May 2013 - Maniscalco Gallery

The God Factor

by delta | May 28, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, World View

Most theologies would support that God is more about how things are connected than in how the are separate. Drawing is a celebration of the connections between forms. Therefore, these connections might be thought 0f as a celebration of God; the more connections,...

Beauty

by delta | May 24, 2013 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

As I approach the first anniversary of y marriage to Cate (June 1), I am re-sharing the poem I wrote soon after we reconnected. In that moment, I realized I’d found the love of my life. I pray for all who long for love to know it’s waiting for you too,...

Psalm

by delta | May 23, 2013 | Motivational, World View

PSALM Opening my eyes to the God I see in you, I see myself being seen in loving praise of all that is. Now, dear other, cry for the children without the words to plea, the savvy to endure, the tenacity to wait, unprotected by the healthy boundaries those of us,...

Dear Bully, Yeah You (Me)

by delta | May 18, 2013 | Art Instruction, Motivational, World View

Dear Bully, yeah you (me), I can see you don’t go around pushing people, insulting them, sticking their hair in inkwells, that sort of thing. But you do single people out. You find something you don’t like about them. You may not even know exactly what...

Drawing for Smart People

by delta | May 8, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Portraiture, World View

Here’s some advice for all you really smart people who want to be able to draw what you see: Dumb it down a bit. Great painters have more in common with magicians than with detectives. See less, rather than more. Don’t show off your sexy curves. Curves...

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