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10 Things… I Remember About Planning Paintings

Gregory Manchess

-Gregory Manchess Since it's all about me...You may notice that I changed the title to 'Things I Remember", realizing that these things come from my own notes about my painting career. I'd rather avoid the preaching when possible. So the rest of these post topics will focus on my selfish perspective, and hopefully you'll be able to take something away from it to use. 1. Start small One word: thumbnails. I remember the day I…

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Painting Sleepy Hollow

Gregory Manchess

October 29, 2025 - Of all the books and stories I’ve loved, one stands out as a near perfect Halloween tale for me. It’s old, yet rich with descriptions and characters, moods and smells, colors and sounds, myths and hauntings. All the tastes of the season that Autumn-thinkers appreciate. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It’s a book I’ve wanted to illustrate for so very many years. In childhood, I first found the story in a book of Shirley Temple’s Book of Fairytales my parents gave me. I didn’t read the short story because the illustrations by Arthur Rackham scared the snot out of me. I had nightmares just looking at those creepy, goblin-filled trees and weirdly distorted fairies. (It didn’t take much to give a kid nightmares if he grew up in a slightly haunted house as I did.)…

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