auction on November 19.

Van Tonder, a South African artist now living in Spain, has included all the World Tour races, including the Tour de France, the Classics and the Monuments, as well as the Olympics and some of the women’s winner’s jerseys in her work. Each of the winner’s jerseys has been crafted in extraordinary detail in watercolour, with the design, logos and sponsors of the different teams captured with Van Tonder’s passion as a lover of cycling and her eye as an artist.

“I decided to take on the 33 UCI World Tour races as I wanted to tell the story of a series over time,” said Van Tonder. “This was a perfect project as it was open to the person on the street, whether they be fans or cyclists. By choosing a sport and basing it over the entire season, it also spoke to the deeper essence that miniature art and cycling both hold dear, the need for patience and dedication.”

Through these works, Van Tonder has also managed to convey the emotion of the jersey, in a form that perhaps forces us to consider their true value and meaning now that they have been captured as works of art. Each work measures 30mm in diameter.

“By taking the jerseys and turning them into a miniature piece, it makes hanging them a little more interesting. Let’s talk about it. What is it? Who was it? Why is it special?,” said Van Tonder. “It’s all about stirring the emotion rather than depicting it in a bigger piece of art. Miniature art allows and teaches us to learn a little more, see more and appreciate more.

Full article on my website.

https://kalvt.com/nft-auction/ ...

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Nov 9

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#Project2021

#Project2021 ...

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It’s an admin day! We all get them…… #project2021 officially competed! Initially I planned on this being a “once-off” but honestly I can’t wait for the new racing season to begin. #project2022 is definitely on the table. Some background info….. My #project2021 - paint the 33 race jerseys of the 2021 cycling season as MINIATURURES. All these pieces will be framed, hung AND available for purchase! Currently you are able to visit the @velodrom.cc shop in girona, and see these pieces in person. Each jersey measures just under 30mm in diameter and is framed (10cm x 10 cm) within a frame measuring approximately 33 cm by 33 cm which is a light teak wood. The glass is of the highest quality- virtually eliminating as much reflection as possible and filtering up to 70% of UV rays. Although this project is very specific- I am open for commission work- please do take a look at my website www.kalvt.com #2021cycling #2021cyclingseason #2021project #uciworldtour #uciworldtourrace #2021uci #menselite #menseliteroadcycling #miniaturejersey #roadcycling #miniatureexpo #miniatureartexhibition #miniatureart #miniaturepainting #miniatureartist #watercolour #watercolor #miniaturemoments #conversationpiece #conversationstarter #southafricanartist #southafricanartistinspain #girona #spainartist

It’s an admin day! We all get them……

#project2021 officially competed! Initially I planned on this being a “once-off” but honestly I can’t wait for the new racing season to begin.

#project2022 is definitely on the table.

Some background info…..
My #project2021 - paint the 33 race jerseys of the 2021 cycling season as MINIATURURES. All these pieces will be framed, hung AND available for purchase!

Currently you are able to visit the @velodrom.cc shop in girona, and see these pieces in person.

Each jersey measures just under 30mm in diameter and is framed (10cm x 10 cm) within a frame measuring approximately 33 cm by 33 cm which is a light teak wood.

The glass is of the highest quality- virtually eliminating as much reflection as possible and filtering up to 70% of UV rays.

Although this project is very specific- I am open for commission work- please do take a look at my website www.kalvt.com

#2021cycling #2021cyclingseason #2021project #uciworldtour #uciworldtourrace #2021uci #menselite #menseliteroadcycling #miniaturejersey #roadcycling #miniatureexpo #miniatureartexhibition #miniatureart
#miniaturepainting #miniatureartist #watercolour #watercolor #miniaturemoments #conversationpiece #conversationstarter #southafricanartist #southafricanartistinspain #girona #spainartist ...

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