I don't know how things are where you're at, but outside the hermit cave we got a few inches of snow dumped on us for the weekend. That prompted me to open with this piece from Knute Munson for our Classic Pin-ups Calendar -
For our Covers Calendar, we're going to triple up on a single artist again. This time Peter Driben returns with a trio of covers from the late '40s -
That cover is a bit beat up, but we've got the pre-cover art in much better shape -
One more to complete our trio...
...and the uncluttered art for it, as well...
Y'know - I'm still feeling the chill from that fresh snow. So let's let Earl MacPherson give us a bit of warmth for this week's Blue Calendar -
Oh, yeah. That's better.
As always, the calendars are sized to print 8"x10" at 150dpi, with 1" square spaces for notations.
Bloody Hells.
I went to post this week's calendars, and find that somewhere I lost a day; it's already Monday evening. You probably knew that. I'm still reeling. But here's the planned post that should have gone up at 12:03 this Ante-Meridian:
Y'know - i may be digging a hole for later me, but i feel like tripling again. So let's do 3 of each of our 3 calendar artists this week.
For our Classic Pin-Ups Calendar, please welcome a newcomer to the roster - Mr. Art Frahm. Art is one of those artists who has something to say...
...well, perhaps not 'something to say' exactly...
...but he definitely offers his own distinct views...
Of course, he'd be greatly handicapped by modern wardrobes.
I think i may have said i'd try to move away from Enoch Bolles for a bit on the Covers Calendars.
I failed -
Someday i'd like to see a count of how many magazine covers he painted.
For our Blue Calendars this week, let's return to one of the true masters of the form - Gil Elvgren -
This next one i find oddly intriguing. Mr. Elvgren seems to have been trying a little something different, slightly more stylized, reflecting other art trends of the time...
...and back for a classic Elvgren end -
As always, the calendars are sized to print 8"x10" at 150dpi, with 1" square spaces for notations.
10 weeks without missing post time. (Okay - by only 2 minutes once, but still) Definitely doing better than last year.
We've got a trio of returning artists for this week's selections, starting with another piece from Mike Ludlow on our Classic Pin-Ups Calendar -
Enoch Bolles returns (yet) again for our Covers Calendar with Redhead Mistress painted for the March 1924 issue of Snappy Stories -
For a bonus this week, we've got an unused, more risque variant painting for the cover -
After our two non-nude nudes, we go to arguably the greatest pin-up calendar artist, Gil Elvgren, for a bit of actual nude with our Blue Monday Calendar -
Now wasn't that worth waiting for?
As always, the calendars are sized to print 8"x10" at 150dpi, with 1" square spaces for notations.
