Richell Castellon

Richell Castellon, Painter

Cuban-born Impressionist Artist based in the United States, Richell Castellón Ferreira took his first steps referring to art from an early age. Completing his Art education, he spent four years of effort and dedication which enabled him to overcome and achieve the bases of what would be the beginning of his career as an artist. Today, established in the United States, he continues his career in recognition of his knowledge in each one of his works. It has made it possible for his work to be published in The Good Life Central New York Magazine 2020, Lake Affect Magazine 2023 and City Journal 2024. 

His style is loose, improvisatory in feel, but there is a strong sense of place in each of his paintings — be it a scene from Cuba or from Syracuse, New York. While each scene represents a moment in time, Castellon fills them with an energy and spontaneity that also reflects an acute sense of observation. All of the paintings exude a powerful sensitivity to the light or movement within a scene. There’s always an infusion of light and movement be it within a fully rendered color palette or within restrained tones of gray, black and white. “I try to capture the emotion of the scene,” Castellon says. “I want people to hear the painting. The details aren’t important. It’s the overall effect.”