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Practice
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. People who know, who have achieved anything close to mastery in any discipline will repeat the practice mantra until they're blue in the face. "Practice, not talent, is the key to success," they will...
Quench Project – Great Things!
I am happy to report I just sold my first Quench Project painting, called “Out of the Darkness” to a wonderful collector in Nashville, Tennessee. I have 5 more available and am working hard on getting them seen and bringing awareness to the needs in Haiti. I have...
Leaves Through the Trees
When an artist paints a tree or a flower, we are not painting individual leaves or pedals, floating aimlessly in the universe of our painting. They are attached; they are connected to something larger. They are dependent on the tree or the flower, that is planted in...
Imagination and Religion
I read with great interest of Jimmy Carter's decision to "Lose his Religion." Frankly, I agree that losing one's religion is the first step to true spiritual freedom. Religion is primarily an invention of men to control others. As a positive organizing force it has...
Art with A Social Conscience
If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him. JFK Some believe art's sole purpose is to decorate. Others believe art is a conversation with one's self that is really a...
Quench Project Artist Talk
PRESS RELEASE February 23, 2015 The Quench Project Artist Talk with Robert Maniscalco Where: Gage Hall - Unitarian Church in Charleston, 4 Archdale Street, Charleston, SC 29401 When: Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 10:00 am More info soon at Unitarian Church Website or call...
Joe Maniscalco Retrospective at The Scarab Club of Detroit
PRESS RELEASE The Maniscalco Legacy - Joseph Maniscalco Retrospective Exhibition Dates: Friday, April 3rd through Saturday, May 16th, 2015 Where: Scarab Club 217 Farnsworth, Detroit MI 48202 Reception: Friday, April 3rd 5-8 pm Gallery Talk: 6:30 pm on April 3rd....
Arts Education and World Peace
We all know that an arts education is an integral part of becoming a professional artist. It is also integral to becoming a fully functional human being. The arts have a way of opening up and developing the whole person. In school, we are taught how to survive. We...
The “It” of Art (from “Point of Art”)
From "Point of Art" published in 2007, now available as a Second Edition A couple years back the Detroit Artists Network (DAN) met to discuss ways to promote Detroit artists. The question came up: what is the “it” of Detroit art (#itofart)? Most cities have asked...
Fame
There is no such thing any more as a "famous artist." There are only those artists you know who move, touch and inspire you and those you don't. Those folks out there you see on TV or in Art in America are not your folks. You have no relationship with them...
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My portrait of Miss Susie Jackson, along with "The Tan Suit," will be part of the upcoming MOJA exhibition at Charleston City Gallery, part of the city-wide MOJA Festival. ...
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