Danny McCaw (1978 - ) is the youngest son of highly acclaimed American Expressionist Dan McCaw, and brother to abstract modern artist John McCaw. Danny began drawing and painting at an early age and in an atmosphere where materials and family encouragement were in abundance. His youthful drawings and paintings soon developed into mature individual statements. European buildings, street facades, cathedral, caf' scenes and ballet dances combine to make up the last work by Danny McCaw.

"I like Europe with all of the beautiful facades and ancient buildings," says McCaw. "I was there last summer and took thousands of black and white photos. I love photography as that is where I get the majority of the ideas for my work. Black and White photography gives a more dramatic feeling and mood."

McCaw favors dark colors that allow for light to work very dramatically on the canvas, working to have the light favor and very particular area of the canvas. "I used a primarily muted palette which really causes a strong use of light," say McCaw. "I have recently completed one painting which shows a person walking in front of a building and the light just nicks the top of the figure. This is what I love about working with light in a painting."

"McCaw then lets a canvas rest for a brief time then gets the look he is striving for by gently going back through the canvas and begins working the colors together. "I like to rub the work," explains the artist. I also gaze a lot and find that his harmonizes the whole painting a helps me create a nice effect working always for the light." He also enjoys deconstructing a painting down and starting all over again.
"I scrape them right through them and basically ruin it the work and then come right back and rebuild. I love learning through this experience. It helps me grow this experimenting and taking more risks. I believe it is paying off as my works looks different than any other artist I know." McCaw is excited about this work as it allows him to paint more expressionistically.