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Using a flatbed scanner as her camera, Oregon artist Deb Stoner captures the intricate details, beauty, and delicacy of flora in the Pacific Northwest. These closeup images combine traditional photography and digital technology to create breathtaking still lifes that highlight the vivid colors and delicate features of each plant. Though the foliage often comes from her garden, her friends and neighbors offer pieces from their own gardens, allo...

Susan Friedman expertly captures the beauty, elegance, and fiery spirit of horses in her photography. These majestic creatures are featured in a variety of settings-enjoying the beach, grazing in open fields, and frolicking through the dirt-and the photos wonderfully showcase the unique personality of each horse. Friedman is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and photographer, and her photographs are in the collections of the Museum of Mod...

Drawing inspiration from the connection between human psychology and mythical archetypes, and borrowing traditional Flemish techniques, Chie Yoshii evokes both nostalgia and novelty with her art. In her chimerical and modern oil paintings, enthralling characters seem to peer into the very depths of our souls. Wonder at the synchronized scrutiny of woman and fox in Trickster, take comfort in the kind protectors inhabiting Guardians, and contemp...

This 2024 calendar takes one small step for man, and one giant leap into the worlds of tomorrow through interstellar travel posters. Each unique destination is inspired by a different exoplanet-planets orbiting other stars-all designed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for the series "Visions of the Future." The project reminds us that we are the architects of our own destiny, and that these far-flung, dreamy galaxies could become real...

A leader in the styles and politics of his time, William Morris viewed his patterns as both an art form and a means of social commentary. In response to the industrial designs and manufacturing of the Machine Age, he and his counterparts at Morris & Co.-some of whose designs are also featured on this calendar-created wallpapers and fabrics that boasted natural floral motifs and handmade craftmanship. Their work and ideology inspired many of th...

The evocative art of Korean painter Kyung-Hwa Yu emphasizes the inextricable link between art and nature using delicate pastels and intense contrast. In her contemporary works, you will find elegant weeping willows coexisting with gnarled pines as a testament to the innate perfection of nature and the beauty of perceived imperfection. Yu's trees symbolize strength and courage in the face of adversity, longevity, and transformation, all of whic...

With wry humor and unconcealed sentiment, Norman Rockwell's illustrations speak volumes about the human condition and the country he loved. Rockwell created images of an idealized nation peppered with small towns and filled with industrious, down-to-earth folks. His artworks reflected the currents of American life, the way we were, the way we acted, and the way we treated each other. By the 1940s, he was considered a national living treasure. ...

Christopher Marley's biophilic art showcases the awe-inspiring life-forms that make up Earth, highlighting the innate beauty of biodiversity. Combining a passion for entomology with a keen eye for design, Marley's kaleidoscopic works range from bug mandalas to striking arrays of organisms from a single genus. By working with institutions and organizations dedicated to animal husbandry, he is given access to organisms that die of natural and in...

Have you ever dreamed of an Edwardian collar that prevents dandruff? How about a musical instrument powered by gastric emissions? Or a translator for the secret language of eyebrows? These contraptions could only come from the unmatched imagination and art of Mike Wilks. His elaborate illustrations inspired by William Heath Robinson envision a world where even the most mundane tasks have complex machinery to assist in their completion. Note th...

The Group of Seven shared a passion for Canada's wilderness and a strong desire to create a distinctive visual language, inspired first and foremost by the Canadian landscape. Their goal was to explore the country and paint it. In so doing, they captured the imagery that would imprint itself on the Canadian consciousness. Through their spectacular paintings and adventurous spirit, these celebrated artists have shaped Canadian art and identity.

Bask in the radiance of a harvest sunset, marvel at the intensity of a summer storm, and take in the beauty of the misty mountains with Deborah Phillips's vibrant Scottish landscapes. Following in the footsteps of her father, the well-known Scottish artist Douglas Phillips, Deborah was only 14 when her art was first exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. Now her works are featured in galleries...

For centuries, explorers, merchants, and military forces have relied on maps to help navigate our planet. Often skillfully drawn and meticulously plotted, these works of art require skill and creativity to produce. Using anecdotal evidence and scant geographical data, cartographers were known for including fanciful drawings to tease the mind and the imagination. Twelve antique maps from the British Librarys' collection of cartographic material...

Empowerment through Art. Transformation. Beauty and meaning in all the bits and pieces of life. Betye Saar has long been at the forefront of mixed media assemblage art, and her daughters Lezley Saar and Alison Saar have taken up the torch themselves, adding their individual emphases. This artistic dynasty might work in different styles-from sketchbook spreads to sculptures that incorporate vintage bottles and mini skillets, and even 3D install...

Oregon artist Joan Metcalf is inspired by wild natural drama. Using oil paint and glittering metal leaf, she recreates some of the sparkling magic that surrounds her in the Pacific Northwest. Whether depicting the curling fingers of a bare winter tree branch or the colorful pop of a newly opened cherry blossom-nature's most elegant details are captured in this calendar as they transform throughout the year. Growth and new life are a constant. ...

L. C. Armstrong paints ethereal landscapes full of flora and fauna whose shifting scale furthers the feeling that they exist in another realm. She creates an airy glow with thin layers of acrylic paint, illuminating sunsets and flowers alike to convey a sense of spirituality. By transforming ordinary subjects into fantastic ones, Armstrong envisions magical realist scenes where peacocks oversee personified mushrooms and giraffes feast on petal...

Bold in color and composition but with a remarkable, sensual sensitivity, Georgia O'Keeffe's flower paintings stunned critics and the public alike. A pioneer of Modernism, she walked her own path in the art world, making noteworthy and influential progress without sounding any great fanfare of her own. Experimenting with abstraction and color, she created a style that is as original as it is powerful. O'Keeffe lived to be 98 years old and comp...

With thousands of strokes from cat-hair brushes, Marfa Tymchenko, Olena Skytsiuk, and Olena Kulyk are drawing worldwide attention to Petrykivka painting, an exuberant form of Ukrainian folk art. The stylized paintings of the dynamic trio of grandmother, granddaughter, and daughter combine an extensive color range with complex compositions, continuing the artistic tradition with pride and innovation. Their feathery flowers and surreal foliage h...

Georgia O'Keeffe's singular flower studies present the familiar in a new way. Her close-up images are sensual and resonant, sometimes verging on abstraction, and they brought her international acclaim. The first American female painter to gain worldwide respect from both critics and the general public, O'Keeffe was a giant in the canon of 20th-century art. On display in this mini wall calendar are 12 of her gorgeous flower paintings.