2011 Ultraviolet Calendar Is Truly Far Out. (Sneak Peek Of The 2012 Calendar Cover, Too)

Hey Lava Lamp lovers, Abrams has come out with a calendar for 2011 that is truly far out. The Ultraviolet 2011 Wall Calendar: 13 Posters That Glow in Blacklight features 13 vintage ultraviolet black light posters from the 60s and 70s from the collection of Dan Donahue.




Printed with fluorescent inks, the 28 page calendar measures 14.5 x 10.4 x 0.2 inches

Dan Donahue runs an artist-for-artists design group called Groop and he has given us a sneak peek at next year's 2012 black light calendar cover:



A previously published book, Ultraviolet: 69 Classic Blacklight Posters from the Aquarian Age and Beyond featured 69 posters from his extensive collection.

Dan Donahue with his Ultraviolet book:

above image courtesy of flickr

17 Awesome Art Compilation Calendars For 2011 From The Talent At Daily Painters

above: month page examples from the citiscapes and automotive 2011 calendars

Daily Painters is a website where over 150 artists post original pieces of work for sale on a daily basis. This year they are offering 17 different calendars for 2011 which are compilations of the various artists work in such categories as figurative, seascapes and sunsets, birds, cars, animals, cityscapes, florals, abstract, still lives, beaches and boats, horses, cats, dogs, cows and more.


above: month page examples from the sunsets and sunrises and food lovers 2011 calendars

The talented artists include Ali Cavanaugh, Carole Marine, Stephen Magsig, Cooper Dragonette, Gerald Schwartz, Don Gray, Liza Hirst, Kay Crain, Angela Hardy, Kim Roberti, Tom Brown, Nicole Wong, Linda Apple, Ria Hills, Michael Naples, Jean Illenye, Barbara Kacicek, Gerard Boersma and tons more.

The calendars are an easy and affordable way to admire the work of multiple contemporary artists. The twelve month calendars measure 11" x 17" when open.


above: month page examples from thefigurative and still life 2011 calendars


The calendars are sold through their Lulu store, cost $19.95 each and 5% of the revenue benefits the Faces Of The World project.

Automotive Paintings

Abstract Paintings

Animal Paintings

Floral Paintings

Paintings for Food Lovers

Bird Paintings

Dog Paintings

Figurative Paintings

Beaches, Boats, and Seascapes

Cityscape Paintings

Horse paintings

Landscape Paintings

Still Life Paintings

Cow Paintings

Cat Paintings

Sunsets and Sunrises Paintings

Western Paintings


Shop for the calendars here

Another gift option is this book produced by Daily Painters:

buy it at the link below
Colour, Obsession, Joy And Torment: The Daily Painters Art Gallery