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Dennis Drew Portrait

by robert maniscalco | Nov 1, 2025 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Portraiture

Portrait of a Hero As a Portrait Painter I am always interested in getting deeper into the mind and heart of my subjects. Charlestonian, Dennis Drew came to me originally looking for a portrait to celebrate his life and legacy. Many around him felt a portrait was an...

Learning to Paint

by robert maniscalco | Oct 3, 2025 | Art Instruction, Motivational

“The graveyard is the richest place on earth, because it is here that you will find all the hopes and dreams that were never fulfilled, the books that were never written, the songs that were never sung, the inventions that were never shared, the cures that were never...

The Archeology of My Art

by robert maniscalco | Oct 1, 2025 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

I think of my paintings as a piece of archeology, not a snapshot in time, or another scrolling image. I don’t mean to artsplain, but a physical painting (not the image of the painting) literally contains the millions of choices made by an artist, in this case...

The Long Lost Portrait

by robert maniscalco | Aug 4, 2025 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, World View

I Ran into an Old Friend At a recent art opening, I ran into Nancy Delewski, the sitter of my old band mate Marie. When I was at Wayne State, in the music department, I was putting myself through music school painting portraits in exchange for accompaniment, or for a...

The Real Deal

by robert maniscalco | Jun 15, 2025 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites

What Should you Expect from a Legacy Portrait? Basically, you are looking for an excellent likeness that will capture and express the world of the sitter, both inside and out. You really want an excellent portrait of yourself, your family or the founder of your...

Several Important Feature Story Prompts

by robert maniscalco | Jan 18, 2025 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2025 Contact: Robert Maniscalco, artist/author [email protected] mobile: 313-689-2993 Maniscalco Presents Several Important Portrait Commissions and Publishes his Fifth Book Here are several great ideas for feature content for...

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