A brilliantly colored orchid projected onto the bare skin of a female figure. Encaustic and oils fused through heat, wax, and intuition. This is what Delaney Bend's work looks like from the outside. Standing in front of it, what you feel is something quieter. The body becomes a surface for beauty it did not expect. The wax holds light differently than paint does, luminous and soft, like something alive. Licensed art therapist and painter, University of Tampa, dual Master's in Art Therapy and Clinical Therapy. Represented by Marcolina's and ESP Gallery in Chelsea, Miami, Tampa, and Santa Fe.