by robert maniscalco | Feb 12, 2022 | CSA Advocacy, Motivational, World View
Plausible Truths In light of the trucker protests, essentially weaponizing their trucks and the anti-vax movement at large, my measured conclusion is that ignorance is a fatal disease. Not getting vaccinated may kill you and others. As we pray for the future of a...
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 | Dec 24, 2021 | Motivational, Theatre Related, World View
My Mini Review of this Must See West Side Story This is my mini review and reflection of the latest iteration of West Side Story, brought to us by two masters of our time, director Stephen Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner. Let me say right off the bat, this is...
by robert maniscalco | Dec 2, 2021 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Theatre Related, Uncategorized, World View
Originally from Detroit, artist Robert Maniscalco apprenticed in the early 1980s under his internationally renowned portrait artist father, Joseph, who believed it was a sin to hide one’s talent. His gifts have led him to become an accomplished multi-media artist....
by robert maniscalco | Dec 1, 2021 | CSA Advocacy, Motivational, World View
I am so proud of Congresswoman Debbie Dingell. Many of you may not know it, but her mother was married to my late father for many years. So she was my step sister, in what is now another lifetime ago. Now, I watch from afar, in great admiration. She is on the...
by robert maniscalco | Nov 16, 2021 | CSA Advocacy, Motivational, World View
My son’s friend, Daniel, called me a racist the other day because I made a joke about immigration. I said something “clever” about Mexican warlords and immigrants. I corrected him condescendingly and said somewhat dismissively, “no, I’m...
