by robert maniscalco | Oct 21, 2020 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Portraiture
Zooming Right Along Last evening was a grand experiment. The Charleston Artist Guild presented a zoom portrait demo. It was an interesting experience for me. I have come to enjoy the interplay between the people, all gathered in a room together. I derive energy from...
by robert maniscalco | Sep 26, 2020 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, World View
People are Starved for Meaning Like the Fishfly, which are born to be consumed by fish, artists are born to be consumed by humanity. I’m talking about being consumed as in nurturing the consumer. Artists provide meaning to actual people, not some idea of people...
by robert maniscalco | Aug 12, 2020 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational
Online Painting Instruction and Virtual Learning Robert has created a series of live streaming videos available to rent or purchase. There is lots of free content, as well as paid, on subjects ranging from drawing what you see, releasing your creative genius to...
by robert maniscalco | Aug 3, 2020 | Art Instruction, CSA Advocacy, Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, Theatre Related, World View
Here is my response to a fascinating blog about my Alma Matter/professional acting school, Circle in the Square. Much of what we learned at Circle was about neutralization, where the goal is to find our neutral, so we might then add or take away any color, behavior,...
by robert maniscalco | Aug 3, 2020 | Art Instruction, CSA Advocacy, Fine Art, Motivational, Theatre Related, World View
Is the Old School Effective? In Learning Can Be Painful – Part One, I didn’t get into my experiences in music school with my clarinet teacher. Nor did I delve into my experiences learning the craft of painting from my father. These, and many of the examples I...
by robert maniscalco | Jul 25, 2020 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, World View
In these tricky times, it is often difficult to get out and enrich the soul. As so many creatives are doing now, Robert leads you on a virtual tour of his work, now on exhibition at Uncork Charleston. Rob’s artist talks are always fascinating and filled with...
