WHAT INSPIRED MY CALENDARS, JIGSAW PUZZLES AND JOURNALS . . .

1994 FEELS LIKE YESTERDAY . . . It's been a quick 30 years sharing settings I've loved enought to recreate on canvas for these special date-keepers. I designed my first (left) Christmas 1994 when my sister Marilee shared, "We have no more wall space! Why not a calendar with recent "masterpieces" we can enjoy all year?

THE 25TH & BERNARD DUTCH COLONIAL ~ I've painted the Codd House five times. This first cover showed our Simpson family decorating the Dutch Colonial with lights. I painted my dad Joe on the ladder while Sally Mom kept the strings from tangling ~ a huge frustration for him. Sadly, dad died in 1988 before I finished this painting, so it brought tears to my mom's eyes when I gave her this art at Christmastime that year. Memories . . .

In 1994, Scott Woodward who managed Seattle's Northgate Mall Kinkosl (he lives in Spokane now, too) printed a dozen copies. These days, Rita McIntyre at Berreth-Thomas Printing in Spokane Valley runs hundreds of these in multiple editions. I designed three to this year to honor my 2024 Special 30th Anniversary. I not only receive orders from folks who live here in the Pacific NW. Others who grew up here who have made their home elsewhere , have reached out to me from as far away as London, England for copies.

ENTIRE LIST OF CALENDARS BELOW ~ These have come a long way since 1994. Find a pdf with the entire list of titles since then ~ plus images of a handful of past covers further down on this page under "30 Years of Calendars."

 

AVAILABLE NOW! THREE NEW 2024 30TH ANNIVERSARY CALENDARS ~ These are now ready on my ORDERING page, at local Spokane retail venues, and at art festivals. Click on the image (left) to link to a 6-page pdf sharing available covers (front and back), histories, briographies and more sharing all images featured in these. Some paintings are NEW!

 

• NEW "LEGENDARY INLAND NW SETTINGS (BOTH FUN & PRESTIGIOUS)"
  • JANUARY • "Flying South Over Spokane Falls (Monroe Bridge)"
  • FEBRUARY • "Touring the Amasa Campbell House"
• MARCH • "Lemonade and Loriens at the Perry Street Windmill"
• APRIL • "The Historic Steam Plant"
• MAY • NEW "Spring Photos at Manito's Lovely Lilac Garden"
• JUNE •"Riverfront Park Reverie (Clock Tower and Wagon)
• JULY • "The Golden Looff Carousel"
• AUGUST • NEW "Autumn Brilliance at Arbor Crest"
• SEPTEMBER • "Gathering at the Garland Milk Bottle"
• OCTOBER • "Dallying at The Davenport"
• NOVEMBER • "Evening at Saint John the Evangelist"
• DECEMBER (Pictured Left) • NEW "Winter Magic at the Glover Mansion"

 

• NEW "VINTAGE SPOKANE GRADE & HIGH SCHOOLS"
• JANUARY • "Winter Campus at Lewis & Clark"
• FEBRUARY • "Gathering at Gonzaga Prep"
• MARCH • NEW "Walking to Woodrow Wilson School"
• APRIL • "Springtime Celebration at HNA"
• MAY • "Marycliff in Mary"
• JUNE • "Baccalaureate at Brunot Hall"
• JULY • "Meeting on Miission at Saint Al's School"
• AUGUST • "Harvest Fest at Hutton School"
• SEPTEMBER (Pictured Left) • NEW "September at Shadle Park High ('60s & '70s)"
• OCTOBER • "Oktoberfest at Cataldo School"
• NOVEMBER • "November at Old North Central High"
• DECEMBER • "Bishop White Seminary (Huetter House, Gonzaga University)"

 

• NEW "BELOVED PARKS IN THE INLAND NW"
  • JANUARY • "Mount Spokane's Vista House View"
• FEBRUARY • "Ice Ribbon at Riverfront Park"
• MARCH • "Riverfront Park Reverie (Clock Tower & Wagon)"
• APRIL • "Picnic Baskets at the 'Bowl & Pitcher'"
• MAY • NEW "Spring Photos at Manito's Lovely Lilac Garden"
• JUNE • "Summer Fun at Comstock in the 1950s"
• JULY • "Picnicking at Manito's Park Bench Cafe"
• AUGUST • "The Jack Rabbit at Nat Park"
• SEPTEMBER • "Vintage View of Coeur d'Alene Park"
• OCTOBER • "Autumn Splendor at Manito's Japanese Gardens"
• NOVEMBER • "Cavorting on Cannon Hill Pond"
• DECEMBER (Pictured Left) • "Fun & Frolic at the Manito Fireplace"

 

 

30 YEARS OF CALENDAR TITLES ~ Click here on Past Americana Calendars (1994 to 2024) pdf see the entire list of calendar titles. These include special editions of Spokane MAC (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture) calendars. I've also shared some vintage covers.

PACIFIC NW SETTINGS ~ As Doug and I made our home in Western, WA during the first decade of our marriage, in addition to an annual Spokane Calendar, past editions included images of Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, and Issaquah plus Pierce County, Snoqualmie, Snohomish, Port Townsend and Roche Harbor in the San Juans ~ shown by the list of titles in the pdf.

 

 

INLAND NW (SPOKANE) AND WASHINGTON STATE JOURNALS ~ These are also in the process of being re-designed, with the Spokane edition to be released initially. This is 5th Edition, so check this page for details as the year unfolds. These spiral-bound full-color journals have 44 color images with histories and / or stories for each featured painting. As the journals are not date specific, they have a perpetual shelf-life!

 

 

 

COMING IN EARLY 2024! WHAT INSPIRED MY MULTIPLE-IMAGE JIGSAW-PUZZLES

An artist I've worked with for over a decade at several Spokane art festivals, Debbie McCaullly has offered puzzles for years. In addition to my calendars, she thought that puzzles would be a goot fit to showcase my "Americana" artwork of local settings.

Three four-image jigsaw puzzles are being desiged for release this year. See their puzzle boxes (left) with Inland NW scenes that share why this corner of the U.S.A.is a wonderful place to live.

FOUR PAINTINGS ~ Instead of a single painting, my puzzles share four images on the finished project. Most highlight the four seasons, but there is also a Holiday edition with memory-filled Inland NW settings like the Crescent Window at Christmastime and the Looff Carousel.

SUBJECTS & THEMES ~ Each one shares a theme and often a Spokane neighborhood ~ i.e. Gonzaga University, Manito Park, the architecture of Kirtland Cutter, and others. The addition of these three NEW puzzles brings the total to 10 since I began offering them in 2019. Click on the "2023 Puzzle Overview" pdf to see all of them. NOTE: Some are available in very limited quantities. Others are sold out and not in the rotation for re-printing at this time. Please call or text me for details on availability at 206.406.1409.

FINISHED PUZZLES ~ When you fit the last piece into your puzzle, the finished work shows the four images with a red ribbon across sharing the artwork titles. NOTE: The left section with the word "PUZZLE, 504 pieces and my logo are not visible in the finished puzzle.

When complete, the size is 16x20 inches, fitting nicely into standard size frames available nearly evrerwgere at arts and crafts stores like Michaels, Hobby Lobby and Joann's Fabrics. For many, framed puzzles make a fun additions to family room walls.

NOTE: Thanks to so many of you who've sent me photos of your finished "masterpieces." NEW themes for 2023 include:

• NEW "FOUR SEASONS OF ARBOR CREST"
  • WINTER • "Kris Kringle Comes to Arbor Crest"
• SPRING • "The Cliff House at Arbor Crest"
• SUMMER • "Art Gathering at the Gate House"
• AUTUMN • NEW "Autumn Brilliance at Arbor Crest"

• NEW "FOUR SEASONS OF SOUTH HILL SCHOOLS"
  • WINTER • "Winter Campus at Lewis & Clark High"
• SPRING • "Marycliff in May"
• SUMMER • NEW "Walking to Woodrow Wilson School"
• AUTUMN • "Harvest Celebration at Hutton School"

• "FOUR SEASONS OF MARVELOUS MANSIONS"
  • WINTER • "Winter Magic at the Glover Mansion" • The South Hill
• SPRING • "The Cliff House at Arbor Crest" • Spokane Valley
• SUMMER • "Wagon Wheel House Picnic" • The North Side
• AUTUMN • "Autumn Afternoon at Patsy Clark's" • Browne's Addition

 

 

 

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