by robert maniscalco | May 28, 2022 | Motivational, World View
What is Really Behind all the Mass Shootings? Some people say it’s a mental health issue. Others say it’s a gun issue. What it is, is a political health issue. America is experiencing political psychosis. There’s an insanity, a deep illness, an acute political...
by robert maniscalco | May 18, 2022 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
The Portrait Presentation was a Hit I’m very excited to present my portrait of Headmaster Chad Lawrence who is retiring from Holy Trinity Christian school in Beaufort, SC this year. The portrait was a senior gift to the school and will hang in the lobby of the...
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 | Apr 10, 2022 | Art Instruction, CSA Advocacy, Fine Art, Motivational, World View
Welcome to Psalm Punday! Today, we live in a world of guns and violins. Personally, I don’t condone violins. I’m rather partial to violas. Seriously, thanks for having me here at the All Souls Waccamaw Unitarian Universalist Church. We tried this once before. And then...
by robert maniscalco | Mar 22, 2022 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
I have gotten to be very particular about taking posthumous portrait commissions. They pose some singular challenges to any portrait artist. My goal is to capture life, or at least to create portraits that have the feeling of being painted from life. This can be very...
by robert maniscalco | Feb 14, 2022 | Motivational, World View
This Valentines I’d like to take a moment to admire those who take seriously the idea of love, integrating love into our daily lives. Love is a verb. Love is pure potential. Love is the life force that makes all things possible. Love is more action than feeling or...
