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BLOOM Paleis Het Loo The exhibition BLOOM takes you into the world of flowers, from 17th-century still life paintings and Princess Mary’s influence on the use of flowers to artwork from contemporary artists, designers and the palace’s team of gardeners bring this history to life as well. For centuries flowers have brought beauty, fragrance and context to Palace Het Loo, but what makes flowers so attractive? BLOOM takes you through time and stimulates all your senses. It also is thought provoking with critical questions such as how did these flowers come to be here? Who paid the price for all this wealth and beauty? And what is the future of flowers? There’s a story behind each flower and every artwork. My artwork ‘Daisies – the National Flower of the Netherlands’ is part of the exhibition as well. This piece presents the Dutch national flower in her full glory, from buds to flowers to fruit. You can also find other important plants scattered among more than 300 daisies, and bird feathers, a reverence to our national bird the black-tailed godwit. More about the underlying story behind this artwork in a next post. When: as of April 20th Where: Paleis Het Loo Open: Tuesday - Sunday; 10:00 - 17:00h. More information on the website of the museum HERE. |    |
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Daisy the National Flower of the Netherlands The daisy was elected the national flower of the Netherlands and it was a privilege to paint this special plant and exhibit the finished artwork at Teylers Museum in March 2024. The election was an initiative of radio and television program Vroege Vogels BNNVARA. On Sunday 24th Vroege Vogels presented a special program live from Teylers Museum. You can still listen to the interview in Dutch HERE. |  Title: Madeliefje – Nationale Bloem van Nederland Latin name: Bellis perennis Medium: Watercolour on paper Framed size: 60x80 cm |
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'Hyacintorchis'
Een nieuwe orchidee aan de Noordzee Bestel uw exemplaar hier "Ik heb zojuist een prachtig fijnzinnig boekje uitgelezen:
‘Hyacintorchis’. Waarom blijft dit boek in mijn hoofd rondspoken?
Natuurlijk word ook ik geraakt door de wonderlijke ontdekking van deze
prachtige orchidee en zie ik de fijnzinnige schoonheid van de werken
van Esmée Winkel. Wat in mijn hoofd blijft hangen, is het besef dat
verschillende mensen ieder op hun eigen manier geraakt worden door de
onmisbare schoonheid van de natuur om ons heen.”
- boswachter Mark Kras In haar boek neemt Esmée de lezers mee in haar werkproces, van schets tot schilderij. Het boek is een ode aan de duinen en de Nederlandse natuur. Het eindresultaat van de illustratie is adembenemend. Elk detail van de plant is natuurgetrouw afgebeeld, bladvraat en al. De 38 bloemen staan nu te stralen in het boek 'Hyacintorchis'. Voor de echte natuurliefhebber" - Leidsch Dagblad |
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| 2023 |
Netherlands | Najaarssalon, Schilderkundig Genootschap Pulchri Studio |
| 2023 |
Netherlands | Voorjaarssalon, Schilderkundig Genootschap Pulchri Studio |
| 2022 |
US |
Group exhibition, "Small works", American Society of Botanical Artists |
| 2022 |
Netherlands |
Kunstroute Leiden |
| 2022 |
Netherlands |
Group exhibition, "Stoepplantjes", Dutch Society of Botanical Artists |
| 2022 | UK | "Reflections, No plant - no planet", online group exhibition, ABA |
| 2021 |
USA |
Group exhibition, "Dare to be square", American Society of Botanical Artists |
| 2021 | Vienna | Group exhibition, Wiener Schule der botanischen Illustration |
| 2021 | Poland | "Exploring Botany", Museum of Japanese Art & Technology, Kraków |
The Margaret Flockton Award 2021 First Prize for the illustration of Notoleptopus decaiscei. This illustration was made for Prof. dr. Peter van Welzen. |
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| 2021 |
Australia |
The Margaret Flockton Exhibition, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, First Prize |
| 2021 |
Japan | Group exhibition, Tonami city art museum |
| 2020 |
USA | "23rd Annual International exhibition", American Society of Botanical Artists and Wave Hill |
| 2020 |
Germany | "30 years Art in Cologne", group exhibition with Andreas Hentrich, Köln |
| 2020 |
The Netherlands | Solo exhibition, "Extraordinary orchids", Leiden |
| 2019 |
Austria |
"Pflanzendarstellungen zwischen Wissenschaft und Kunst", Botanical Garden Vienna |
| 2019 |
USA |
"Out of the Woods: Celebrating Trees in Public Gardens", American Society of Botanical Artists, |
| - The New York Botanical Garden |
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| - Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens |
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| - Foundry Art Centre |
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| - Tucson Botanical Gardens |
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| - Minnesota Landscape Arboretum |
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| 2018 |
UK |
Royal Horticultural Society, London, Gold Medal |
| 2018 |
UK |
"Worth a Thousand Words", RHS Lindley Library, London |
| 2018 |
Italy |
"Florentia", Societŕ Toscana di Orticultura, Firenze |
| 2018 |
The Netherlands | "World Wide Exhibition of Botanical Art", Lisse |
| 2017 |
Australia |
The Margaret Flockton Exhibition, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, Second Prize |
| 2017 |
UK | "The Tradescants’ Orchard", London |
| 2017 |
China | "19th International Botanical Congress and Botanical art exhibition", Shenzhen |
| 2017 |
USA | "Focus on Nature XIV", Roger Tory Peterson Institute |
| 2017 |
The Netherlands | Solo exhibition, "The Beauty of Botanical Drawing", Art and Heritage Commision, Maastricht University |
The Margaret Flockton Award 2017 Second Prize for the illustration of Monanthotaxis pynaertii. This illustration was made for the PhD thesis of Paul Hoekstra. |
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| 2016 |
UK | Royal Horticultural Society, London, Gold Medal |
| 2016 |
USA | "19th Annual International exhibition", American Society of Botanical Artists, The New York Design Center |
| 2016 |
USA | "18th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition", Filoli, California |
| 2016 |
The Netherlands | The Illustration Biennial, Haarlem |
| 2016 |
The Netherlands | Group exhibition, Museum De Zwarte Tulp, Lisse |
| 2016 |
The Netherlands | Honourable mention, Hermine van Bers Beeldende Kunstprijs, jury report here |
American Society of Botanical Artists ASBA Botanical Illustrator Award for Excellence in Scientific Botanical Art |
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| 2015 |
UK |
Group exhibition, Shirley Sherwood Gallery, Kew, London |
| 2015 |
USA | "18th Annual International", American Society of Botanical Artists, New York Design Center |
| 2015 |
The Netherlands | Group exhibition, 't Pakhuis, Hemmen |
| 2014 |
South-Africa | 21st World Orchid Conference, Botanical Art Exhibition |
| 2014 |
USA | “Focus on Nature XIII”, New York State Museum |
| 2014 |
USA | "16th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition", Filoli, California |
| 2014 |
The Netherlands | Group exhibition, Team Notarissen Avenue Céramiques, Maastricht |
The Linnean Society of London Jill Smythies Award 2014 |
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| 2013 |
England |
Botanical art show, Royal Horticultural Society, London, Gold Medal |
| 2013 |
The Netherlands |
Group exhibition, Paleis 't Loo |
| 2012 |
Scotland |
Botanical Images Scotia, Edinburgh, Gold Medal |
| 2012 |
USA |
“Focus on Nature XII”, New York State Museum, Jury Award |
| 2012 |
The Netherlands | Group exhibition, 't Huys te Dever, Lisse |
| 2012 |
The Netherlands | Group exhibition, Floriade, World Horticultural Expo, Venlo |
| 2012 |
The Netherlands |
Group exhibition, Kasteel Middachten, De Steeg |
| 2011 |
Germarny |
Group exhibition, Japan Museum, Würzburg |
| 2011 |
Belgium |
Group exhibition, Arboretum Kalmthout, Belgium |
| 2011 |
The Netherlands |
Group exhibition, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam |
| 2011 |
The Netherlands |
Group exhibition, Kasteel Duivenvoorde, Voorschoten |
| 2010 |
USA |
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation |
| 2010 |
USA |
“Focus on Nature XI”, New York State Museum |
| 2010 |
The Netherlands |
Group exhibition, Town hall Capelle aan den Ijssel |
| 2010 |
The Netherlands |
Group exhibition, Japan Museum SieboldHuis |
| 2009 |
The Netherlands |
Group exhibition, Gorlaeus laboratorium, Leiden |
| 2009 |
The Netherlands |
Group exhibition, Kasteel Arcen |