The Dana Platt Room

Student Art Gallery: The Dana Platt Room
Send feedback to the artist at: dabplatt@aol.com

The Artist Artist's Statement: I started painting to escape from the chaos of the daily grind. Creating everlasting paintings and creative pieces is now an intricate part of that chaos. Don't mess with my Wednesday nights! Thanks to Allison I am constantly looking for new images and ideas for my next project. At the rate I'm going we're going to have to do either another addition or move; we're almost out of wall space.

Title: Winter Escape
Medium: Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Year: 2001
Statement: I've tried to capture my favorite time of day, twilight, along with my favorite season, winter.

Title: The Chicken Coop
Medium: Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Year: 2002
Statement: I wanted to do something fun and colorful. The chickens provided the perfect inspiration.

Title: The Circles of My Life
Medium: Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Year: 2002
Statement: Each color swirl represents one of my children and their unique personality. Although they appear separate, they're forever linked with at least one color swirling into another. For Calvin, Sawyer, and Qunicy, with love.

Title: Midnight Moon
Medium: Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Year: 2002
Statement: A full moon has many faces. This piece was created to capture the tranquility of a crisp clear fall night just before midnight. It is a wonderful time to reflect and plan for the coming days.

Title: Roosting for Color
Medium: Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Year: 2002
Statement: I've always loved the chickens and roosters at the Haddam Neck Fair. My all-time favorite is the bold black and white bantam rooster. His contrasting flurry of feathers needed a little extra color to capture his true spirit. The land of black and white needed some fireballs to go with his flair of confidence.