Paul Calle is a man who has seen history unfold, not only with his eyes, but with his imagination as well.  His magnificent art portrays the human spirit, paying tribute to the trailblazers - those largely forgotten and unsung heroes, the North American trappers of the early 1800s.  His art celebrates their quiet courage and rugged dignity amid the frontier wilderness.  He paints man in relation to his environment, moments when man pauses, alone, to consider his surroundings.  His painstaking attention to detail involves hours of research, collecting historic artifacts and retracing the footsteps of his subjects, all before committing the scene to pencil on paper or oil on panel.

Paul lives in Stamford, CT.  His primary mediums are oils and pencil, for which he earned his title "The Master of the Pencil."  Paul's subject matter is primarily Western  heritage - Native Americans, trappers and mountain men, honoring the unsung heroes - the trailblazers of North America's uncharted territories and the indigenous people who lived there. 

Mill Pond Press has published Paul's limited editions since 1980.  His work is the subject of two books, The Pencil (North Light Books, 1974) and Paul Calle - An Artist's Journey  (Mill Pond Press: 1993 Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award).  A limited edition book with print was published as well.  Also available is the video: The World of Paul Calle. 

Paul has been honored by the Hudson Valley Art Association's Board of Directors with a special tribute for his "outstanding artistic contributions to the general public and to the world of art."  Paul says of his work, "If I had to state a goal, a hope pertaining to my work, my aim would be to help keep alive that huge reservoir of our past, to draw strength and sustenance  from it and build upon it in ways that are new and different but not to reject it."

Paul Calle records the past with his sights set on the future.