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'Hyacintorchis'
Een nieuwe orchidee aan de Noordzee

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"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
Hyacintorchis






2024 Netherlands Najaarssalon, Schilderkundig Genootschap Pulchri Studio
2024
Netherlands 'Madeliefje' at Paleis Het Loo
2024
Netherlands 'Madeliefje' at Teylers Museum
2024 Netherlands 'Nieuwe Leden', Schilderkundig Genootschap Pulchri Studio






Daisy
the National Flower of
the Netherlands


T
he 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.


Madeliefjes in Teylers Museum






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.


Margaret Flockton





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


- Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens


- Foundry Art Centre


- Tucson Botanical Gardens


- Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
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
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
Botanical Illustrator Award for Excellence in Scientific Botanical Art

ASBA Illustrator Award





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
 
Linnean Library






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