Artists Magazine - USA (2020-04)

76 Artists Magazine April 2020

Sandy Delehanty

Penryn, California

sandydelehanty.com

Yosemite Light

Watercolor on paper, 18x12

“When I saw the Yosemite Valley trees glowing in the late afternoon sun, I jumped out

of my car and snapped pictures. Back in the studio, I worked without brushes. First

I applied liquid masking fl uid with a metal palette knife. When this dried, I wet the

paper, poured on watercolor diluted with water and then allowed it to dry. Working

from light to dark, I repeated this process until I’d completed Yosemite Light.”

Barbara

Dahlstedt

Anthem, Arizona

dahlstedtart.com

Wyld Man

colored pencil on paper, 24x18

“While visiting the

Arizona Renaissance

Festival, I caught one

of the performers in

a candid pose as he

greeted spectators.

I was captivated by the

natural light hitting the

white hair sticking out

of his burlap hat, and

his expression had just

the right amount of

swag. Colored pencil

was the ideal medium

for this piece; it off ered

the control of a tiny

instrument that could

render almost any

texture—from whiskers

to garment threads.”