by robert maniscalco | Sep 9, 2021 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, World View
Excerpts of a letter Rudolf Nureyev wrote, to the dance community about his own life as a dancer, while dying of AIDS. His words remind me of why I paint or act or write. Not for the glory but for the shear joy of doing, the simple thrill of exploring my curiosities,...
by robert maniscalco | Aug 27, 2021 | Art Instruction, Fine Art
The following is a frank assessment of the current art market, from this artist’s perspective. As most of you know, I have an extensive catalogue of available artwork. It happens when you’ve been doing art for forty years. I’ve spent some time...
by robert maniscalco | Aug 19, 2021 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture
What is an Essential Still Life? View Custom Still Lives Robert has Done for Others In addition to my oil portraits I can create a very personal still life, perhaps celebrating a bride’s wedding, or other monumental event, with an “essential still life” remembering...
by robert maniscalco | May 17, 2021 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
Inattentional Blindness – Falling for the Trick We’ve all seen them on the internet. I’m talking about those amazing chalk drawings on sidewalks that look 3-D. Or those optical illusions that make things appear differently than they really are. These...
by robert maniscalco | May 12, 2021 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture
Looking Deeper I sometimes comment in FB groups, offering my humble critique, when asked. Here’s what I offered for this drawing on the left. Honestly, there is a huge difference between drawing and copying a photo. So much of what I see in this group is copying....
by robert maniscalco | May 5, 2021 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
People thought I was crazy trying to create a system that would make drawing and painting available to anyone who applied themselves, what I call the “democritization” of art. That was the goal, to distil the processes of master realists and combine them...
