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L. Martin Pavletich, a native of northern New Mexico, is actively involved in a
successful art career after leaving a profession in mechanical engineering.
He is fulfilling a lifelong desire to paint after being influenced by his mother,
also a New Mexico artist.
He originally began working with oils in the 1980s. After several years'
hiatus from painting, he was introduced to pastels after taking a workshop
from Pastel Society of America Master Pastelist Dale G. Martin in 1995.
Martin is a representational artist and his work continues to evolve as he
experiments with different materials and techniques. His talent and skill in
drawing make him very versatile in capturing a variety of subjects. Although
landscapes comprise a significant portion of his works, he also paints still
lifes, animals, figures and portraits. Oil and pastel are his preferred media.
Martin is a signature member of the Pastel Society of New Mexico and is a
Juried Associate member of the Pastel Society of America and Oil Painters of
America.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2007 Painting featured on cover of Names and Numbers Telephone
Directory for Las Vegas, New Mexico.
2005 Featured in International Artist magazine.
2004 Painting featured on cover of Names and Numbers Telephone
Directory for Las Vegas, New Mexico.
2002 First American Artist invited to participate in a three month
Artist-In-Residence program in Switzerland.
2001 Received Honorable Mention in International Association of Pastel
Societies Fourth Biennial Exhibition in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
2001 Painting featured in Pastel Artist International magazine.