Amanda Delight - Every face has a story to tell and every story is different.

Every face has a story to tell and every story is different.

This is a place to share and learn, what it takes to capture a smile, laugh and personality with a stroke of the brush!

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In a letter to a friend

My floor is covered in brightly colored long strips of canvas that make my heart heart pound and my skin glow. Its a beautiful thing.

My commissions are stacking up, Im way behind and all I can do is look at these free spirits all around me. Once Im done the commissions Ive taken on, Im not doing any more. Im going to let myself bask in the world of abstraction. Im so far lost in the love of the paint, I dont ever want to return to a world of lines restricted and bound by facial features and sk… Continue

Posted by Amanda Delight on November 4, 2009 at 3:31pm

Great Read

Its nice to find new/interesting material on what we do. As I become more and more involved in my art and myself as an artist, I find myself getting lost and consumed into painting. This evolution is very interesting and exciting.
Check this link out.
http://www.people.vcu.edu/~djbromle/modern04/alexanderm/index.htm

Posted by Amanda Delight on June 29, 2009 at 9:10pm

The Sixth Layer

Another thin layer of skin tones. I also added a thin dark layer to the walls. I took away some of the underlayers that were still visible in the hair, but as you can tell, the over all toneality needs to be darker to avoid the figure looking as though she is cut out.

Posted by Amanda Delight on March 23, 2009 at 8:33pm — 1 Comment

The Fith Layer

After mixing several different combinations of skin tones, I began to apply the 5th layer in the Flemish technique.

Posted by Amanda Delight on March 19, 2009 at 8:25pm — 1 Comment

Welcome to Amanda Delight

Amanda always says, "I am passionate about human emotion, sacrifice, pain and love. I paint portraits that depict these feelings. Every face has a story to tell, and every story is different."

Born in California, Amanda Delight grew up in a military family, traveling the world. She received her first commission by the age of 12. Upon entering The Clark F. Miller, school of radiology; Amanda discovered portrait painting. Throughout college, Amanda painted portraits of classmates, co-workers, and all members of the hospital staff. It was in these years Amanda was inspired to paint the spirit of the people around her.

Amanda’s work is constantly morphing as she combines traditional oil painting with modern mixed media techniques. Her work has been featured on several networking sites for artists and her portraits are hung in homes throughout the US and in many parts of the world. She is currently accepting fine art commissions or gallery group or private show requests.