Born in Riverside, California, Amanda Delight grew up traveling with her military family, but her roots run deep in Maine. Her father’s family has lived in the state for generations. She went to high school in Northern Maine, then attended college in Central Maine. After spending over a decade away in Alaska and Northern California, Amanda now resides and paints near the Southern Maine coast.

As a self-taught artist, she sold her first commission at age 11 and later painted portraits to help fund her education at the Clark F. Miller School of Radiology. For the past 25 years, she has dedicated her professional life to the early detection of breast cancer, while nurturing her true passion for painting after hours in her home studio.

In 2007, Amanda was featured in the Portland Press Herald as the first female portrait artist in the region to share her creative process through time-lapse videography on YouTube. All of these years later, she still enjoys the digital components of recording, editing and sharing her artistic process via social media.

Her work reflects her belief in representation, resilience, and the power of everyday moments. These are echoed in both her personal journey and the communities she calls home.