Motivational Blog
January 6th Hearings
Have you been watching the January 6th Hearings? So far, we've learned there was no evidence to support Trump's claims of a stolen election, that Trump himself was attempting to steal the election, that he was behind the insurrection at every stage, that he tried to...
The Real Issue Behind the Mass Shootings
What is Really Behind all the Mass Shootings? Some people say it’s a mental health issue. Others say it’s a gun issue. What it is, is a political health issue. America is experiencing political psychosis. There’s an insanity, a deep illness, an acute political...
Headmaster Chad Lawrence
The Portrait Presentation was a Hit I'm very excited to present my portrait of Headmaster Chad Lawrence who is retiring from Holy Trinity Christian school in Beaufort, SC this year. The portrait was a senior gift to the school and will hang in the lobby of the new...
The Dynamics of Sharing Our Creativity
Blinders On When I ran the Maniscalco Gallery in Grosse Pointe, I remember more than once, artists coming through the door, head down, arms full of art, mumbling something like, “I don’t want to look at anyone else’s art. That’s how I know that what I’m doing is...
Palm Sunday Conversation About Dreams
Welcome to Psalm Punday! Today, we live in a world of guns and violins. Personally, I don’t condone violins. I’m rather partial to violas. Seriously, thanks for having me here at the All Souls Waccamaw Unitarian Universalist Church. We tried this once before. And then...
Portrait of Juan Wu Li
I have gotten to be very particular about taking posthumous portrait commissions. They pose some singular challenges to any portrait artist. My goal is to capture life, or at least to create portraits that have the feeling of being painted from life. This can be very...
LOVE
This Valentines I’d like to take a moment to admire those who take seriously the idea of love, integrating love into our daily lives. Love is a verb. Love is pure potential. Love is the life force that makes all things possible. Love is more action than feeling or...
Freedom and Truth
Plausible Truths In light of the trucker protests, essentially weaponizing their trucks and the anti-vax movement at large, my measured conclusion is that ignorance is a fatal disease. Not getting vaccinated may kill you and others. As we pray for the future of a...
Forever Young
The Portrait of Steve Holmes I love the adventure of creating portraits. I always have. Some portraits stand out, not just because they are amazing subjects, fun to paint, but because the story around their creation moves, touches and inspires me. They say you can...
West Side Story Fully Realized
My Mini Review of this Must See West Side Story This is my mini review and reflection of the latest iteration of West Side Story, brought to us by two masters of our time, director Stephen Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner. Let me say right off the bat, this is...
Maniscalco Gallery on Facebook
Here's a little #nude #painting I reworked a little. Come see more at the #psoae in Marian Square in #beautiful #Charleston #SC #artist #figurepainting ... See MoreSee Less
Seated Nude Abstract - Maniscalco Gallery
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From a live model session back at the Maniscalco Gallery. How I enjoyed the many wonderful figure sessions. This one was simple and quick.Here's the Maniscalco version of the iconic Reggae master. See this and a ton of new work at this year's Piccolo Spoleto Festival. Come see me and about 75 artists at the PSOAE in Marion Square. My encampment is on the corner of Meeting and Calhoun. ... See MoreSee Less
Bob Marely - Maniscalco Gallery
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A bounty hunter is hot on the trail of his prey. He is part of a dark recesses of our history, when slaves who led rebellions were hunted like animals.Another new #artwork. A nice big, #friendly #mushrooms #painting. Here in #beautiful #charleston. Come meet him (and me) in person at the #psoae in Marian Square, opening May 24, running through June 11.
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Shrooms - Maniscalco Gallery
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Part of a continuing Micro series, here we have a fairly large canvas with an extreme close up view of a pair of beautiful, fleeting mushrooms.Yet another #painting from the set of "Emanuel," depicting the history around the #MotherEmanuel AME #church in #Charleston. ... See MoreSee Less
Bounty Hunter - Maniscalco Gallery
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A bounty hunter is hot on the trail of his prey. He is part of a dark recesses of our history, when slaves who led rebellions were hunted like animals.Another new painting to be unveiled at the PSOAE from May 24- June 10. Getting ready. ... See MoreSee Less
Little Boy Blue - Maniscalco Gallery
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A beautiful little boy with long blonde hair, so cute you could cry. A dear friend's grandchild, captures the innocence of childhood.This little painting depicts a Gullah dancer looking on as her creative family creates magic. Can you see what she is seeing?
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Gullah Dancer - Maniscalco Gallery
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A Gullah Geechee woman looks on as her fellow performers express their culture. She is admiring them, the product of her teaching and years of experience.