Desktop calendar, 1280 x 1024 for square and laptop monitors.

June Nature Desktop Calendar: Sunset Cruise

Sunset Cruise, pastel on black pastel paper, 9 x 12 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

Sunset Cruise, pastel on black pastel paper, 9 x 12 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

I took the reference photo for this in 2005. It’s been waiting 12 years to be painted. It was indeed a sunset cruise…down Chartiers Creek on a perfect July evening. Not only the delicate light on the nearly still water and the clear sky gradating up to deep blue, but the curve of the hills on either side. Of all the photos I took for this one scene, this off-center horizon has stayed with me all these years. I still love its simplicity and sense of peace. I can hear the water lap against my canoe, and soon I’ll see stars begin to glimmer in the blue.

This and other similar artwork

The original of this painting is still available, framed in a 1-1/2″ solid wood matte black 11″ x 14″ frame with a gray violet black core mat. Digital, giclee and canvas prints as well as greeting cards are available.

This was my painting from Day 13 of the September 2017 30 Paintings in 30 Days challenge. See other paintings in this and other painting challenges on the page Creative Challenges.

This painting and others like it can also be found in the following galleries:

See more paintings in Leslie Saeta’s 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge, September 2017.

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The original of this painting is still available, framed in a 1-1/2″ solid wood matte black 11″ x 14″ frame with a gray violet black core mat. Digital, giclee and canvas prints as well as greeting cards are available.


This month’s desktop calendar

Wallpaper calendars are free to download. You’ll find them below along with instructions.

If these sizes don’t work for your device, or if you have problems, please let me know. Often I can troubleshoot the reason an image won’t download or won’t load on your device, but if I just can’t figure it out I can just email it to you and hope that works.

How to download and use your desktop calendar

  1. Click on one of the images below that matches the dimensions of your monitor to open the image in a new page.
  2. For desktop computers and laptops, right-click on that image and on a desktop computer choose “save as desktop wallpaper” or “save as background” or whichever option your operating system gives you to be able to do this. You may also simply save it to your hard drive and set it as your background from there.
  3. For mobile devices, press on the image to bring up a menu and choose “open in new window”. Go to that window and press until a menu appears and choose as “set as wallpaper” or “set as lock screen” or whatever you’d like—this is slightly different on all devices.

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Horizontal and HD monitors and screens

Desktop calendar 2560 x 1440 for HD and wide screens.

Desktop calendar 2560 x 1440 for HD and wide screens.

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Square monitors and screens

Desktop calendar, 1280 x 1024 for square and laptop monitors.

Desktop calendar, 1280 x 1024 for square and laptop monitors.

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Small Mobile Devices and Tablets

Desktop calendar, 600 x 800 for large mobile devices and tablets

Desktop calendar, 600 x 800 for large mobile devices and tablets

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Cell Phones and Smartphones

Desktop calendar, for 400 x 712 for mobile phones.

Desktop calendar, for 400 x 712 for mobile phones.


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