Like smoke curling from a magic lamp, the clouds in Phyllis Shafer`s artful skies cue the viewer that these are no ordinary landscapes.Here is nature through a lens of stylised wonder. Intensely perceived and painted plein air, her self-described "torqued perspectives" are fueled by observation and introspection, the result being her experience of nature divine.Under Shafer`s brush, wind whistles through semi-abstracted tree branches, and the Sierra Nevada vibrates with color and energy.This calendar`s paths, waterways, and mountain vistas lead the eye to the mysterious unknown, and each month is an adventure in seeing.