Waterhouse Gallery
Rick Delanty
New Works
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Afternoon at Leadbetter
24x36 Acrylic $9000 |
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Andree Clark Bird Refuge
14 x 18 Original Oil Painting $2600 |
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Golden Bluffs at Goleta
16 x 20 Acrylic $3500 |
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Dawns Early Light Leadbetter
18 x 24 Original Oil
Painting $4500 |
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Power and Light at Butterfly Beach
24 x 24 Acrylic $4800 |
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Nocturne. Summerland View
16 x 20 Acrylic $3000 |
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Hendrys from Douglas Preserve
12 x 16 Acrylic $1800 |
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Clouds Above County Courthouse
24 x 24 Oil $4800 |
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University Club Nocturne
18 x 24 Acrylic $3600 |
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University Club, Santa Barbara, Plein
Air
18 x 14 Acrylic $2600 |
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Andre Clark Nocturne
12 x 16 Acrylic $1800 |
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Late Afternoon Leadbetter
30 x 40 Acrylic SOLD |
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From Mountains to the Sea - Santa Barbara
Harbor
18 x 24 Oil SOLD |
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Leadbetter Blues
12 x 16 Acrylic SOLD |
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Summerland
16 x 20 Acrylic SOLD |
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Hendrys View
14 x 11 Acrylic SOLD |
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Magic & Mood, Thousand Steps
24 x 24 Oil SOLD |
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RICK J. DELANTY
Rick J. Delanty
About the Artist
The artist Rick J. Delanty is well
known for his paintings of the California coast, landscapes,
and historical architecture. He paints with a colorful and energetic
style, an expressive marriage of realism and abstraction, with
a focus on light and atmosphere. He plans a number of painting
trips throughout the year, traveling to paint the scenery of
the West from Montana, Utah, and Yosemite. He paints both "en
plein air" on location, and enjoys developing works in his
studio.
I was born in Santa Rosa, Ca in
1951, and attended the University of California Santa Barbara,
receiving my degrees in Studio Painting and Drawing and English
literature, as well as obtaining a life teaching credential there.
Securing a business license in 1981, I began painting professionally
in tandem with my 32-year teaching career, exhibiting for 5 years
at the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts, among other venues. After
retiring from teaching in 2006, I embarked on my lifelong dream,
painting full-time, inspired by the powerful artworks of N.C.
Wyeth, Winslow Homer, George Inness, Andrew Wyeth, and Jim McVicker.
Since then, I have participated in numerous plein air painting
events across the West, and now participate annually in the Laguna
Beach Plein Air Invitational. I am honored to be a Signature
member of six art societies, including the American Society of
Marine Artists, and am an Artist member of the California Art
Club. Having also taught drawing and plein air painting in a
variety of classes and adult workshops, I am currently working
with UCI's Institute and Museum of California Art-where I have
a painting in the permanent collection--to develop educational
opportunities that will connect the museum's patrons with art-making.
My recent book, "Beauty Unites Us," is a collection
of more than 50 paintings illustrated with 50 recent paintings
that explore my search for beauty in everyday life, and during
my travels. I am represented by galleries in Santa Barbara, Utah
and Montana. Each day brings a new excitement, and eagerness
to discover more about my world and experiences through the creation
of art. Along with my Creator, painting is my guide, teacher
and doorway to living a most rewarding and fulfilling life.
Artist Statement
What really inspires me about painting
the landscape is the physical evidence of God's supernatural
presence in it. His power, creativity, and truth expressed in
nature excites me with wonder, mystery, and hope for a better
world than man can make. It is the spirit behind the appearance
that quickens my heart to paint, to capture the vibrancy of life
that may disappear almost as soon as it is apprehended.
I know that my life will not be long enough to paint all that
I have planned or desire to create. For now, for today, it is
enough to work, both inside and out, on the vision that God has
given me: to express the beautiful wherever I find it. My job
is to express God's Creation in my own work-and I love doing
that.
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