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ASIN: 1524890901
ID #115536
Product Type: Book
Reviewer: 🌻 thankful pwheeler nano Author Icon
Review Rated: ASR
Amazon's Price: $ 15.99
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Summary of this Book...
" Cat lovers will delight in Terry Runyan's whimsical feline watercolors! Each month of the Feline 2025 Wall Calendar perfectly captures the adorable free-spirited essence of cats living their best lives, whether engaged in favorite seasonal activities or simply posing elegantly—as only cats can.

A passionate cat lover, Terry has devoted many hours to studying the captivating and sublime nature of her furry companions. In this twelve-month wall calendar, she combines cheerful colors, quirky shapes, and lively patterns to create expressive animal portraits that blend retro and contemporary styles.

Features include:

12" x 12" (12" x 24" open)
Wrap-around cover design eliminates need for plastic packaging
Printed on FSC certified paper with soy-based ink
Planning spread for September–December 2024
Spans January–December 2025
Generous grid space for notes, appointments, and reminders
Official major world holidays and observances
Moon phases, based on Universal Time
Whimsical watercolor illustrations of cats living their best lives "

Quoted material is from the calendar's Amazon sales page.

The bulk of my review is in the further comments section, near the bottom of this review.
This type of Book is good for...
Cat lovers, fun lovers, Terry Runyan fans.
I especially liked...
The December page *Smile* I'll explain why in the further comments section, near the bottom of this review.
I didn't like...
n/a
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to...
Paint some cats inspired by Terry Runyan, the artist and author.
This Book made me feel...
Happy! *Smile* I love cats though.
The author of this Book...
"Terry Runyan

Terry Runyan is a visual artist and creativity encourager. After a long career as an in-house illustrator for Hallmark, Runyan now runs her own business, creating art and videos and leading classes to help others explore their creativity. She loves all animals and her artwork always includes a gathering of furry, feathery, and fishy friends. She works in a variety of mediums, including paint, collage, drawing, digital, and video. She lives in Leawood, Kansas. To see more of her work, visit her website: wwwterryrunyan.com."

Quoted material is from the calendar's Amazon sales page.
I recommend this Book because...
I do recommend it if you love cats and haven't bought your 2025 calendar yet. *Smile*
Further Comments...
A few (maybe more?) years ago I saw a Terry Runyan cat calendar in Whole Foods. All the pictures were quirky and adorable Oh, how I wanted it! I couldn't get it at that time, but I did end up getting it on clearance early the next year and I loved it. I even saved my favorite page and framed it. It still hangs in my home to this day and makes me smile every time I see it.

Since then, I have become a fan of Terry Runyan and her adorable cat paintings. I've even taken two live classes with her and they were totally fun (I recommend them too). I think I own all of her books that have been published so far and I pre-ordered her new book and am looking forward to reading it.

As for this calendar, it has twelve new (at least to me) and fun and quirky cat paintings, one for each month of the year. The printer uses nice, thick paper and the stickers I put on the current month don't show through. That's important to me.

I love all of the calendar pages. I love that they are appropriate for each of the months of the year. My favorite is December's. It's adorable and hilarious to me. There's a big cat and a bunch of birds all over the cat holding mistletoe in their beaks. It doesn't say "kiss me," but it's implied. And the look on the cat's face is precious. I love it.

I can tell you that Terry puts a lot of love into her art and she really does love cats. I've seen her cuddling her cats on camera. They melt in her arms. It's adorable and hilarious. They are clean, healthy and happy looking cats. They are clearly well-loved and they love her a lot too.

So if you're in the market for a fun cat art calendar, I recommend this one.

As of 9:35pm on September 29, 2024, this is the calendar's (Amazon counts calendars as books) current ranking on the Amazon best seller list:

"Best Sellers Rank: #29,426 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

#11 in Cat Calendars
#28 in Watercolor Painting
#33 in Art Calendars"

WOW! That's three rankings in the top 40! Of course, I didn't actually know there were so many kinds of cat or watercolor calendars. *Smile* I'd explore, but I already have enough calendars (I use more than the average person... if you want to know more, let me know and maybe I'll blog about it) and am really happy with this one and my other one that hopefully I will review tomorrow (hint - it's by my favorite floral artist, who I used to call my favorite artist, but now that Terry is my favorite cat artist the other artist's title changed). *Smile*
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