Hi!

I’m Elisabeth Biström, a Swedish watercolour artist based in Norrtälje, north of Stockholm.

My art is about finding joy and awe in the small things. It’s a gentle reminder of not rushing past all the interesting and beautiful moments that surround us. That’s what I hope to share with you through my paintings.

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Nobel Prize diplomas

Since 2022, I’ve had the honour of being commissioned to paint the Nobel Prize diplomas in Chemistry and Physics and the Economy Prize, on behalf of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Nobel Foundation.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022, Carolyn R. Bertozzi.

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded Carolyn R.Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry”.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022, Morten Meldal

I wanted to pay tribute to their work by making the diploma artwork into a kind of “click-triptych”: three paintings that can be joined toghether in any order – similar to molecules joined through click chemistry.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022, K. Barry Sharpless

Each one of the Nobel Prize laureates is awarded a prize sum, a golden medal and a hand written and leather bound diploma with an original artwork.

Read more about the 2022 diplomas

Artist: Elisabeth Biström | Calligrapher: Marianne Pettersson Soold | Book binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi AB | Photo reproduction: Lovisa Engblom | © The Nobel Foundation 2022

Nobel Prize in Physics 2023, Pierre Agostini

In 2023 the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Pierre Agostini, Anne L’Huillier and Ferenc Krausz “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter“

Nobel Prize in Physics 2023, Anne L’Huillier

The light dancing over the surface of the ocean might not be as brief as an attosecond, but I found the motif fit for celebrating this achievment nevertheless.

Nobel Prize in Physics 2023, Ferenc Krausz

The assignment to make the artwork for the diplomas spans over three years, which means that 2024 is my final year as a Nobel Prize diploma artist. It has been a great honour.

Read more about the 2023 diplomas

Artist: Elisabeth Biström | Calligrapher: Marie A. Györi | Book binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi AB | Photo reproduction: Dan Lepp | © The Nobel Foundation 2023

More of my paintings

I am a full time fine artist and I spend most of my days in my studio, working on a painting or three. Sometimes the work is self-initiated and sometimes commissioned.

I take on a few commissions a year, both for private customers that want a special piece for their home or perhaps as a gift for a loved one, and for editorial use, like book or magazine covers.

Here’s a few examples of what my work can look like.

I grew up by the sea far up in the North of Sweden and I still have a place there, where I go to paint a few times a year. This piece is called “Awake in light”.
This painting is about taking the time to experience the small but important calm moments. When life is full of obligations, the smallest of breaks can make all the difference. The title of this painting is “Rest here for a moment”.
Elisabeth Biström wateercolour
In the north of Sweden the summer nights never go dark. This is one of a series of paintings where I tried to capture the warm midnight light.
Elisabeth Biström akvarell
Sunrise at 3 o’clock in the morning. I make sure to catch at least one of these nights every summer.
The nightly sunlight makes the rocks glow like gold.
I mostly paint nature and find inspiration in whats around the corner of my home in the woods. But since 2020, I’ve also followed the reconstruction of an area in Stockholm called Slussen. Combining the rough surfaces with the sheer watercolour expression is an interesting challenge.
Last year I got the oppotunity to go underground, to experience the building of a new subway tunnel underneath Stockholm. This is one of the paintings I made from the site.
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Want to follow along?

If you want to catch glimpses from my everyday studio life and the art that comes out of it, you’re welcome to follow me on Instagram.

If you are more of a Facebook kind of person, you can find me there too.

Wish to connect?

If you want to get in contact with me, you’ll find me at info@elisabethbistrom.se. I’d love to hear from you!

Best regards,

DELA, PINNA ELLER SPARA