Dan Belanger

Downstream

Oil on Panel

25.75 x 37.5 x 1.5"

$1600

Most people explore a mountain stream from the bottom.  But imagine coming over a ridge and finding your self  at the top of the birth of a mountain stream.

Artist Statement:

My first painting was when I was twelve.  It was a farm scene with a conical and comical snow covered Jay Peak in the distance. In high school I got better by painting small seascapes to endear myself to

the parents of the girls i dated. I also won small rewards at shows, which were always welcomed.

I did not paint much in college, but I did challenge myself beyond the seascapes  to paint a life size portrait of myself and my then girlfriend. I painted it on gesso covered masonite using only black and white enamel and when we broke up I took a circular saw to

it and both halves disappeared.  It may have been my best painting.

In later life i was drawn to boats in harbors on Hatteras Island; and landscapes, particularly the rural beauty of Rappahannock County, where my wife was raised. 

During this period 2007-2009 i painted 65 paintings.  Sold some, gave some to friends and some just disappeared.  Those that are left are on the walls of my condo, serving as a shrine to my ego.

I hope that someone somewhere is enjoying a Danny B painting.