🌸 Ailsa Black 2026 Calendar 🌸

I’m delighted to share my 2026 calendar with you. Each year I carefully select a collection of my paintings that I hope will bring a little warmth, colour, and joy into your home all year long.

For the cover, I chose a piece that celebrates some of my favourite themes – busy bees, bold flowers, and a cosy cottage under a glowing sky. I love how the bright pink tulips and blue globe thistles frame the scene, while the golden moon shines over the little house with its sunny yellow door and red post box. It’s a simple scene, but one that always makes me smile.

Inside, you’ll find thirteen of my artworks, each one inspired by the small moments and familiar sights of life in Scotland – quirky wildlife, cheerful coastal cottages, and the beauty of our countryside and gardens. My paintings are about capturing joy in the everyday, and I hope that each month brings you a smile or a gentle reminder to notice the little things around you. Also included is the extra month of January 2027 so you can really plan ahead.

This calendar is designed not just to help you keep track of dates, but also to brighten your walls with colour and character throughout the year.

Thank you for supporting my work – I truly hope my 2026 calendar brings a touch of happiness to your days.

With love,
Ailsa 🎨

I'm so excited to be taking part in the 2025 Spring Fling Open Studio Event from the 24th to 26th May. I'll have lots of new paintings, cards, prints, textiles and more. 

Spring Fling is a fabulous visual art and craft open studios event covering the length and breadth of Dumfries and Galloway in South West Scotland. It is highly regarded as one of the UK’s most successful contemporary visual art and craft open studio events.

I have created two new big paintings, some dog portraits and new coastal scenes. I'm looking forward to seeing you.

To find out more please visit here.

My 2025 By The Sea Calendars are now in stock. I have had quite a few people asking about my square wall calendar but for various reasons I'm afraid I don't have one this year. Hopefully I will get back on track next year. 

However this years calendars from my publisher Carousel Calendars are looking fabulous and will certainly fill a hole in any wall. We have a lovely slim calendar which doesn't take up a lot of space but still has plenty room to write those improtant dates on.

For those of you with more lives to organise the By The Sea Year Planner has enough space to write appointments for 4 people and a wipeable board and a note pad for extra reminders. 

Both these items are available in my shop and you can also pick them up from Garden Centres and your local WHSmith. Here is to keeping you organised in 2025! x