by Robert Maniscalco | Jul 3, 2020 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, World View
The Process of Painting the Angel Oak This is my largest work on stretched linen canvas. The painting is 5′ x 7.’ Yes, that’s right, I said FIVE feet! It was commissioned by our neighbor/friends Amy and Justin Couch, who needed a large piece as a...
by Robert Maniscalco | Jun 25, 2020 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, World View
Replacing Hate with Love People upset by the removal of Confederate or racist statues think of it as an effort to change history. It is really an effort to re-contextualize history. The statues are not history in and of themselves; they are a familiar but dark...
by Robert Maniscalco | Jun 7, 2020 | Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, World View
Corona, noun. A part of the body resembling or likened to a crown. I’ve railed about white privilege in the past but now the issue may actually be resonating among those of us who have been enjoying it the most. I’m well aware of the bias of mine and my fellow...
by Robert Maniscalco | May 22, 2020 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, Theatre Related, World View
We are all one with the cosmic dust of the multiverse I love it when a client/friend asks me to go outside the box and use my creativity. Who said a portrait has to be all about how we normally look? Sometimes I fancy myself to be soaring among the stars. Maija had an...
by Robert Maniscalco | May 8, 2020 | Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, World View
We’ve all been experiencing a run on toilet paper and hand sanitizer. But you may not be aware of the extreme shortages in portraits and fine art that are gripping the nation. People are falling over themselves to get the proper fix of meaning and inspiration, a...
by Robert Maniscalco | Apr 11, 2020 | CSA Advocacy, Motivational, Random Favorites, World View
What if the world stopped turning? What if everything just stopped? We’re now as close as we’ll ever get to an answer to that question. We are experiencing a grand pause. A huge reset button has been pushed. Even our enslavement is on pause. For a brief...
