by Robert Maniscalco | Jun 29, 2021 | Art Instruction, Motivational, Portraiture
The Big Reveal It’s always a pleasure when my work is appreciated. Today was the dedication of my portrait of Dr. John Vena, retiring chair of the Department of Public Health Sciences at MUSC. He served six years and transformed the department into the sixth...
by Robert Maniscalco | Jun 26, 2021 | Art Instruction, Motivational, Portraiture
As you know, I create portraits for every occasion. Wedding are a beautiful time in our lives and there is no better way to remember that awesome experience that with an oil portrait. Find out about my wedding portraits and the many ways there are to express the depth...
by Robert Maniscalco | May 17, 2021 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
Inattentional Blindness – Falling for the Trick We’ve all seen them on the internet. I’m talking about those amazing chalk drawings on sidewalks that look 3-D. Or those optical illusions that make things appear differently than they really are. These...
by Robert Maniscalco | May 12, 2021 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture
Looking Deeper I sometimes comment in FB groups, offering my humble critique, when asked. Here’s what I offered for this drawing on the left. Honestly, there is a huge difference between drawing and copying a photo. So much of what I see in this group is copying....
by Robert Maniscalco | May 5, 2021 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
People thought I was crazy trying to create a system that would make drawing and painting available to anyone who applied themselves, what I call the “democritization” of art. That was the goal, to distil the processes of master realists and combine them...
by Robert Maniscalco | Mar 6, 2021 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, World View
Guilty, as charged! But fortunately #forgiveness awaits, with the #purchase of @ThePowerofPositivePainting. #Learn to #draw and #paint. As a frequent art competition juror in the 1990s and 2000s, I noticed roughly over 80% of the representational entrants at local art...
