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Edward Hopper built his paintings around light. Filled with quiet and solitude, his paintings are often warmed by the sun: "I like long shadows and early and late sunlight. I am . . . trying to paint sunlight without eliminating the form under it, if I can." In this collection, the light that so fascinated the artist bathes New England land and sea, and enters into indoor spaces with geometric intensity. Hopper spent nearly every summer of his...

The roots of Japanese haiku reach back over 1, 000 years. In this poetic form, as in life, there is a pause, a shift, in which the poet celebrates sensory awareness of the season, perhaps suggested by the scent of plum blossoms or the silence of snow-covered tree limbs. The timeless appeal of this understated poetry may be the human desire to capture one's impressions of a fleeting moment. Such seasonal allusions emphasize the essence of haiku...

In his elegant landscapes, Kawase Hasui presents a nostalgic view of rural Japan. Created during a time of rapid industrialization, his prints are focused on the natural environment. Intense blues and greens reflect the sea and the countryside, while fair skies and moonlit nights temper the mood. Hasui worked in watercolor, and his sketches were transformed into woodblock prints by a skilled team at the studio of publisher Watanabe ShAÂ?zaburA...

Tamara Madden was a Jamaican-born, American-raised, mixed-media artist and professor of art and visual culture at Spelman College in Atlanta. Taking inspiration from her homeland, Gustav Klimt, and Milwaukee artist Ras 'Ammar Nsoroma-among others-Madden often depicted powerful Black women of the African diaspora, royal and draped in elaborate headdresses and lavish ensembles. Madden struggled most of her adult life with chronic health issues, ...

As a trained curandero in the Amazon, Pablo Amaringo's art was often inspired by his shamanic visions and the ayahuasca experience. The symbolic realms Amaringo visited as part of his religious practices are recreated in his vivid, psychedelic paintings such as Encanto Rumi, Pagoda Dorada, Allpa Manchari, and many others. Full of animals, plants, spirits, and mythological beings, Amaringo's work invites you to embark on your own spiritual jour...

Before coast-to-coast highways and affordable airlines, trains were the long-distance transit of choice. Nearly every American town boasted a train station, and the sound of the midnight freight was ubiquitous. Railways were both a practical choice and a relatively attainable luxury, but it was the advertising that made the industry a success. Rail companies hired accomplished artists to create posters depicting enticing scenery and celebratin...

There is something arresting and exhilarating about the intimate connection between women and literature-an observation that has long captured the interest of artists throughout history. Whether reading letters from friends and loved ones, reviewing the daily news, or devouring the newest novel, the image of the reading woman has been a source of inspiration for many. Regardless of where or when they were created, these portraits are united by...

The delightfully frightful Addams Family has tickled the dark side of the public's funny bone for over 90 years. With the creation of Morticia, Gomez, Uncle Fester, and the whole quirky gang, Charles Addams put a satirical spin on the "ideal family." His eccentric characters have become icons of popular culture, from cartoon strips in to television series, feature films, a Broadway musical, and much more. Thanks to this calendar's 12 cartoons,...

Cat lovers can attest to the wide-ranging unique personalities of their feline pets. B. Kliban took note, and with the publication of in 1975 established himself as one of Americas' top cartoonists pioneering a new genre of humor. He imagined the nuances of each of his fictional Cats down to their perfect party hat or desired desk, posing them in the most funny-bone-tickling of circumstances. Let these 12 delightful images brighten each month ...

Jack Stuppin's plein air paintings envision countryside vistas at their most dazzling. Invoking both the airy brushstrokes of Impressionism and the expressive colors of Modernism, Stuppin works in contrasts, pairing earthy tones with vibrant hues and flattened forms with deep perspectives. In the 12 images of this calendar, he depicts the majesty of California, Oregon, Arizona, New York, and beyond in dramatic patchworks that span the American...

The observances, festivals, and traditions that give shape and meaning to Jewish life find loving expression in the vibrant art of Malcah Zeldis. From everyday rituals to annual holidays to ceremonies that mark life's milestones, the 13 images in this calendar joyfully illustrate the union of the spiritual and the domestic that characterizes Judaism. The daughter of Russian immigrants, Zeldis draws on childhood memories, her experiences living...

Chiura Obata left Japan as a teenager and settled in San Francisco. In summer 1927, he and two other artists traveled to Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Nevada, where Obata made over 100 drawings and paintings of his adopted homeland's natural beauty. From 1928 to 1930, in Tokyo, Obata translated 35 of these sketches into color woodblock prints, retaining artistic control by reviewing the proofs after each successive block in the printin...

Animals and plants go Midcentury Modern in Charley Harper's clever conservationist artwork. Inspired by backyard biodiversity and the wonders of nature preserves, Harper portrayed wildlife with heart and humor, in flat colors and simple lines. He especially loved birds, and his avian imagery is alive with color and barely contained energy. The 12 works reproduced in this calendar are as popular now as the day they were made, and they continue ...

With agile burshwork, quick dabs of joyful color, and a then-daring artistic style, Claude Monet captured fleeting impressions of nature in everyday settings. Monet devoted himself to perfecting the depiction of light and atmosphere in his works. The 12 Impressionist oil paintings presented in this calendar were revolutionary when they were created, and to this day Monet is considered one of the greatestpainters in the history of art.

Advice from a crosshatched, glue-pot-toting gent of questionable intent? Yes, please, if the creator of said fellow is Edward Gorey! Gorey's characters regularly find themselves in odd, even disastrous, circumstances. They've seen their fair share of mishaps and are wiser as a result (if they haven't met their unfortunate ends, of course). Now, they're passing along their advice in this calendar's assortment of images from Gorey's Verse Advice...

Bask in the reflection of a silver spring, feel the breeze of a hummingbird or butterfly wing, or gossip with a friendly peacock in the garden. Florals, feathers, and fungus are born into vivid reality in David Galchutt's kaleidoscopic paintings. With a background in illustrating childrens books, whimsey and innocence shine in Galchutt's work alongside a fine art refinement and a mastery of composition. Join him for an adventures along with so...

Anyone for a sly peek into "The Other Book"? A sidelong glance at "A Fearful Holiday" or "A Week-End at Sepulchre"? Edward Gorey fans might have clamored for these and others of the unpublished titles included in this calendar gallery of cover art. Unearthed from the Gorey archive, 11 of these works didn't reach fruition but are nonetheless suggestive of the "what ifs" and "what the whats" that brought this artist and author international accl...

Dynamic composition and strong color form a common thread in the diverse, career-spanning works of midcentury American artist Richard Diebenkorn. One of the most influential artists during the decades after World War II, his work encompassed three major artistic evolutions: the Sausalito, Albuquerque, Urbana, and early Berkeley periods of Abstract Expressionism (1947-1955), the Berkeley figurative/representational period (1955-1966), and the O...

At his Giverny home outside Paris, Claude Monet indulged in his two favorite pastimes: painting and gardening. His translation of dazzling blooms and graceful greeneries to his canvases made him the master of French Impressionism. Photographer and horticultural designer Elizabeth Murray was a part of the team that helped restore the gardens to their full glory in the 1980s. Her firsthand knowledge of the grounds illuminates the 12 vivid photog...

Carl Larsson's atmospheric paintings capture the joys of everyday family life in the Swedish countryside at the turn to the 20th century. The serene images Larsson presented in his watercolors became widely popular, influencing Scandinavian art and design. Depicting his wife and children (all eight of them!), shoreside strolls, friends, neighbors, and evening rituals, these windows into the artist's life evoke a sense of calm and domesticity. ...