Dan Brenton

My art is a byproduct of being alive— a colorful, compelling offshoot of my own experiences. Whether I paint from imagination, photos, or life itself, everything I create contains trace amounts of my affinity for storytelling, encountering the spiritual in nature, how we develop meaning, and interactions with the unknown. Each image I make is an attempt to dig into the dirt to deepen my connection to the world around me.

Dan Brenton was born and raised outside Boston, Massachusetts. He spent much of his childhood playing outside in the streets of his quiet neighborhood and along the beaches of Cape Ann. Dan graduated from Salem State University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts and a concentration in printmaking. Years after college, he ventured across the country on his bicycle over the course of seven months. Once he returned Dan began painting with a head full of inspiration from his interaction with nature and the unknown.