Sarah Graham Prints Look 3D model

Sarah Graham’s prints have been designed to trick people into thinking the paintings are 3D.

The popular artist revealed on her official website that she is comfortable with her own style of photorealistic painting, which aims to render an image as lifelike as possible.

She said: “I have been developing a specific method of painting to create the illusion of three-dimensionality. I am so practiced now in this particular method of painting that it has become the most natural way for me to approach creating an image.”

Sarah Graham’s prints regularly include paintings of Chupa Chups lollipops, pick ‘n’ mix candies, children’s toys like dolls and robots, and trendy cars like Minis and VW campervans.

The Fine Art Blog said: “The final product of his work is very bright and colourful, and usually looks good enough to eat!”

Sarah Graham’s career in the art world appears to be on the rise as her prints are becoming increasingly popular after enjoying strong sales figures this year.

Artica Gallery revealed that Sarah Graham had three entries in her top ten best-selling limited editions of 2010, including Lollipop Carousel, Found My Marbles and the Somewhere over the Rainbow-inspired Wizard of Oz.

Prints by Bob Dylan and Neil Dawson also made the top ten, prompting Sarah Graham to express her delight on Twitter.

She tweeted: “It’s not every day you make it to the top ten next to Bob Dylan.”

Ms Graham’s career has been inspired by her earlier work as an assistant at Woolworth’s pick’n’mix counter, which she did before graduating from Leicester’s De Montfort University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.

The British artist became more established as an artist after graduating with exhibitions in New York, Melbourne and Sydney and eventually signed with fine art publisher Washington Green.

Samantha Jackson, the firm’s director of marketing, told Metro: “We hope that Sarah’s work will connect with a whole new generation of people who are looking for a very original style of art to decorate their walls.”

The Hitchin-born artist has been influenced by famous Americans of the 1960s photorealist movement like Chuck Close, but says his biggest inspiration is Gerhard Richter due to the longevity of his career.

She said: “My hero and inspiration is the German painter Gerhard Richter, and he’s still prolific at 76, it’s hard to even comprehend handling that, but I intend to try.”

Toy designer Rachel Godfroy Scott recently created a Sindy doll honoring Sarah Graham’s artwork.