by Robert Maniscalco | Jun 30, 2023 | Art Instruction, Motivational, World View
I got this question from a student. It’s one I get in one form or another quite a lot. So I hope my answer inspires you to dare to paint badly: “Thanks for the class today. I am struggling with my paint strokes. Not sure if it is because of my brushes or...
by Robert Maniscalco | Jun 14, 2023 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
A Circus Barker: See the video on FB. Heres’s the transcript: Folks, ya simply won’t believe how you’ve managed to live without picture lights. The light reflected by an original oil painting into a room is at least 375 times richer and warmer than any...
by Robert Maniscalco | Mar 13, 2023 | Art Instruction, CSA Advocacy, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Theatre Related, Uncategorized, World View
William Shatner in Space by Robert Maniscalco Consider the young and the old Shatner, both, who, in the understatement of any century, I deeply admire. But I don’t go to Star Trek conventions because I am not a joiner. That’s because of my emulation, often to a...
by Robert Maniscalco | Feb 19, 2023 | Art Instruction, CSA Advocacy, Motivational, Theatre Related, World View
I took the family to see BOUNDLESS last night, a new musical written by Mary Fishburne and Directed by Thomas Keating. Five years in the making, against impossible odds, my friend (well I’m more of an admirer) Mary knocks it out of the park. Her music is tuneful and...
by Robert Maniscalco | Feb 8, 2023 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Theatre Related, World View
I was delighted to be a guest on Fox 24 News Now once again. Leyla Gulen is an outstanding host and I think we got a lot of information into the segment. Air date 2-2-23. They really do a #fantastic job showcasing local #talent. #Thanks for having me on again! Leyla...
by Robert Maniscalco | Feb 5, 2023 | Art Instruction, Motivational, Uncategorized, World View
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” FDR What if what we fear the most is what eventually will kill us? Of course, arachnophobes rarely die from spiders, but there is something to the idea that our fears are slowly killing us. If we knew this...
