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Second Time’s the Charm

Lauren Panepinto

Alright, I've been avoiding writing this post because it's going to be some tough love. But I was just at IlluXcon this past weekend, and I had a few good conversations that came up around this topic, so I want to get it down in words so more folks can see it. And if doing portfolio reviews for 20 years has taught me anything, it's that if a topic comes up over and over again,…

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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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