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? ...
@matmohoric
“My favourite race is Milan-Sanremo. It’s the longest race in professional cycling and I just love it. It wears off your legs in the first 6 hours, but nothing really happens and then you are challenged by the hardest hour of racing there is. Poggio is my favourite climb. If your position in the peloton is good enough at the bottom, you have a chance of being with the best at the top. I hope to win in Sanremo one day.”
Taken from the @teambahrainvictorious website. I think he has made his year!
Race #6of33 @milansanremo in Northwestern Italy.
#project2022 - paint the 33 race jerseys of the 2022 cycling season as MINIATURES. All these pieces will be framed, hung AND available for purchase!
Currently you are able to visit the @velodrom.cc shop in Girona (and now Barcelona), and see these pieces in person.
Each jersey measures just under 30mm in diameter, is painted in watercolour @winsorandnewton on a cold pressed sheet of @arches which is 10cm x 10cm.
The larger frame measures 33 cm by 33 cm which is a light teak wood- the smaller frame housing the painting is 11cm by 11cm. 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
#6of33 #2022cycling #2022cyclingseason #2022project #uciworldtour #uciworldtourrace #2022mensrace #menselite #menseliteroadcycling #miniaturejersey #roadcycling #miniatureexpo #miniatureartexhibition #miniatureart
#miniaturepainting #miniatureartist #watercolour #watercolor #miniaturemoments #conversationpiece #conversationstarter #southafricanartist #southafricanartistinspain #girona #spainartist ...
Race #5of33 @tirreno_adriatico Italy!
Nicknamed the “race of two seas” as it runs between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts- it is considered to be an important prep for the Giro d’Italia.
Winner was @tadejpogacar from @uae_team_emirates.
Some context-
#project2022 - paint the 33 race jerseys of the 2022 cycling season as MINIATURES. All these pieces will be framed, hung AND available for purchase!
Currently you are able to visit the @velodrom.cc shop in Girona (and now Barcelona), and see these pieces in person.
Each jersey measures just under 30mm in diameter, is painted in watercolour @winsorandnewton on a cold pressed sheet of @arches which is 10cm x 10cm.
The larger frame measures 33 cm by 33 cm which is a light teak wood- the smaller frame housing the painting is 11cm by 11cm. 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 ...
Race #4of33 @parisnicecourse
Our favourite colour is Yellow!
It was another @jumbovisma_road jersey! @primozroglic won the 80 edition after the team dominated throughout.
My #project2022 - paint the 33 race jerseys of the 2022 cycling season as MINIATURES. All these pieces will be framed, hung AND available for purchase!
Currently you are able to visit the @velodrom.cc shop in Girona (and now Barcelona), and see these pieces in person.
Each jersey measures just under 30mm in diameter, is painted in watercolour @winsorandnewton on a cold pressed sheet of @arches which is 10cm x 10cm.
The larger frame measures 33 cm by 33 cm which is a light teak wood- the smaller frame housing the painting is 11cm by 11cm. 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 ...
Race #3of33
@strade_bianche took place on the 5 March 2022- 185 km road race in Tuscany, Italy.
@tadejpogacar did this in complete and utter style- 50 km solo, stunning the cycling world!
I do wander how many times I might be painting this teeny tiny @uae_team_emirates jersey this season.
#project2022 - paint the 33 race jerseys of the 2022 cycling season as MINIATURES. All these pieces will be framed, hung AND available for purchase!
Currently you are able to visit the @velodrom.cc shop in Girona (and now Barcelona), and see these pieces in person.
Each jersey measures just under 30mm in diameter, is painted in watercolour @winsorandnewton on a cold pressed sheet of @arches which is 10cm x 10cm.
The larger frame measures 33 cm by 33 cm which is a light teak wood- the smaller frame housing the painting is 11cm by 11cm. 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 ...
Race #2of33 @omloophetnieuwsbladofficial in Belgium.
Has black; yellow and red ever been so bright?
One day race- 26 February; 204.2 km in the saddle; @woutvanaert held the lead by 22 seconds! @jumbovisma_road
#project2022 - paint the 33 race jerseys of the 2022 cycling season as MINIATURES. All these pieces will be framed, hung AND available for purchase!
Currently you are able to visit the @velodrom.cc shop in Girona (and now Barcelona), and see these pieces in person.
Each jersey measures just under 30mm in diameter, is painted in watercolour @winsorandnewton on a cold pressed sheet of @arches which is 10cm x 10cm.
The larger frame measures 33 cm by 33 cm which is a light teak wood- the smaller frame housing the painting is 11cm by 11cm. 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 ...
Finally I am back!!!! Completing this jersey this week felt like a huge accomplishment. Maybe because it is the first official race jersey for the year, maybe the fact that I took a little break, maybe the fact that I am getting back into “normal mode” again after my parents came to visit us in Spain. Or all of the above……. 😂
Race #1of33 is the one and only World Tour Race in the Middle East @theuaetourofficial
7 stages over over 1,058 km ….. if anything it’s an exciting start to the year!
@tadejpogacar @uae_team_emirates
My #project2022 - paint the 33 race jerseys of the 2022 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, is painted in watercolour @winsorandnewton on a cold pressed paper @archespapers which is 10cm x 10cm.
The larger frame measures 33 cm by 33 cm which is a light teak wood- the smaller frame housing the painting is 11cm by 11cm. 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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 !!! 🤪 ...
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. ...
15 days in pink at the @giroditalia 2020 @joao.almeida.cyclist was a revelation at the age of 22.
“I had my family at the top, and some other Portuguese, and I cried with them because there was so much emotion. I am content with what I’ve done until now, and I am so thankful for what the team did for me up to now”
What a spectacular memory, a moment that I have loved to capture.
#menselite #menseliteroadcycling #miniaturejersey #roadcycling #miniatureexpo #miniatureartexhibition #miniatureart
#miniaturepainting #miniatureartist #watercolour #watercolor #miniaturemoments #conversationpiece #conversationstarter #southafricanartist #southafricanartistinspain #girona #spainartist ...
Why did I choose to turn cycling jerseys into miniature art pieces?
Besides the fact that I was based in the middle of a cyclists dream destination- I wanted a project that was completely original. Authentic.
Each cyclists’ jersey meant each painting would be different. A different winner for every race; different sponsors; different colours and therefore, ultimately, something worth collecting. It would be a showcase of the year- and just highlight those special people and the sponsors that plugged into them!
At the same token, the thing about hanging a real-life jersey is the space they often need. It can be overwhelming especially when you have more than one piece.
With #project20201, I also decided to paint a number of ladies jerseys. (I also have a number more sitting on my workbench.) You have the opportunity of securing both the Men’s and Woman’s 2020 World Championship Framed paintings and #NFT’s. Complete conversation starter if any!
Bid on https://kalvt.com/2021-uci-cycling-world-tour-catalogue/
@annavdbreggen
@alafpolak
@teamsdworx @deceuninck_quickstepteam
#2021cycling #2021cyclingseason #2021project #uciworldtour #uciworldtourrace #2021uci #menselite #menseliteroadcycling #womenselite #womenseliteroadrace #miniaturejersey #roadcycling #miniatureexpo #miniatureartexhibition #miniatureart
#miniaturepainting #miniatureartist #watercolour #watercolor #miniaturemoments #conversationpiece #conversationstarter #southafricanartist #southafricanartistinspain #girona #spainartist ...
Officially- auction starts tomorrow and it feels exciting! When I decided to take #project2021 on this year, I had no idea where it would all be going- it just felt right! It has led to countless custom jerseys, ideas for new things, and relationships I feel so good about.
Let me introduce this yellow jersey.
Bid on the original framed-art piece as well as the minted NFT of @joao.almeida.cyclist (@JooAlmeida98)
Auction starts tomorrow (Friday 19th at 12.00pm)
@deceuninck_quickstepteam (@deceuninck_qst) race winning jersey from the 2021 season
@tourdepologne.
The highest bidder will receive BOTH the framed-art piece as well as the #NFT.👉
https://kalvt.com/tour-de-pologne/
@PatLefevere @patricklefevere
@corsosports
@joaoisme
@opensea
#2021cycling #2021cyclingseason #2021project #uciworldtour #uciworldtourrace #2021uci #menselite #menseliteroadcycling #miniaturejersey #roadcycling #miniatureexpo #miniatureartexhibition #miniatureart
#miniaturepainting #miniatureartist #watercolour #watercolor
#blockchain #nft #visualartist #metaverse #nftart #nftartist #nftproject #crypto #nftcollector #nftfineart #ethereum ...
He remind us of the magic of childhood- a time where our dreams had wings and our own imagination made everything possible.
Happy happy birthday Mickey Mouse!
This miniature watercolour painting measures 22mm x 30mm and is painted on @archespapers cold pressed with @winsorandnewton
It is available for purchase. DM me!
#18november1928 #mickeymouse #mickeymousemylarballoon #watercolour #miniatureexpo #miniatureartexhibition #miniatureart
#miniaturepainting #miniatureartist #watercolour #watercolor #miniaturemoments #conversationpiece #conversationstarter #southafricanartist #southafricanartistinspain #girona #spainartist ...
🚴 | 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 ...
One of the greatest riders of her generation. Seven straight victories in La Flèche Wallonne, four overall titles in the Giro Rosa, three rainbow jerseys, two Liège-Bastogne-Lièges and a Tour of Flanders- and that’s before we get to the one day races and Olympic title.
Personally- I think those should all be painted as miniatures and framed! @annavdbreggen
“I realized I could stay in cycling without focusing on being good myself but focusing on all the girls of the team instead. Making them the best so that they can win races. I think that’s something I would love to do at this point in my life.”
@teamsdworx
#projectretires
#womensracing #uciwwt #2021cycling #2021cyclingseason #miniatureart #miniaturist #watercolour ...
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/ ...
#Project2021 ...
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 ...