Sleightholm Folk Art

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  • Little Princes

      So, like any good English loving American, I was following the news on the royal baby closely these past couple weeks as the due date came and went, anxious to know if it would be a boy or girl and what the name would be.  On Monday, when I read that the duchess was…

  • The Headless Horseman!

            When thinking up ideas for new Autumn and Halloween art, I had an idea to paint a scene inspired by the spooky Washington Irving story about the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow. It seemed to suit me perfectly– given my Dutch ancestry that goes back to the area and the fact…

  • A summer note

      We’re in the long hot days now– summer is here. Although not as brutally as last year and the year before, and I’m thankful for that! Waiting for the tomatoes to ripen and the sunflowers to open. But mostly? I’m thinking of my favorite season, Autumn, and cool nights, grinning pumpkins, spooky tales and…