Manny A. Maldonado

10/12/2026

New blog. Link in bio. If I wanted a photograph, I’d take one. I want to capture the feeling of being somewhere, and Impressionism gives me the freedom to do just that.

10/07/2026

Resting was the right call. Be back painting this weekend 🤞

10/07/2026

https://mannyamaldonado.com/journal/rest-was-the-right-call

Been sick since Saturday, and today is the first day I’ve actually felt alive again. 😂 I had to cancel my plein air trip to Abingdon at the last minute, which really sucked. I was looking forward to getting out there and painting, but honestly, it was the right call. My body definitely needed t...

10/07/2026

Hoping to be back in the studio by the weekend. I’ve been sick since Saturday night and had to make the last-minute call to cancel my plein air trip to Abingdon.

Definitely not an easy decision, but sometimes you’ve just gotta listen to your body and rest.

Hopefully I’ll be back at it soon.

10/03/2026

Check out this upcoming exhibition that I’m a part of!

10/03/2026

I was invited by Hickory Museum Of Art to paint at their yearly AutoLawn show, and what an experience!

Painting en plein air is my thing, but painting cars? That was a first for me. 😂

This Morgan caught my eye because it’s a THREE-WHEELER! I mean… how could I not paint it?! I had to give it a shot—and honestly, not too bad for my first car painting!

A big THANK YOU to Danielle, Kate, and the whole Hickory Museum of Art team for inviting me out and giving me the opportunity to try something new. I loved painting on location, talking with people about my art and process, and being part of AutoLawn.

I think I may have just discovered a whole new subject to paint. Cars might be making their way into my plein air adventures from here on out!

Thanks again, HMA! I had a great time with y’all!

10/03/2026

I thought I finished this painting a few days ago.

But every time I walked past it, the sky kept bothering me. It felt flat. Unfinished. It wasn’t capturing the feeling I was after.

So I painted it. Then I painted it again. And again. And again…

I kept chasing the right colors, the right light, that fleeting moment when everything seems to glow before the light disappears.

This is revision 6, and I’m finally calling it done. Six times really is the charm.

Now it feels finished—and it finally gives me that feeling of standing there, watching the light fade over an amazing sunset.

Sometimes a painting just makes you work for it. This one did. acrylicartist