Robert blogs on art, creativity, politics, CSA, religion and culture. Many overlap into multiple categories, like motivational or random favorites. Robert is a life-long artist, writer, musician & actor, a professional creative his entire adult life. Born in 1959 in Detroit, he has lived in New York, New Orleans and currently in Charleston. His commission portraits and fine art are part of over a thousand collections throughout North America. Read his bio.
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Carolina Arts review of The Power of Positive Painting
Underbelly of Abuse
Chanel Miller, The Survivor My father didn’t want to ruin the reputation of the doctor at children’s hospital in Detroit who sexually assaulted me. Can you imagine the betrayal this young lady, Chanel Miller, Brock Tutner's victim, felt at the hands of our justice...
LSD Research
The following is a letter to his son from a loving father, in hopes it might help others who are struggling with drugs.The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Dear Richard, I’ve done some research to see if any of your assertions about the positive...
My Pillow
No, not that one! When I was a child I dreamt I ate a marshmallow and awoke to find my pillow missing. Gone! I vowed to never trust another pillow so completely as I did then, when I was but a foolish ten. I grew up so unruly, knowing I should never really rest my...
Time for a Wealth Tax
The game is rigged alright. We’ve all been pitted against each other while the man gets away with the loot. When, oh when will we wake up to the biggest scam in history? It is time we had a wealth tax. We need a way to reverse the incredible income inequality that has...
The P3 Movement
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...
Antifa vs the Frogs
I am forever wondering if I'm truly far left or if I'm just an empathetic person living in a late capitalist hell-scape, where I get called a commie for saying "hey maybe poor people don't deserve to starve." For the record, Antifa just means anti fascist. There is...
Hue-based Society
We live in a hue-based society. Most artists have an unhealthy addiction to hue. Our obsession with color, specifically the hue of a color, undermines our ability to see form objectively. The Power of Positive Painting, my 157 page full color book, is an an effort to...
What People are Saying About The P3
I didn't set out to write four books. I simply had something important to say and I found a way to say it. Here's what People are Saying about my teaching and the book I could not be happier that my latest book, The Power of Positive Painting has received such glowing...
Press Release About the Power of Positive Painting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 15, 2024 Contact: Robert Maniscalco, author [email protected] mobile: 313-689-2993 The Power of Positive Painting has become a #1 Amazon Bestseller! 0 Forty years in the making, author, artist, and gallerist Robert Maniscalco...
A Dire Warning
I am sickened by these Republican senators, who will likely put their political miscalculations before country, dooming us to fascism, an escalating culture of violence, in the years to come. Why? Because they don’t want to tick off their base. But if they don’t nip...
The Magic Easel
Hi Robert, I am an artist, Ron Gianola, from Detroit living in northern Michigan. I have a story you may find interesting. I was a student at Arts and Crafts, later CCS, for years. Automotive Industrial Design, Illustration, later Fine Arts. Around the mid 80’s I...
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.This is your last chance to register for my 1 day in-person "Chasing the Light" workshop at Perspective Gallery in Mt Pleasant this Sunday. I have a couple spots left and they have your name on them! It's a small group and we're going to get into some pretty deep into some fun new techniques. Inject some new life and joy into your painting process!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2025 Contact: Robert Maniscalco, artist/author [email protected] mobile: 313-689-2993 Maniscalco Presents Several Important Portrait Commissions and Publis...I love watching (and making) @these process videos. #Process is #painting #paintingdemo #drawingdemo #portraitdemo #portraitpainting #paintwhatisee #realism #learntopaint #realistic #studyart #artmentoring #drawnow #paintwhatyoulove #mastriusartist Portrait Society of America Charleston Artist Guild & CAG Gallery ART on the Square - Summerville #portraitsketch ... See MoreSee Less