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Alphonse Mucha's iconic linework gained popularity in Paris toward the end of the 19th century and to this day remains some of the most recognizable work from this time period. Producing lithographs advertising everything from champagne to theatre productions, Mucha and his portraiture of glamorous women draped in flowing gowns and pastel florals helped to define the Art Nouveau movement. He wrote of his work, "I was happy to be involved in an art for the people and not for private drawing rooms. It was inexpensive, accessible to the general public, and it found a home in poor families as well as in more affluent circles." Sixteen of Mucha's decorative prints are reproduced in this calendar. Double images themed to the equinox and solstice grace each changing season.

An admiration for the outdoors and the beauty of his homeland led British artist James Brunt to his signature style of meticulously arranged mandalas and other land art forms. The delicate placement of each stone, twig, or leaf is an immaculate balance of levity and gravity, a precious installment created with found objects and natural materials. Imagine the delight of stumbling upon one while on a hike or during a day at the beach! Replicating the geometric with the natural, his creations remind us of the temporal reality of our time on Earth. As the year passes, ponder the peaceful macrocosms of each of these 12 ephemeral art pieces washing away in the tide or blowing apart with the wind.

From a wintry scene of plein air painting to a game of peek-a-boo by a cozy fireplace, Carl Larsson captures the joys of his lively household with his intimate works of art. After Larsson and his family moved into their country cottage, Lilla Hyttnaes, he found artistic inspiration in visitors, relatives, and the house itself (for which his wife, artist Karin Bergoeoe, did much of the interior design). The idyllic image Larsson presented in his watercolors-particularly his series A Home-became widely popular, influencing Swedish art and design. Brighten your own home with this calendar of 12 paintings from one of Sweden's most beloved artists.

Treat yourself to one of the world's oldest sensory indulgences-tea! For millennia, the Camellia sinensis plant (the source of all tea) has been at the heart of cultures and culinary traditions, ecologies and economies. Globally, it is the most popular beverage, after water, and its consumption is on the rise. Still a beloved component of many time-honored practices-from the Japanese tea ceremony to the Moroccan custom for welcoming guests-this powerhouse beverage is increasingly studied for its beneficial health aspects and welcomed as part of changing taste trends. Matcha latte, anyone? Or how about an iced bubble tea? The options are endless. Find inspiration in this calendar's 12 lovely photographs and their accompanying tea lore. On your own or in good company, enjoy the refreshing tastes and aromas of tea.

The Impressionists were known for capturing their subjects in the moment, creating landscapes and scenes of everyday life that act as snapshots of time. Gardens were the perfect source of inspiration for the Impressionists: the vivid colors and unique shapes of the flowers and foliage complemented the artists' playful approach to painting. Meticulous attention to color and light, along with their characteristic rapid brushstrokes, allowed these painters to produce masterpieces that encourage us to reimagine how we see the gardens, blossoms, and greenery surrounding us. Twelve gardens are featured in this calendar, bringing the beauty of Impressionism to you every day of the year.

Vincent van Gogh is often considered a tragic figure, yet he created works of genius. Shimmering with intense light and color, his paintings rejected the naturalism of Impressionism. Instead, Van Gogh preferred bold, intense colors that conveyed emotion. He worked feverishly and created more than 2,000 paintings, drawings, and sketches in his last 10 years. Only one of these sold in his lifetime, but he was certain the world would one day appreciate his art. This calendar's 12 paintings survey the range of his work in landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and flower studies. Each is paired with a passage from Van Gogh's letters.

With agile brushwork, quick dabs of joyful color, and a then-daring artistic style, Claude Monet captured fleet- ing impressions of nature in everyday settings. Monet devoted himself to perfecting the depiction of light and atmosphere in his paintings. Weather, season, and mood are as masterfully portrayed as the less ephemeral masses of blooms in Monet's garden scenes and still lifes. The 12 Impressionist paintings presented in this calendar were revolutionary when they were created, and to this day Monet is considered one of the greatest painters in the history of art.

Filled with swirling patterns in jewel tones and gold, Gustav Klimt's glamorous paintings of women epitomize the Austrian Art Nouveau movement known as the Vienna Secession. One of its cofounders, Klimt produced works of startling power, symbolism, and eroticism. Portraits of women from Vienna's social elite would come to dominate his career, but he also produced daring landscapes and other delightfully abstract scenes, culminating in what came to be known as his "Golden Phase," when he used gold leaf in many of his paintings. Indulge in a moment of decadence every day with Klimt's 12 magnificent works chosen for this calendar.

William Seltzer Rice found endless inspiration in nature, creating a vast number of watercolors, drawings, photographs, etchings, and block prints. He arrived in Northern California in 1900, the early days of the region's Arts and Crafts movement. Rice taught in several schools, including the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland-a center for the movement. As a medium, block printing suited the Arts and Crafts ethos of making artwork available to a wide audience at modest cost. Being a skilled craftsman as well as an artist, Rice designed, carved, and printed the blocks all himself. Today his masterful artwork can be found in public and private collections worldwide.

Step into the crystalline light and rich, warm colors of the American Southwest in Gustave Baumann's landscape prints. Often dominated by blue and yellow hues, his woodcuts convey a profound sense of place. Each is a small, untroubled world, graphically straightforward and emotionally direct, reproduced by the artist with great affection. One of the best known and most beloved 20th-century American printmakers, Baumann lived most of his life in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he embraced the landscape and regional culture. This calendar's 12 innovative images of mountains, deserts, towns, and woods reveal his innate ability to portray settings that make us feel at home-no matter where we live.

With thousands of strokes from cat-hair brushes, Marfa Tymchenko, Olena Kulyk, and Olena Skytsiuk are drawing worldwide attention to Petrykivka painting, an exuberant form of Ukrainian folk art. The stylized creations of the dynamic three generations of painters combine an extensive color range with complex compositions, continuing the artistic tradition with pride and innovation. Their feathery flowers and surreal foliage have adorned everything from canvas and paper to clay, porcelain, and wood in decorative objects, dinnerware, fabric, posters, books, and murals. Take delight in the swirling energy and vivid colors of the 12 eclectic paintings in this wall calendar.

African American artists have made monumental contributions to the world of art, producing an influential body of work informed by the Black experience. Celebrated here is the art of Emma Amos, Grafton Tyler Brown, Keshida Layone, Lois Mailou Jones, Whitfield Lovell, Dominique Ramsey, Charles White, Laura James, Charles Ethan Porter, Romare Bearden, Laura Wheeler Waring, and Aaron Douglas-some of whom are very well known and others who aren't but should be. Working in diverse styles, techniques, and media, many of these artists have created memorable images laced with social commentary, cultural affirmation, myth and history, and simple love for people in all their beauty, folly, and nobility. Others have discarded the constraints of representational imagery for a semi-abstracted language that challenges viewers to consider the familiar and the unknown from new perspectives. Twelve superb works of art have been selected for this calendar.

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 in this calendar-created wallpapers and fabrics that boasted natural floral motifs and handmade craftmanship. Their work and ideology inspired many of the artists around them, ushering in the Arts and Crafts movement. The intricate botanical patterns of their designs, 12 of which are detailed here, invite you to enjoy a moment of quiet contemplation in an otherwise busy day.

In an era of rapid industrial and urban development in Japan, Kawase Hasui was famous for prints of serene landscapes and waterways. His influential images emphasized the beauty of Japan's rural countryside, the illumination of land and water by sun- and moonlight, and the changing seasons. Often on the road in search of inspiration, Hasui brought his watercolor sketches to the studio of publisher Watanabe ShA?zaburA?, where they were transformed into woodblock prints. One of the greatest artists of the shin hanga movement, Hasui produced over 600 woodblock prints during his 40-year career. Twelve of his treasured prints are reproduced in this calendar.

For four decades, Rosalind Wise has quietly created paintings of flowers and wild gardens. At a glance, many people may see only a simple meadow, wetland, or woodland, but those willing to look a little longer and think a little more will see that her paintings are hiding something greater in plain sight. Each painting opens a window into a reality that exists outside of the constant bombardment of screens, advertisements, and consumerism that fills modern life. Enjoy reconnecting with the beauty and magic of existence through the 12 months of this calendar.

With bold color, inventive composition, and words written straight from the heart, Faith Ringgold's art speaks out in a clear voice. An artist, storyteller, educator, and feminist activist, Ringgold reflects on turmoil and change while preserving her memories in vibrant mixed-media creations. Her painted story quilts blur the lines between craft and fine art while stitching together the importance of family, cultural roots, and artistic collaboration. This calendar presents 12 of her stirring images.

Lolita Lorenzo is the design brainchild of Carol Muthiga. A Kenyan-American artist and designer, Muthiga is inspired by rich color palettes, vibrant patterns found in the textile markets of her birth country, numerology, naturally occurring geometry, and modern fashion houses like Chanel and Vogue. Her collages often depict versions of what she calls an "intergalactic Afrofuturistic time-traveling woman warrior." Modern-day heroines and Black cultural icons are also prominently featured in her works. The 12 radically empowering, female-centric creations in this calendar create a fully immersive ambiance, setting the tone for your year.

In both his paintings and his design work, CJ Hurley strives to reclaim the idea that art is a way of life. Using his art as a lens to interpret the world around him, Hurley creates images that evoke peace and abundance as we take in the beauty of nature. With his inspiring landscapes that abound with colors and textures, Hurley exemplifies the raw, unrefined elements that he so admires. Known for incorporating human-made structures into his otherwise wild paintings, he does so in a way that highlights the interwoven relationship between natural and built environments. Bear witness to the lure of the land as you journey through 12 of Hurley's stunning creations in this calendar.

Medieval storytelling comes face to face with 21st-century fantasy in the Surrealist art of El Gato Chimney. Inspired by everything from graffiti and steampunk to alchemy and spiritualism, the artist brings to life a mystical realm of brilliantly colored birds bearing the weight of social baggage. His introspective paintings are laced with clues and symbolism about society's virtues and vices. Is the toucanet in The Hearth reminding viewers to keep the home fires burning, or is it sounding a silent alarm that our spiritual house is on fire? The 12 enigmatic paintings in this calendar encourage us to read between the lines, ask questions about the world at large, and celebrate the circle of life all throughout the year.

An artist both of her time and well ahead of it, Hilma af Klint was a rare original. Years before such Modernist pioneers as Piet Mondrian and Vasily Kandinsky dipped their brushes into abstraction, af Klint was breaking ground with colorful, energetic compositions that veered away from the figurative. Influenced by her experiences with spiritualism, she attempted to reconcile art, science, and religious pluralism through her brilliant paintings. In her lifetime she primarily exhibited her more conventional artwork and ultimately determined that the world wasn't ready for her abstract magnum opus, The Paintings for the Temple. She decreed in her will that her work not be shown for 20 years after her death. Now celebrated, the 12 remarkable temple pieces on display in this calendar were selected from one of af Klint's most imaginative and productive periods of experimentation. Explore the power of originality!

With intuition, compassion, prowess, or just plain smarts and determination, the exemplary individuals featured here have contributed their brilliance to enhance the human experience across a wide range of disciplines, including the arts, education, sports, business, activism, and governance. These trailblazers' accomplishments inspire, inform, and enhearten us all. From Jean Augustine, the first Black woman elected to Canadian parliament-who, among her many achievements, cemented Canada's Black History Month-to Victor H. Green, a postal worker who drew on his experience and connections to publish "the bible of Black travel" during the Jim Crow era, the Green Book, these 12 profiles highlight historical figures who have made valuable contributions to the world. Each month, explore more of what history has to offer with a featured image and brief biography, a list of birthdays for other notable names in the Black community, and milestones in Black history to mark all 365 days of the year.

Like smoke curling from a magic lamp, the clouds in Phyllis Shafer's artful skies cue the viewer that these are no ordinary landscapes. Here is nature through a lens of stylized wonder. Intensely perceived and painted plein air, her self-described "torqued perspectives" are fueled by observation and introspection, the result being her experience of nature divine. Under Shafer's brush, wind whistles through semi-abstracted tree branches, and the Sierra Nevada vibrates with color and energy. This calendar's 12 paths, waterways, and mountain vistas lead the eye to the mysterious unknown, and each month is an adventure in seeing.

Turn and face the strange through the stilted lenses of Carlos Gamez de Francisco's perennial girls with sunglasses. With a painting style grounded in portraiture, Gamez de Francisco's multicultural education and intoxicating imagination inform his wonderfully bizarre art. Buzzing backgrounds hold these defiant girls in place, but their position in a historical moment seems to escape them. Transverse their 12 personalities and allow the benefits of sunlight to offer a glow up for your year.

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 as it enters indoor spaces with geometric intensity. Hopper spent nearly every summer of his prolific career in New England. However, he was born and raised in Nyack, New York, studied painting at the New York School of Art, and wintered in Greenwich Village. The outcome of this dual residency is a body of work rich in rural landscapes and seascapes, as well as studies of city life. Twelve of Hopper's superb paintings, featuring both rural and urban scenes, are presented in this calendar.

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 completed over 2,000 works-an oeuvre that has forever left its stamp on American art. Twelve of her striking depictions of flora are showcased in this calendar.

With soft colors and saturated ambience, Utagawa Hiroshige's artwork invites you to experience the natural world as he knew it. One of the last great masters of Edo-period ukiyo-e painting and printmaking, Hiroshige created some of his most influential works during the final decade of his life. His artwork honors the past and the present, the timeless and the ephemeral in landscapes, flowers, and scenes of daily life. Hiroshige's extraordinary woodblock-print series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo ranks among the greatest achievements of Japanese art. Several works from this magnum opus appear among this calendar's 12 images. Issued from 1856 to 1858, these prints express the appearance and spirit of Edo at the culmination of more than 200 years of uninterrupted peace and prosperity.

Schooled in French Impressionism and filled with national pride, a small community of artists came together in 1920 to form the Group of Seven, whose objective was to produce distinctly Canadian imagery. The impetus for this association was Lawren S. Harris, who firmly believed in the need for a national art movement. Harris painted the Canadian landscape with enthusiasm, capturing the majesty of its wilderness and its inherent spirituality. Featured here are 12 of his captivating images.

Tom Thomson loved the rough country of northern Ontario. His exploratory artistic style and his appreciation of the wilderness helped shape the style of the Group of Seven, though his untimely death prevented him from exhibiting with the Group. Thomson created hundreds of small oil paintings while supporting himself as a guide and forest ranger in Algonquin Park. Many of Thomson's oil sketches were executed in only a few hours, but they remain masterpieces of Canadian art.

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.

The British Columbia wilderness and the First Nations culture formed the two great themes of Emily Carr's work. Through her landscapes and haunting depictions of totems, she is deservedly considered the premier painter of Canada's Pacific coast. After training in San Francisco and Europe, Carr began her career in Vancouver, producing an impressive body of First Nations images in the year 1912. After a prolonged period of relative inactivity, at the age of 56 she returned to northern British Columbia and began painting the canvases for which she is most noted.