Sleightholm Folk Art

Tag: commissions

  • The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler

       A few weeks ago I completed a very fun commission from my friend and Oklahoma author Sonia Gensler to celebrate the publication of her second novel,  The Dark Between, Sonia writes just the type of stories that I adore– old timey spooky tales set in beautiful old buildings with plenty of ghostly encounters and mystery. …

  • Latest Commission- A Revolutionary Portrait

       Now that it’s safe and sound in it’s new home in New England, I can show you my latest commission, which was a fun Revolutionary War ancestor portrait for my friend Patricia!   She came to me with the challenge to paint her many-times-over great grandfather, who joined the New York Militia in 1775. She…

  • A Sweethearted Angel

           Just yesterday I finished a large angel doll commission, and I’m excited to share her with you! I thought she came out really nicely– a balance of rustic and feminine with her burlap wings and belt and lace edges.    I also love a good heart ornament and gave her one to hold…