by netGALAXY Studios | Mar 14, 2013 | Fine Art, Portraiture
We are making an exclusive studio clearance offer of Female Forms to Maniscalco BLOG subscribers. This will be your only opportunity to acquire these artworks at these well-below market prices. This offer will also be extended to close friends and those you may...
by netGALAXY Studios | Mar 12, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
“A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.” Michelangelo Buonarroti Try explaining this to a fellow who’s just spent $350 on art supplies, thinking if only he had the right brush, all his troubles would be over. His masterpiece is always...
by netGALAXY Studios | Mar 6, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Portraiture, World View
What interests me most is neither still life nor landscape: it is the human figure. Henri Matisse We had another figure drawing session at my studio last evening. Lots of fun. I have logged countless hours in front of the figure and always learning. These were two...
by netGALAXY Studios | Mar 4, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Portraiture, Uncategorized, World View
The Real Princess Kate Portrait Last evening we had the much anticipated Vernissage of Cate’s portrait “The Real Princess Kate,” surrounded by dear friends. Now it is time to share it with the world. Click to see the finished portrait (She’s...
by netGALAXY Studios | Feb 9, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Portraiture, Uncategorized, World View
I wonder about all these “negative” people my friends talk about from whom they always seem to be running. Who are they? I have a hunch that sometimes these “negative” people, or non-people, may really be those who don’t happen to tow...
by netGALAXY Studios | Feb 6, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Portraiture, World View
“No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition.” Claude Monet. This conundrum is found in all disciplines. I equate the creative process to riding a horse. You want to ride the trail and...
