Dan McCaw is an American Impressionist painter known for his city scenes, interiors, and still lifes with soft color harmonies and gentle subject matter. He is especially noted for his technique of painting figures in a muted haze of color, whether painting city street scenes or interior views.

McCaw was born in 1942 in the Irish mining town of Butte, Montana. His interest in art was unusual within the industrial environment of his hometown, and his individuality and talent as an artist eventually led him to California.

In 1962, he attended college in Montana before receiving a scholarship to the San Francisco Academy of Design. McCaw married in 1964 and took a job as an illustrator for a Los Angeles firm wh...