August 2025 Featured Signature Artist: Rick J. Delanty

A California native, Rick J. Delanty has been painting landscapes and seascape for over four decades.  He works in an impressionistic style both plein air and in the studio, using an exuberant calligraphy of color and brushstroke which conveys emotion and movement. His featured subject is the California landscape, and he focuses on compositions built around mood and a deep appreciation for life. Rick maintains a Home Studio & Art Gallery in San Clemente, California.Delanty’s work has been included in invitational plein air events across the West, and has been exhibited in museums and galleries across the nation. 

“My body of work is about the revelation of the divine power of God’s creation in nature. It is my hope that those who connect with my work will be uplifted, to reflect on the original works of God that surround us.”–Rick J. Delanty