Paul Cadden

Cadden, 47, of Glasgow Scotland is a Hyper-realistic drawing and painting phenomenon.  In the 80's, he studied Print Design and Illustration at Glasgow college of Building and Printing and studied Animation and Illustration at James Watt College in the early 2000's.

He is currently represented by London's Plus One Gallery.  A spokesman at the gallery said, "When you look at a picture of his work, they do look like photographs, but when you see it in a gallery up close, you can tell it's a drawing. The detail is incredible."  Over the next year, he plans on visiting the U.S.  He has recently been invited to Atlanta to have a solo exhibition showing of portraits of Naduah Rugley, a former contestant on America's Next Top Model.  He has also been invited to New York's OK Harris Gallery for his 'unusual' Scottish landscapes.  On average, his gallery pieces sell for $6,000; but you can pick up a limited edition print from Paul Cadden's Website.

"Scottish Landscapes" Graphite on Recycled Paper

Paul stated, "I've been drawing since I was six years old and have wanted to be an artist for as long as I can remember. Hyper-realism tends to create and emotional, social and cultural impact and differs from photo-realism, which is far more technical.  My inspiration comes from the phrase, 'to intensify the normal'.  I can take everyday objects and scenes of people and then create a drawing which carries an emotional impact, it can be quite beautiful."  His laid back personality and complex 'everyday' style makes him one of my favorite artists of all time.  As well as all his other achievements, Cadden was recently short-listed for Artist of the Year 2011 for his piece, 'Painted Context'.

"Painted Context" Pastel on Paper