Author: Donato Giancola

by Donato Once in a while I love to pull myself out of the studio and enjoy attending a cultural...

by Donato Why do I teach? This question is raised often as I perform many roles as a teacher; as...

Vincent Desiderio will be opening a new show of his large scale oil paintings on Wednesday...

By Donato Once again I am sorry to state I am ‘head down, working’ in the studio on...

by Donato This past week’s lectures and presentations to my classes and a gallery talk at...

by Donato The Hobbit: Expulsion    2001  Oil on Panel  A major exhibition of my paintings, the...

-By Donato Ever since I was handed The Hobbit to read as a 13 year old, the world of Middle-earth...

By Donato The genres of science fiction and fantasy have existed in close proximity to one another...

by Donato With far too many of my current projects under NDA’s ( Non-Disclosure Agreements),...

by Donato The act of creating an illustration is a collaborative process.  Whether the artist is...

-By Donato One of those weeks where my head is down, heavy at work in the studio.  So much of what...

By Donato Mentioned in my previous post about how much I like to draw during airline flights, and...

By Donato I love to use ‘wasted travel time’ wisely to create drawings and sketches...

by Donato   As I was thinking about a post for this special day in American history, an image of...