by robert maniscalco | Aug 12, 2022 | CSA Advocacy, Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, Theatre Related, World View
When one reaches a certain age, it becomes next to impossible to lose weight. I’ve tried so many diets. They don’t work anymore. But I’ve lost almost 20 pounds (so far) on the Keto diet. Here’s my theory: We Homo sapiens were cursed early on to live, eat...
by robert maniscalco | May 9, 2022 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, Theatre Related, World View
Blinders On When I ran the Maniscalco Gallery in Grosse Pointe, I remember more than once, artists coming through the door, head down, arms full of art, mumbling something like, “I don’t want to look at anyone else’s art. That’s how I know that what I’m doing is...
by robert maniscalco | Feb 5, 2022 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, World View
The Portrait of Steve Holmes I love the adventure of creating portraits. I always have. Some portraits stand out, not just because they are amazing subjects, fun to paint, but because the story around their creation moves, touches and inspires me. They say you can...
by robert maniscalco | Sep 13, 2021 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, Uncategorized, World View
I say the answer to the above is 10. But my math-wiz-friend, Chuck Greenia, says it’s “kind of a trick. In formal mathematics, multiplication and division are done before addition and subtraction, making the answer -80.” Sheesh! Formal mathematics...
by robert maniscalco | Jul 26, 2021 | Art Instruction, Motivational, Random Favorites, Theatre Related
I was visited by God* in my dream last night where the story of heaven on earth unfolded before me. The dream made clear that Heaven doesn’t exist in another dimension or another location. Heaven is in the process of manifesting joy and wonderment in our present,...
