by robert maniscalco | Aug 3, 2020 | Art Instruction, CSA Advocacy, Fine Art, Motivational, Theatre Related, World View
Is the Old School Effective? In Learning Can Be Painful – Part One, I didn’t get into my experiences in music school with my clarinet teacher. Nor did I delve into my experiences learning the craft of painting from my father. These, and many of the examples I...
by robert maniscalco | Jul 25, 2020 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, World View
In these tricky times, it is often difficult to get out and enrich the soul. As so many creatives are doing now, Robert leads you on a virtual tour of his work, now on exhibition at Uncork Charleston. Rob’s artist talks are always fascinating and filled with...
by robert maniscalco | Jul 21, 2020 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, World View
Our Public and Private Dramas, Played Out Through Art Last week the White House moved the portraits of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush from a place of prominence. Taken alongside Mr. Trump’s unwillingness to dedicate the official portraits of the Obamas, it...
by robert maniscalco | Jul 9, 2020 | Art Instruction, CSA Advocacy, Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, World View
The Battle for the Artist’s Soul This Fran Lebowitz quote seems quite offensive today, where art has been so thoroughly democratized. I don’t subscribe to this perspective, of course. But there is a grain of truth in it. I would only add, for those interested in...
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...