Collectors' Corner

Here we have assembled links for all the artists we can find who make, or have made, 11 x 14 poster sized "decorative reusable wall calendar sets," as we have dubbed them.  We'll update this page as we find new artists, or they come to our attention. 

If you find other artists that can be added here please let us know!  You can email us  at drwcsdotcom@gmail.com, or can also post any comments and feedback you may have about our Collectors' Corner at our community forum by clicking here.

    

Nikki Schumann 

Painting and drawing were my favorite childhood activities. The advent of the felt-tipped marker, when I was twelve, launched me on an early career as a poster maker. I loved experimenting with printing styles and eagerly volunteered for poster projects at school and around town. In high school, this remained my focus and fortunately an art teacher took it upon herself to teach me a little about silk-screening- a very little - but she did whet my curiosity! During college I was determined to perfect my silk-screening abilities so that I could easily make multiple copies of poster designs.

After graduation, a friend and I opened a community silk-screen workshop. At this time, a local center for continuing education commissioned me to make a series of posters for lectures on a great variety of topics, from making jams and jellies to hiking in the Andes. For hundreds of posters made over a three year period, my unifying theme was a consistent 11x14 inch format. People began to look for and collect my posters, and it was one such collector who suggested the idea for a poster calendar.

In the early seventies, my husband and I moved to coastal Maine and opened a seasonal gallery for his hand-made furniture and my silk-screened prints. In 1976, I made my first very primitive calendar, complete with black flies stuck to the wet ink. Adapted from the 11x14 inch format of my earlier silk-screened work, it was the first poster calendar of its kind. With the help of friends and apprentices, the years that followed were taken up with printing ever-larger editions of what was essentially a colorful, yearly, chain letter. Even today, it sometimes seems that everyone on our mailing list is a friend of a friend of a friend! In 1980, hand silk-screening gave way to off-set lithography as a more practical method for printing large editions. The originals are made with a combination of water colors and colored pencils.

I am most thankful to my "calendar friends" who have given artwork to their friends and families over the years. Their support has provided me with a livelihood in an activity I have loved all my life, and which I have been able to pursue at home while raising a family. I continue to look at life through calendar glasses, and through them most things seem humorous, poignant, and ephemeral.

--Nikki Schumann

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Kate Libby

By Gloria Negri, Boston Globe Staff | July 1, 2005

Artist Kathleen (Libby) Cornell shared her postcard-perfect vision of her native state of Maine in a popular set of calendars that depicted local sites and the ordinary people who lived in and among them.

''Kate's paintings were simple connections to everyday life," said David Betses, owner of Willard Publishing Inc. in Kennebunkport, Maine, which has been publishing her poster calendars since 1998. ''People who have collected her calendars over 20 years actually saw the same subjects in them growing up and growing older."

Mrs. Cornell, who painted under the name Kate Libby, died Sunday of a stroke, after a 15-year battle with diabetes. She was 47 and lived in Boothbay with her husband, Robert T., and their 9-year-old son, Thomas.

''Kate was a wonderful, warm person whose paintings reflected her keen eye for the simple, yet the most important aspects of life," Betses said. ''She always painted what was dear to her environment."

In her 2005 poster calendar, for example, Mrs. Cornell includes a ski scene, still lifes, a child on a bed with a dog, a cat on a windowsill, the Maine coastline, pumpkins, a boy walking his dog, and a lobster.

She would often take photographs of her subjects and sites and paint from them in her Boothbay studio, many times featuring friends, her son, and members of her extended family. One of them was of her brother in a yellow oilskin, hauling lobsters.

Mrs. Cornell's beloved mixed-breed, but mostly Brittany spaniel, dog, Willard, has shown up on her calendars for 20 years and, by all accounts, was a bit of a ham. ''Willard would sit there for an hour with a witch's hat on while Kate painted him," said Betses, who named his company after the pooch. ''They were really good buds." Willard was named for Willard Beach in South Portland.

Although Willard died in 1997, Mrs. Cornell continued to paint him in her calendars and he continued to receive fan mail from people across the nation who had visited Maine and treasured the calendar as a fond memory. One fan letter, Betses said, came from a woman who worked in the Pentagon, who wrote how much the poster and visions of Willard had cheered employees there after Sept. 11, 2001.

She had always loved animals and, in addition to Willard, she had several other dogs and some cats. All of them were in her calendars at one time or another, according to her brother, Michael R. Libby of Scarborough, Maine, the lobsterman.

He recalled the time that Mrs. Cornell saw some children throwing fireworks at a cat on the Fourth of July. She rescued the cat and named him M-80, after the fireworks.

Mrs. Cornell was born in Portland, Maine, to two teachers. Her mother taught art and her father taught science. The fact that Mrs. Cornell was born on Halloween, her sister, Mary E. Herbert of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, said, may have contributed to her irrepressible and spontaneous behavior growing up. ''In high school, Kate was always drawing and writing poetry in the margins of her chemistry and biology exams," Herbert said. ''She had an artistic temperament."

After graduating from South Portland High School in 1976, Mrs. Cornell earned her bachelor of fine arts degree in 1980 from Portland School of Art, now known as Maine College of Art.

Mrs. Cornell lived in Natick, Mass., for four years after her marriage, but missed Maine so much that the family moved back, Betses said. ''Kate never mentally left Maine."

Before Mrs. Cornell focused on her calendars, her sister said, she made prints, silk screens, and lithographs, and painted in many mediums. Around the holidays, she turned out children's illustrations, often with small animals.

Mrs. Cornell started painting her poster calendars in 1986. She would do them in gouache and then the paintings would be lithographed. ''Kate was known for her depth of color," Betses said.

She was artistic in many other ways. ''Kate was a fantastic cook and an unbelievable decorator," her brother said. ''She gave fancy parties. Even on a daily basis, Kate made every meal a celebration." She was an avid gardener.

With her 2006 calendar completed, Mrs. Cornell and Betses had started working on her 2007 calendar shortly before her stroke, he said. ''Kate had left a volume of work to produce calendars for years to come," Betses said. ''She always planned her art work to be a legacy to her son."

© Copyright 2006 Globe Newspaper Company.

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Diana Bradley

To paint is to create my own perfect world. Tranquil, serene, inviting, bathed in the warm, luminous glow of watercolor." - Diana Bradley

A native San Franciscan, Diana Bradley has resided in Marin County, California, for 35+ years. Her art shows around the United States, and travels around the world have provided special memories and endless ideas for new paintings and limited edition lithographs.

Diana majored in art and architecture at the University of California, Berkeley. Her architectural training gets frequent use, and her love of gardens and flowers is indulged in her many compositions which often feature architectural and floral elements with distant landscapes.

Diana has received several prestigious awards and is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society. Her watercolors are in many private and corporate collections.

In addition, she has painted many large murals in acrylics and has painted the images for, and produced, "The Diana Bradley Watercolor Calendar" for many years. Commissions for individuals or businesses are another delightful challenge.

Her cottage garden, filled with at least one hundred roses and all varieties of other perennials, is as charming as her paintings. Diana graciously welcomes visitors to her garden and shares the flowers and settings she so thoughtfully reproduces in her paintings. She is equally enthusiastic about painting other peoples homes and gardens, and has done many from photographs, adding the appropriate flowers and colors for the preferred season.

Diana is proud to have long been a signature member of both the National Watercolor Society and Watercolor West. My realistic watercolors are in collections around the world. She would love to create that special painting of your home, garden, or business; and have the painting reproduced on your very special stationary.

Diana Bradley, Inc.  • 42 Peninsula Road  • Belvedere, California 94920

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Linnea Design 

Linnea Riley

Linnea designed the Linnea Calendar for years and does the artwork for blank notes, holiday cards, children's books and other on-going products. She majored in fine art at the University of Illinois, specializing in painting. After graduating she studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. Linnea Riley's personal graphic style utilizes rich colors to produce whimsical and intriguing images. She creates with a variety of media including cut and painted paper, colored pencils and pastels. The results are appealing and fun, rich with imagination, skill and color.

She has illustrated three children's books, one of which won the Zena Sutherland Award for the best picture book of 1998. Her work has been featured on the covers of several Art Institute of Chicago catalogues. She and her family live in Seattle, Washington.

SEATTLE, WA, February 24, 2009– After 23 years of designing the successful Linnea Design Poster Calendar, artist Linnea Riley has passed the torch to her daughter in order to spend more time on her book writing and stationery designs. Linnea’s daughter, Johanna Kriesel, will continue the family tradition of designing Linnea Design’s incredibly successful poster calendars, which feature a decorative month-by-month portfolio of images. While Linnea’s artwork is known for its whimsical cut-paper designs and colored pencil drawings, Johanna’s style has previously focused more on the golden age of travel. With the just-released 2010 Linnea Poster Calendar, Johanna has incorporated elements of her mother’s whimsy and subject matter into her own art style, creating a perfect hybrid of unique talents.

The Linnea Design Poster Calendars have had a loyal and growing following for the past two decades. Linnea Riley says, "The success of our renowned calendars is due to their unique design and great price point. They make a wonderful annual gift of functional artwork. Each year the recipient base grows and returns to purchase the upcoming year’s collection to fill their empty frame on the wall." Linnea Design products include calendars, luggage tags, posters, holiday cards, and stationery, and can be found at retailers nationwide or at linneadesign.com.

Linnea Riley started her calendar company in 1986 in Aspen, Colorado with her husband Michael and two daughters. Linnea’s home-grown business helped her raise two girls and put them through college. Now, as she looks forward to taking on new artistic challenges, she’s proud to leave her much-loved calendar business in the very capable hands of her daughter. Linnea has written and illustrated four children’s books and designs greeting cards and stationery from her lovingly restored 1900’s carriage house in Seattle, Washington.

In addition to designing travel posters and calendars for Linnea Design, Johanna Kriesel has been a web designer for Microsoft and artist for clients such as Robert Mondavi Winery, Discovery Channel, Oregon Travel Bureau, and Museum of Natural History in New York.

Linnea Design operates in partnership with Madison Park Greetings, a leading stationery and gift manufacturer for the past 30 years that offers independently owned companies a unique opportunity to work together. Other Madison Park Greetings partners include: Shannon Martin, KOCO New York, Wooster & Prince, iPop, Running Rhino, Emilie Sloan, Roger la Borde, Prentiss Douthit, and Whomi.

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Alan Claude

There's a very nicely done interview with artist Alan Claude on You Tube, in which he discusses his Maine Lighthouse poster calendar set.  Alan talks about his main inspiration for the set, which was travel posters that were popular in the early 1900's. 

Check out the interview here. 

BIOGRAPHY

Alan Claude was born in Virginia in 1967. Four years later Alan and his family moved to the town of Biarritz in the South of France. This is where Alan, his brother Chris and their recently divorced French mother spent the next six years. In the summers while their mother worked as a cleaning lady, Alan and Chris played all day at the beach where a very tall lighthouse stood on a nearby cliff almost as though it was keeping watch over them. This is where Alan’s affection for lighthouses began. In 1980 Alan moved to San Francisco where he spent the next 23 years. In spite of receiving A’s in art he did not elect to go to art school.

After dabbling in various small businesses including a gift store and an art greeting card company, Alan, working as a graphic designer, teamed up with a friend in the advertising industry. Then in 1996 an opportunity arose to design something different, a series of beer logos for a new restaurant, The Beach Chalet, located at the edge of the Pacific Ocean. Inspired by local historical events and places Alan illustrated the beer logos in a retro poster style. The beer logos were a big hit and still are to this day. In 1998 with Point Bonita lighthouse overlooking the entrance of the Golden Gate, Alan met his future wife Erin at the Beach Chalet. Erin, a graphic designer, had admired the predominately displayed posters on previous visits and had always wondered who the artist was. One day, they met by chance at the bar. It was love at first sight.

Within a year, Alan Claude and Erin Skehan started ACES Design. Named after their first initials, they designed corporate identities and advertising for companies all over the United States. The internet allowed ACES Design the freedom to live anywhere so they moved to Maine (Erin’s home state) where they could start a family while still keeping their clients. One early September morning in 2004, Alan and Erin exchanged vows at Marshall Point Light in Port Clyde, Maine. This wonderful experience and consequential visits to other lighthouses on the beautiful Maine coast inspired Alan to create his Lighthouse Collection Series.

Copyright © 2007-2009 Alan Claude

INFLUENCES

Alan Claude greatly admired the American realist painter Edward Hopper because of his brilliant use of light and shadow, along with stark empty spaces. Other influences were early 20th century poster artists and pop artist Robert Indiana. In August 2004, Alan and his wife Erin visited with him at his Vinyl Haven island home. Robert Indiana gave a them a private tour of his works and discussed art and life. The visit inspired Alan Claude to search further to find his own "voice" or style in art.

METHOD AND PROCESS

"Working in various mediums including pen & ink, photography, and digital illustration, my challenge was to create an original series with a certain freshness of expression. I wanted to reflect in this series the way I felt about lighthouses.The Maine Lighthouse Collection is a way to honor these historical treasures."

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Catherine Breer

Catherine Breer grew up in Seoul, Korea where her parents worked as Methodist missionaries.

She attended Seoul Foreign School for 11 years and returned to the United States in 1982, earning her B.A. in Art History from Emory University in 1986. While at Emory, she studied painting at the Atlanta College of Art. Upon graduation, she moved to Boston and studied painting and illustration at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts. In early 2004, she co-founded annie|catherine with Annie Darling which markets their cards and calendars throughout the US and Canada.

She began showing her work in 2001, at a solo show at the Freeport Public Library in Freeport, Maine. Since then she has exhibited widely throughout New England, including being a part of "Art In Bloom" at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston in May 2005.

She lives in Freeport with her family.

Her cards and calendars can be purchased at over 500 stores nationwide, and through the anniecatherine website: www.anniecatherine.com

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Anne Kilham

Anne was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1937 and grew up in rural Massachusetts. She enjoyed many years with the state's Audubon Society summer camp program as a camper and counselor. Though she is essentially self-taught, attendance at Putney School and The Rhode Island School of Design provided important grounding in composition and color. She enjoys spending time in her gardens growing the flowers that provide much of the inspiration for her paintings, working on her house and being active in town affairs.

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Barbara Ford Doyle

As I continue to learn more about Adobe Photoshop and digital art-making in general, I am excited by the unlimited possibilities there are for artists today.

Yes, I miss locking myself in the red glow of the darkroom, timing exposures, waving cotton balls around on a stick, and gently rocking images into being. I even miss the smell of fixer. My chemical darkroom, however, is closed forever, replaced by the efficiency and flexibility of digital shooting and inkjet printing. The computer is just (well, not just) another tool. My calendar workflow begins with a photographic reference. No more light boxes and tracing paper. Drawing on a Wacom tablet with a pressure-sensitive stylus, I map out the composition and create a line study in Photoshop. It’s much like working on a drafting table but with the image projected onto a large monitor. Separate elements of the illustration are saved on layers so edits are easy to make. Next I print the sketch on 12" x 18" Strathmore paper. Moving to the "traditional" side of my studio (where a still-life might be set up) I add color using water soluble pencils and a beat up set of semi-moist watercolor pans. At this stage I might scan the art back into the computer, make corrections, add cast shadows, and make a final print.

Quigley, our Irish terrier, has appeared in two calendar editions—2003, and 2006. He keeps me company as I work, but reminds me each afternoon when it’s time to go for a walk.

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Michael Milicia

I strive to create images of birds and other wildlife that go beyond natural history documentation and become artistic images in their own right. I am motivated by a love of nature, a fascination with wildlife, and the never-ending challenge of finding that perfect combination of good light, cooperative subject, attractive setting, and beautiful background that allows me to create an artistically pleasing image.

My training has come from self-study and from seminars and workshops led by several of the top nature photography professionals working today, most notably Arthur Morris, Charles Glatzer, and Chris Dodds. Birds are now my primary subject, largely due to inspiration drawn from the writings and photographs of Arthur Morris. I am continually amazed at the diversity and complexity of the avian world and it is the natural grace and beauty of these wonderful creatures that makes my work possible.

I live in Bedford, Massachusetts and do most of my local photography at the Concord impoundment of the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island. I also travel several times a year to various locations throughout the United States and Canada where birds and other wildlife abound. These trips have included visits to Florida (Sanibel Island, Little Estero Lagoon, St. Augustine Alligator Farm), Maine (Monhegan Island, Acadia National Park), Utah (Bear River National Wildlife Refuge), New Mexico (Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge), California (Morro Bay, Palo Alto Baylands), Oregon (Malheur National Wildlife Refuge), Ontario (Point Pelee and Amherst Island), Quebec (Bonaventure Island), Alberta (Jasper and Waterton Lakes National Parks), and Newfoundland (Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Cape Bonavista).

I have had the good fortune to witness and record some wonderful moments in nature and it gives me great pleasure to be able to share these experiences through my photographs.

 Honors/Awards

• 2008 North American Nature Photography Association Showcase (Tier 3)
• St. Augustine Alligator Farm, "Best In Show", 2008 Photo Contest : Cover and January image in the 2009 Alligator Farm Calendar
• St. Augustine Alligator Farm, "Winner", 2008 Photo Contest : August image in the 2009 Alligator Farm Calendar
• MyParkPhotos.com "Bird Photo Of The Month", August, 2008
• Nature’s Best Magazine web site "Picture of the Week", September 12, 2008
• Nature’s Best Magazine Offical Blog "Featured Image", January, 2009
• "Image of the Week" Selections, Naturescapes.net, BirdPhotographers.net, and NaturePhotographers.net

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Marley Ungaro

(2008 only)

There is obviously a LOT of love between me and my family. They have taught me so much about the importance of loving and appreciating my God-given talents...and espescially not taking myself too seriously! Being a Mommy is by far the most important and fun job on the planet...I feel very blessed! By now, you’ve noticed many hearts on our site. A few years ago, I would doodle the same quick heart next to my name or the kids’ names (on their sippy cups, etc) and then I started noticing very clear and meaningful heart-shaped objects at different times and different places at any given moment...definite signs from God. Even though I know that I am very loved and appreciate by God, it is His way of reminding me of His love and care over me. What encouragement! Again, I am very blessed!

I started painting for my calendars four years ago and have promised myself and customers to keep it up until my family just can’t share me anymore. They have been so supportive of me with my time spent on my home business. I also have many great friends and other family that totally encourage me and teach me that "it’s okay" to be so busy and help support my family. I must especially thank my talented brother, Allen, for ALL he’s done for me over the years! He keeps my website running and looking pretty. He’s an artistic genious and inspiration to me always. Everyone thanks their parents, but mine are especially precious to me...they are always there when I need them! I also want to thank Meridith for the daily enthusiasm for my work and our friendship! Lastly, a HUGE hug & kiss for my wonderful husband, Andrew. While juggling medical school and family, he continually supports me and never questions what I’m doing. He constantly tells me how proud he is of me and that means so much!

Oh! My children....God’s perfect gifts...Langley is now nine and is still selling her children’s notecards. She should be designing a new line for next year. What a sweet- ! My aDORable five year old son, Grey, is also enjoying watching Mommy paint and wants to be right in the middle of it all! He’s the silliest little character God ever made! My daughter and son have helped me with many art projects and can be found sitting on the floor stuffing & sorting mailers, as well as packaging our products . Our hopes and dreams revolve around being able to spend most of our time together as a family while we support one another’s gifts and talents. My wonderful and handsome husband, Andrew, is currently going to medical school, so you can imagine my determination to get my business going and work to help support our family. I appreciate your time and interest in our artwork and hope you can find the time and joy with your own family that we so cherish!

Please feel free to pass me an email marley@gogostudio.com with any suggestion or questions. I look forward to the encouragement from others!

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Wendy Hazen



I was the kid that was always painting and doodling throughout school. Then when I moved back home to Boothbay Harbor, Maine I was very fortunate to meet Nikki Schumann. My sister, Amanda and my dog, Trudy became the "nannies" for Erin, Nikki and Tony's first born. A friendship developed through "girls night out", art showings and just keeping up with family news. At age 50 I decided to change my life by developing my own calendar rather then being a singing bartender! I contacted Nikki, and she was very gracious. She mentioned how she was no longer going to be producing the calendar and if I needed any help to let her know. And the rest is history. I have been painting and publishing my work and the calendars since 2000.

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Dana Heacock

(Abacus)



Issue #38, December 14, 2006

Honoring the Artist: Dana Heacock

Lest we imagine that being both an artist and a businessman does not compute, consider this week’s cover artist, Maine resident Dana Heacock. While a lot of us think that most creative individuals don’t have much marketing skills and conversely, that most business people lack artistic abilities, Mr. Heacock proves us wrong.

The following interview demonstrates the point:

Q: The cover painting, "Catching Snow Flakes," is part of a series you did for your yearly calendar. How did that come about, technically?

A: Many of my images are from photographs that I take. This image, however, is a composite: the barn in the background and the dog are taken from different sources. It’s probably the calendar’s most popular image. By the way, the calendar is a fold-out portfolio; each monthly poster can be framed.

Q: How does your selection of images come about?

A: The paintings give you a sense of the season without it being obvious. For example, there’s a rowboat tied to a dock for August. The images have to be things that people relate to, no matter what part of the country they live in, not just indigenous to Maine.

Q: How did the calendar itself, which your company, Abacus, publishes, come about?

A: It’s a long story. I inherited the project from a woman in 1997 who was doing the calendar. Up to that point, I didn’t paint. I studied graphic arts, photography, drawing and illustration at The Rhode Island School of Design. I was an entrepreneur, running four retail stores in Maine, including Portland and Freeport, where we sold crafts, jewelry, and ceramics. I’ve been in the retail business since I was a young child.

Q: How did that come about?

A: Even though I was born in Maine, I grew up in Connecticut. Each summer we would come back to Maine. As a child, I would collect beach stones, draw on them and sell them to the tourists. When I was a teenager, I would do pen and ink works. When I was twenty-one, I opened my first store in Bennington, Vermont, and then came back to live in Maine, opening a place in Boothbay Harbor.

Q: Where did you get this double talent of art and business? Anyone in your family who had these talents?

A: My mother was in the arts, doing watercolors and sculpture. My great uncle was in business in Boston during the early part of the Twentieth Century. He had a pharmacy.

Q: Besides your retail abilities, do you have any other creative skills, like architecture, for example?

A: As a matter-of-fact, I designed my house which was in a national magazine. It’s a traditional Maine cottage with cedar shingles, but it has lots of glass. I’ve also changed the design in my stores, most notably the one in Freeport. I have been asked to do interior design, but I am too busy to consider it.

Q: If you weren’t too busy, what would you consider in ten years or so?

A: I’d like to do abstractions.

Q: But I bet you’d still live in Maine, a place lots of people would find too cold.

A: You’re right. But people have the wrong idea about Maine. They think it’s like Newfoundland. It was sixty -six degrees here about ten days ago. The ocean keeps it temperate. We are milder here than Chicago or Detroit. I’m here to stay.

–Marion Wolberg Weiss

Mr. Heacock’s website is: www.abacusgallery.com. You may order calendar s and prints by calling 1-800-206-2166.

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Susan Wallace Barnes



The delightfully whimsical art of Susan Wallace Barnes™ is presented in a highly sought-after collection of stationery products featuring Calendars, Note Cards, Daily Planners, Postcards, Sticky Notes, Cubes with Pens, Journals and Pocket Note Pads and many more fun items. Sue’s artwork expresses her love of the oceans, whales, travel and all things French.

Sue’s first foray into her love of art and the oceans was inspired by her grandfather who encouraged her to “draw what you see” when they walked the beaches in Carmel, California. That started her life-long devotion to her craft and dedication to the oceans, whales and dolphins that was sustained through college and continues today.

Sue’s art is represented by White Caps Press, LLC, a company whose primary focus is exemplary customer service and exceptional product quality. Your positive experience at White Caps Press is paramount to us. We will offer you new and innovative products that embody the joyful art that Susan Wallace Barnes™ creates. You can always order with confidence from White Caps Press.

View Susan Wallace Barnes Products

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Anne Langston



ARTIST’S STATEMENT

Travel, combined with my passion for making art, expands my vision and inspires me to paint. Recent excursions to Japan and France have afforded me the opportunity to immerse myself in foreign cultures. While traveling, I see paintings everywhere! Bubbling over with ideas and images, I return to my studio, sketchbook and photos in hand, to recreate the excitement of my adventures on paper and canvas.

A favorite destination is the South Carolina low country, where I am deeply connected to Pawleys Island, my refuge for more than forty years. I love the old cottages, each holding treasured stories of families who, for generations, have gathered there by the sea.

My time spent on Pawleys Island inspires me to paint images of beach houses, curtains blowing in the breeze, people on the beach, and children dancing in the waves. Capturing the essence of place, in both expansive and intimate landscapes, is my ultimate goal.

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Johanna Kriesel 

(Linnea Design)



Johanna Riley Kriesel

Johanna began designing the Hannah Travel Calendar in 2000 and now designs our single yearly calendar, The Linnea Calendar with Artwork By Johanna Kriesel. She also produces luggage tags, holiday cards, art prints, posters and who knows what might be coming! She creates the website and is in charge of all things technical. Her artistic background is a study in contrasts. After studying art history at the University of Oregon and in Italy, she worked with Bill Nye, The Science Guy, making zany props for his PBS science show. From there, she went on to design websites and graphics for various on-line companies before eventually landing at Microsoft.

Johanna has been designing for Linnea Design since 1997 and has also completed design projects for Pottery Barn, The Discovery Channel Stores, Travel Smith Catalog, the World Wildlife Fund, Pebble Beach, Mondavi and many others.

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Peter Rolfe 

(Four Seasons)

The artist, Peter Rolfe, is a Portland, Maine native and has an unusual formal education for an artist. He studied mechanical and industrial engineering at the University of Illinois, graduating in 1965, and also holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. He worked for Westinghouse Electric Corp. and USM Corp. in Engineering Supervision and Management Services until late 1970 when he began to dabble in painting. He sailed as first mate on a private yacht in 1971 and started to paint seriously later that year. He spent a year painting before opening his gallery in Wiscasset, Maine in 1972. Rolfe is a self-taught artist. He paints primarily with oil, but also uses watercolor, gouache, acrylic, pastel and lithograph.

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Tim Davis



My name is Tim Davis and, although I have been taking pictures for most of my life, I have only recently begun to produce images that represent how I see.

When I was a child I would look at the texture on the wall and see creatures and landscapes. I have retained the child's ability to ignore the context of an object and to let my imagination play.

I have been a student, soldier, student again, carpenter, husband, modern dancer, elementary teacher, father, father again, secondary math and art teacher, husband again, and now, a photographic artist.

Although all of these have been fulfilling to me, I will remain a husband, father, and artist for the remainder of my life.

 

All contents copyright 2001 Tim Davis. All rights reserved.

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Janine Moore



The bright beautiful colors of floral bouquets and botanical gardens have long been symbols of celebration, comfort, and support. They raise the spirit and bring beauty to all who see them. Flowers by local Maine artist, Janine Moore, features month after month of artful paintings inspired by nature. Elegantly packaged in a beautifully designed folio, these colorful, rich, botanicals will add beauty to your every day. Art For Everyday, once again, invites you to add a stunning splash of color every month with the Flowers collection in 11 x 14 poster size and 5 x 7 desk calendars.

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Erica Leigh

She's a Maine artist.  Haven't found a bio yet.

We're not sure if Erica Leigh has a calendar for this year.  The calendar image above may be by Kate Libby, rather then Erica Leigh.  The artforeverydayonline.com website references three artists: Kate Libby, Janine Moore, and Erica Leigh.  One calendar is identified as being by Kate Libby, one by Janine Moore, and the "Dog Days" calendar artist is not identified.

 

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Celia Flock



Born in the South, graduated with a degree in printmaking and living off my art ever since. I love color and pattern and worked in mixed media for years before I discovered photoshop and its incredible palette! I am also a Textile designer and design prints for Home and Bath. I love making art and feel blessed to create every day.

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Janice and Jim Cohen



From their website, J&J Graphics:

Mother and son, Janice and Jim Cohen, of Swampscott, Massachusetts, have a love of beautiful things.  As co-designers and owners of J&J Graphics, they appreciate products that combine beauty with function—objects that give pleasure when used.

Janice is an interior designer and artist; Jim is an artist and graphic designer.

Together they design and illustrate colorful, original products depicting memorable New England locations and events.

Sold throughout greater Boston and beyond in gift shops, book stores and museum shops, J&J’s joyful designs are the perfect gift.

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Anne L.S.B. Davis



From the artist's website:

"After eight years, I haven't begun to run out of subjects that inspire me! 2010's calendar is dedicated to the memory of Emma Bell Miles (1879-1919), artist, poet, naturalist, journalist, wife and mother. January's view is a re-do of one of Emma's water color illustrations from her 1905 classic, The Spirit of the Mountains. March depicts the Hedges house, where Emma and her family lived from time to time; August shows a modern mountain music man, in a pose reminiscent of Emma's husband, Frank, and September's artist paints upon the foundation of Emma's old home. December portrays Topside, where Emma visited often, notably in 1910, one hundred years ago. Emma's thoughts and works are still extremely timely, so a calendar for her as well as for today is appropriate. " --- Anne L.S.B. Davis

   

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Donald Verger

2011 Photograhy Calendar 

2011 Nubble Lighthouse Calendar



About Donald Verger, Photographer, Naturalist  
  
Donald Verger is a critically-acclaimed, award-winning photographer and Founder and President Emeritus of the world-renowned Children's Discovery Museum and Science Discovery Museum in New England. His visionary work at these discovery museums was featured in two episodes of the PBS television series "Curious George."

Donald Verger’s stunning landscape photography, reminiscent of the legendary work of Ansel Adams, is notable for its quiet, ethereal beauty and subtle nuances of light. His art form is well served in his iconic image, "Dawn of Peace," which he photographed at 30 degrees below zero as the sun was rising and creating sea smoke over Thompson Lake in Otisfield, Maine. Verger is also widely recognized for his dramatic lighthouse images of Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine and Nubble Light in York, Maine.

Verger was born in Brooklyn, NY, where he remembers taking trips to the Bronx Zoo with his parents. With camera in hand, the 8-year old Verger would patiently wait for just the precise moment in nature to capture an image of a tiny bird, or an enormous elephant. Verger continued his passion for photography throughout his adolescence and adult life. A graduate of both Phillips Academy and Clark University, he considers his education at Andover as the "foundation and formative years" for his photography work, when he was largely inspired by his photography instructor, William Bentley. Verger’s greatest influence and inspiration, however, continues to be the work of Ansel Adams. With each photograph, Verger gently holds the image in its natural light and setting to preserve the intimate details of nature.

"When Donald Verger first took up photography seriously, he asked me to review his early work. I studied it and told him he could be the next Ansel Adams. This talented, award-winning photographer is one of those once-in-a-lifetime artists whose work establishes their reputation for generations to come."
--Daniel Cheever, President Emeritus, Simmons College, Art collector

Donald Verger is highly regarded for making generous donations of his nature photography, which is acknowledged for its spiritual and healing qualities. Verger has donated his most cherished and loved imagery to Mercy Health System of Maine’s Fore River Campus in Portland, where it is displayed in permanent, rotating galleries. His work also hangs in the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center in Portland and the Redington-Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan. In 2007 Verger donated his most beloved image "Dawn of Peace" to support UNICEF, and again in 2009 he donated the image to help raise money for the Innocence Project in New York City. In 2010 Verger donated "October Rose" to the Susan G. Komen® for the Cure.

He has served on numerous boards including Chairperson of UNICEF’s New England Advisory Board, along with members Ted Kennedy and Arnold Hiatt, as well as the board of directors for Wheelock College and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. All of Verger’s philanthropic work benefits families and children.

A member of the Society for East End Arts in Portland, Maine, Donald Verger’s photography has earned him numerous awards and accolades including: "Fryeburg Fair Best in Show 2008," "Bangor Flower Show First Prize 2008," and "Fort Williams Art Show First Prize 2008." In March of 2010, Verger debuted his 2011 Naturescapes Calendar Series featuring his most cherished and sought after images worldwide. This inaugural, limited edition calendar series celebrates twelve months of nature’s glory, from sunrise at Acadia National Park, to the intimate elegance of a single rose. This collectible edition is the only one that will include "Dawn of Peace."

Donald Verger Fine Art Photography is available for purchase at Longfellow Books in Portland, the Harborview Gift Shop in Portland, the Portland Head Light Museum and Gift Shop, the Nubble Light House Gift Shop in York, Whole Foods in Portland, the Hallmark store in Scarborough, Ember Grove Art Gallery in Portland, Stadler Gallery for Contemporary Art in Kingfield, and on his website at http://www.donaldverger.com/%22http:/www.donaldverger.com/%22.

Verger resides in Falmouth, Maine, just footsteps from the ocean, where he captures the early morning moments of nature’s true splendor.

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Donald Verger, Founder and President Emeritus
The Childrens Discovery Museum
The Science Discovery Museum
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Beth Rand

    
2011 Calendar





Traveling by foot, bicycle or kayak, I photograph the natural beauty of coastal Maine. Waterfront landscapes offer broad appeal and evoke a sense of calm and happiness. But, look closely, and the smallest of details offer color, texture and form that often are works of art in themselves! Offering them in the form of cards and calendars, allows them a chance to shine and to be shared!