by robert maniscalco | Jun 25, 2020 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, World View
Replacing Hate with Love People upset by the removal of Confederate or racist statues like John C. Calhoun think of it as an effort to alter history. As an artist, I take very seriously the removal of artwork which might be aesthetically beautiful, or be a familiar...
by robert maniscalco | Jun 12, 2020 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
Portraits don’t always have to take themselves too seriously Everyone knows I love portraiture, that I love to study the human form and look deeply into my subjects. The process is compelling and there is no end to the what there is to learn about the subject. I...
by robert maniscalco | Jun 7, 2020 | Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, World View
Corona, noun. A part of the body resembling or likened to a crown. I’ve railed about white privilege in the past but now the issue may actually be resonating among those of us who have been enjoying it the most. I’m well aware of the bias of mine and my fellow...
by robert maniscalco | Jun 1, 2020 | CSA Advocacy, Fine Art, Motivational, World View
The murder of George Floyd has revealed a breach in our “Social Contract.” What is happening right now has been happening every day for more than 350 years. We just keep turning a blind eye. When are we going to wake up to the real looting going on?...
by robert maniscalco | May 28, 2020 | Motivational, Portraiture, World View
POETraits Every now and then, I have the privilege to hear from the subjects of portraits I did as many as forty years ago, when I first started doing commission portraits. Here is a current photo of Dianna and Kara, whose portrait I did about 35 years ago. I was/am...
by robert maniscalco | May 22, 2020 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, Theatre Related, World View
We are all one with the cosmic dust of the multiverse I love it when a client/friend asks me to go outside the box and use my creativity. Who said a portrait has to be all about how we normally look? Sometimes I fancy myself to be soaring among the stars. Maija had an...
