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Learning to Paint

by robert maniscalco | Oct 3, 2025 | Art Instruction, Motivational

“The graveyard is the richest place on earth, because it is here that you will find all the hopes and dreams that were never fulfilled, the books that were never written, the songs that were never sung, the inventions that were never shared, the cures that were never...

My Teaching Method

by robert maniscalco | Nov 17, 2023 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture

When I teach privately I like to use the paint along process, where the student paints along as I demonstrate. This is how I learned, sitting next to my father and painting what he painted. I call it full immersion study. It usually works out as a win-win. The student...

Student Work Inspires Me

by netGALAXY Studios | Nov 30, 2018 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Uncategorized, World View

As I wrap up another semester at Charleston Southern University, I am so impressed with what I have learned about the process from my students. I often say, if you want to learn how to sell, try teaching art to college students as an elective. But I think once they...

The Art of Empathy

by netGALAXY Studios | Jan 12, 2018 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

My goal when I approach a portrait, either commissioned or non-commissioned, is to exercise empathy. My job is to relate to my subject, to feel what they feel, as I am expressing it in paint. The way I practice empathy in a realistic rendering is to be honest, without...

The Choice of Faith

by netGALAXY Studios | Dec 19, 2017 | Fine Art, Motivational, World View

We talk about having faith in ourselves, as in, “I have faith in myself.” But what is that? What is this thing we call our self? We think of it as something encased inside our body. Many of us believe it actually is our body. We refer to this thing as...

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