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Born 1942 Butte, Montana. Known for: Figure, interiors with figure, coastal.
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... Read full biography
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.... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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 while still studying at the... Read full biography
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 while still studying at the Academy. As an illustrator he was not free to express himself in the way that he desired through painting. He we... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Beach Scenes, Bathers, Swimming Genre
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Interior Scenes
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Still Life
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Art Teacher
- •Sergei Bongart
Art School
- •Art Center College, School of Design, Pasadena, Student
- •San Francisco Academy of Art, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Charles Russell Art Show/Auction/ and/or Museum