Luminous. Dramatic. Joyful.

Mitch Caster is a Colorado-based fine artist and life drawing instructor. In his oil paintings, pastels, and drawings, his subjects come to life with exceptional use of light and shadows, and extraordinary depth.

New and Featured Works

Pemaquid Dawn 20 x 30 – Available at Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition, Illume Gallery
Sedona, 24 x 18 – Available soon at Tri Arts Project
Snowy Egret, 18 x 24, Available through Art of the Sea online exhibition

Birth of a Painting

Here is another painting in progress, of “Early Morning at Dream Lake” 24 x 36.
Showing at Earthwood Collections, Estes Park, Colorado

“I’ve been painting and drawing for as long as I can remember. After many years as a news and courtroom artist, I covered some of the nation’s most notorious trials, and now want to concentrate on showcasing the positive aspects of the world. I love capturing bits and pieces of the good that is around me.”

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions and Events

Cantril School Building
Castle Rock, Colorado
July 1 – September 30

Opening Reception/TAP Talk, July 10, 6-8 PM

The Tri Arts Project Gallery Cantril celebrates portraits and figures with this exciting juried exhibition. Reception date to be announced.

Image: Evening with Lady Macbeth, 24 x 12

Illume Gallery
Philipsburg, Montana
July 11 – August 15
Opening Reception: Friday, July 11

Illume Gallery will once again host the Oil Painters of America (OPA) Western Regional Exhibition and Sale for 2025. You will see the best 120 pieces of art — selected from hundreds of beautiful entries — painted by OPA Artists west of the Mississippi.

Image: Pemaquid Dawn, 20 x 30 

Online Exhibition

Extended Through July 11

The National Maritime Historical Society (NMHS) and the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) strive to preserve and promote a better understanding and appreciation of American maritime history and marine art.  The inaugural 2025 Art of the Sea is an online exhibition and sale featuring original maritime art.

Image: Snowy Egret, 18 x 24

Estes Park, Colorado
August 1, 5-8 PM

Join us for the First Friday! Art Groove parties at the gallery, 5-8 PM. Enjoy complementary refreshments, wine, snacks and live original jazz at Earthwood Collections. Be groovy, get out on-the-town with your friends and have some fun with art, live music and wine!

Image: Rocky Mountain Summer, 28 x 18

6060 S Quebec St
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Through September 22

The City of Greenwood Village showcases the award winners from the Mile High International Pastel Exhibition by displaying the winning paintings at City Hall through the summer.

Image: Dancers from Giselle, 18 x 14

See more exhibitions I’ve taken part in. Click here.