#ArtOfTheDay: 'Eowyn Before the Gates of Meduseld' by Michael Kaluta

'Eowyn Before the Gates of Meduseld' by Michael Kaluta.

Art from the 1994 JRR Tolkien calendar.

#CoolArt: 2023 Charity Calendar from Alternative Movie Posters

2023 Charity calendar from Alternative Movie Posters.

A4 sized calendar in a limited edition of 150 with 3 donation options at £20, £25 and £30, and featuring a full length spread for each month with artwork by Hannah Gillingham, Tom Coupland, Kevin Bravo, Kirk Moffatt, Alex Murray, Angel Trancon, Eileen Steinbach, Scott Balmer, Tony Parkash, Juan Esteban Rodriguez, Halil Karasu and Kate Dykstra.

All profits go to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

On sale now through Alternative Movie Posters.

by Scott Balmer

#CoolArt: 2022 Charity Calendar from Alternative Movie Posters

2022 Charity calendar from Alternative Movie Posters.

A4 sized calendar in a limited edition of 170 with 3 donation options at £20, £25 and £30, and featuring a full length spread for each month with artwork by Dan Shearn, Olivier Courbet, Fiona McCall, Lucas Peverill, Nick Charge, Amaury Filho, Aleksey Rico, Juan Romero, Alex Murray, Little Troublemaker, Harry Ward, Sean Longmore and Smudge.

All profits go to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

On sale until Friday December 10 through Alternative Movie Posters.

#CoolArt: 'Game Of Thrones' 2019 Calendar Art by Yin Yuming

Art by Yin Yuming for the HBO (Asia) 2019 'Game Of Thrones' calendar.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'The House of Black and White - Ayra Stark' by Donato Giancola

'The House of Black and White - Ayra Stark' by Donato Giancola, from the 2015 'A Song Of Ice And Fire' Calendar.

Cool Art: 'Game Of Thrones' 2015 HBO Calendar by Paul Shipper

'Game Of Thrones' character illustrations by Paul Shipper, created for a Calendar which was sent out as a gift from HBO for Christmas 2014.

Cool Art: 2015 George RR Martin 'A Song Of Ice And Fire' Calendar Cover Art by Donato Giancola

This is the cover art for the 2015 calendar of George RR Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by multiple Hugo and Chesley Award winning artist, Donato Giancola. The twelve paintings of the calendar were inspired by the books, with Donato's interpretations of the characters and places.

This cover painting will be on display at the forthcoming Spectrum Fantastic Live 3 convention in Kansas City, May 9-11. A few of the preliminary and rough drawings created for the other months of the calendar will be on display as well as a teaser.

It goes on sale July 22 but you can pre-order the calendar here.

2014 Clarion Literary Pin-Up Calendar

I currently have the 2013 calendar hanging up, and Chesley Award winning artist Lee Moyer is back for 2014 with his third pin up calendar, and his first in association with the Clarion Foundation, which supports the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop and helps to promote the understanding that the literature of speculative fiction benefits our society in ways many have not considered.

The '2014 Clarion Literary Pin-up Calendar' is a full-colour, 9" x 12" wall calendar featuring pin-ups resulting from collaboration between artist Lee Moyer and celebrates the work of Clarion co-founders Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm; alumni Kim Stanley Robinson, Kelly Link, Cory Doctorow, Kathe Koja, Greg Frost, and Pat Murphy; and Workshop teachers and friends Neil Gaiman, Karen Joy Fowler, Mary Anne Mohanraj, and Mary Robinette Kowal.

Each month features a painted pin-up that reflects the featured author's oeuvre, as well as customized calendar pages, complete with author-chosen "holidays". In 2014, you'll not only be reminded of Valentine's Day, but also Oscar Wilde's birthday, the Feast of the Polyhedrons, and Talk Like a Pirate day!

The calendar is available for a limited time and for pre-order here for $25.

Check out the video and samples of the art below.

Cool Art: 'Space Aged to Infinity: A 2014 Lunar Calendar' by Tyler Stout

'Space Aged to Infinity: A 2014 Lunar Calendar' by Tyler Stout.

This 2014 lunar calendar by Tyler Stout represents all 365 moons for the year 2014. It is accurate to within a day for all of the Northern Hemisphere, however if you live in the Southern Hemisphere the lunar phases will be reversed. 

It is a 13" x 19" numbered, 5 colour glow-in-the-dark letterpress print on archival printmaking paper and will ship with a certificate of authenticity. It will cost $30 unframed.

Tiny Showcase are accepting preorders through Thanksgiving, after which they can not guarantee that you will be able to purchase a calendar.

And as an added bonus, Tiny Showcase have commisioned Dan Wood of DWRI Letterpress to create a series of lunar-themed foil embossed pencils. The pencil type was cast in lead on a 1950s linotype (referred to as the "8th wonder of the world" by Thomas Edison) in Spartan Medium 8pt and foil stamped using a vintage Conn Pencil Co. pencil embosser. Each pre-order will include one pencil of our choosing.

Go here to pre-order and to check out some up close detail photos.

Kickstarter: The 2014 John Picacio Calendar

I love fantasy art, which you might have gathered if you browse through this blog, and after pledging last year's Kickstarter funded calendar from award winning artist John Picacio, I was glad to hear that he's doing another calendar for 2014!

The calendar features all-new artwork inspired by Loteria, the classic Mexican game of chance and will be a full-colour 12” x 12” wall calendar, with the interior layout designed at a larger than average 12" x 16", which means there'll be more artwork on show!

The calendar, as with last year's, will only available through this Kickstarter project (of which over half of the $15,000 target has already been pledged!). The calendar’s cover will be printed on 12 pt. premium paper stock, with a satin aqueous-coated finish, and the interior pages will be printed on 100# text. All calendars will be shipped in December (add $10 if outside the US), so as I've now pledged to this Kickstarter, hopefully I'll get mine in time for 2014.



Go to the 2014 John Picacio Calendar Kickstarter page to pledge.

Check out the calendar layout featuring the Chesley Award-winning cover artwork for 'La Sirena' below.

Awesome 2013 Calendar From Artist John Picacio

John Picacio, this year’s winner of the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist, and the artist for the best-selling 2012 George R. R. Martin / A Song of Ice and Fire Calendar, is releasing this gorgeous looking 2013 calendar which features twelve of his best science fiction & fantasy cover artworks.



The calendar will be a full-colour 12” x 12” 2013 wall calendar and only available through this Kickstarter project (which has nearly doubled it's original goal of $12,000). The calendar’s cover will be printed on 12 pt. premium paper stock, with a satin aqueous-coated finish, and the interior pages will be printed on 100# text. All calendars will be shipped in December (add $10 if outside the US), so as I've now pledged to this Kickstarter, hopefully I'll get mine in time for 2013.

Hit the jump to check out the layout for January featuring the Chesley Award-winning cover artwork for FAST FORWARD 2.

2013 Literary Fantasy Pin-Up Calendar

For the 2013 calendar, Patrick Rothfuss has teamed up with some of the best authors in the fantasy genre: Peter S Beagle, Ray Bradbury, Patricia Briggs, Jim Butcher, Jacqueline Carey, Neil Gaiman, Charlaine Harris, Robin Hobb, N.K. Jemisin, George RR Martin, Terry Pratchett.

Each month of the calendar will feature a pin-up based on a different author's works and/or characters. Illustrated by Lee Moyer, all proceeds will go to Worldbuilders in support of Heifer International.

The calendar is available for pre-order here for $20 and starts shipping in early November.

Hit the jump to see samples of the art.