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Mary’s Bat Mitzfah Blessing
My sweet little Mary’s growing up. Today's Torah selection is all about love. Holy love. How appropriate that it’s the day of your Bat Mitzfah! A Father's Blessing It’s easy to love the lovable. Cool people, no problem. Friendly, kind people: ditto. People who love us...
Auditions for Vincent John Doe
Vincent John Doe the new Multi-dimensional, multi-disciplinary play By Robert ManiscalcoWill be presented as part of the 2019 Piccolo Spoleto FestivalDirected by Barbara Pitcher____________________________________________________ Performance Dates: Thursday-Saturday,...
Healthcare Crisis
It’s an absurd waste of our collective wealth that we are bankrupting our people to make healthcare “accessible,” when Medicaid for all would cover everyone, at far less the cost we all are currently paying.
Life is a Story
Lifting the Veil I had an epiphany last night. I’ve been thinking about our stories, how they bind us and free us at the same time. Honestly, if we are not in the midst of a chapter or chapters of our own story, then we are asleep. All stories require conflict,...
Our Human Tribe
Only by embracing our differences, uniting around our common diversity, can we break the cycle of oppression.
The New Hope
When you’re in charge, people just want to know that you know. They don’t care if you really do know. So if you don’t know, just make it up and hope it all works out. That brand of hope sums up the relationship between our President and his supporters. But this new...
Fake is the new True
Is it too much to hope that someday we can find our way back to news being news, not fake or true, but credible or not credible?
The Evolution of a Race Awareness
Gerald Malloy Testifies As Dylan Roof Looks Away I think there is much confusion around the question of race. Without trying to rewrite the dictionary, I have arranged a simple hierarchical progression of race terminology, evolving from the primitive to the more...
The Interrupter
Good things cannot come from bad intentions. We have seen that a morally corrupt president simply cannot produce good policy and govern effectively. He has deluded himself so completely that he has caught others in the web of own deception. To many, he seemed like a...
New Years Revolution
Equestrian Head Study As we cross over into the future tonight, to what ever extent, in whatever way we can, let's go from being a watcher to a doer. It’s so easy to accept being a cog in the consumer machine, part of the elaborate ecosystem of what’s expected. We...
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Old Guy - Maniscalco Gallery
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This old guy modeled for a workshop twenty years ago and I always wanted to paint him. So here he is. I enjoyed creating the sparkle of color in his flesh.What should you expect from a Legacy portrait? Hint: it's not a trick question. ... See MoreSee Less
The Real Deal - Maniscalco Gallery
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Having a portrait is a sacred trust for me. I have worked hard over my 45 year career so I can guarantee an excellent result.I love the diversity of expression out there in the artworld. Here's a little information about my painting style and philosophy. ... See MoreSee Less
Expressive Realism - Maniscalco Gallery
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I prefer this way of working because it preserves a certain level of artistic integrity, the "backbone" of the work. It is more interesting,I guarantee you'll love your portrait. I will make sure it is everything you've hoped it will be. That means we are working together for a common goal, which we will discuss fully before I paint a stroke. It's a delicate process I have honed over 45 years. ... See MoreSee Less
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