Paul Milosevich
American painter Paul Milosevich was born in Trinidad, Colorado, in 1936, the youngest child in a large Croatian immigrant family living on a farm in the shadow of Fisher’s Peak mountain. He became interested in art, golf, and music at a young age, and went to Southern California for college. After receiving a degree from California State University, Long Beach, he studied further with Arthur Roy Mitchell, Wayne Thiebaud, Charles Reid, Bettina Steinke, and Ramon Froman. He became an art teacher, and has taught at Odessa College, Texas Tech University, and private workshops. Milosevich lived for years in Lubbock, Texas, where he became friends with influential artists and musicians.
Milosevich is best known for his Southwest Realism style. He is a prolific artist, a master of portraits, landscapes, figures, and still life. Through sketches, paintings, drawings, short-hand journal entries, photographs, stories, and a shared love of music, Paul Milosevich is a keen observer and avid documentarian.
Milosevich is also an avid golfer and fan, you can see the love of golf in his work. He was commissioned by the Professional Golfers' Association and 1999 Captain Ben Crenshaw to paint the official United States Ryder Cup team portrait. The United States Golf Association presented his portraits of Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino to the Royal and Ancient Golf Museum in St. Andrews, Scotland.
"Paul draws songs, which is why we're pals." —Tom T. Hall
"I don't think any visual artist has had more of a connection to the making of Lubbock music than Paul. In the late 1970s and early '80s, he was instrumental in giving it a visual voice... not just through the images of his paintings, drawings, and album covers, but his presence as a person, which was always felt among the musicians there. In retrospect, Paul's presence was a huge influence on the making of music in Lubbock, if simply by the people he introduced to one another." — Terry Allen
"Paul’s paintings always look so real, almost like a photograph. I like Paul’s sketches a lot too, too. When he’s painting, he just gets everything right." — J.I. Allison
“Paul Milosevich has a marvelous talent.” — Ben Hogan
Works by Paul Milosevich are in numerous private and public collections, such as: The Mitchell Museum, the Museum of the Southwest, the Museum of Texas Tech University, the Buick Museum, the National Ranching Heritage Museum, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the World Golf Hall of Fame, the United States Golf Association Museum, the PGA of America Museum of Golf, the Royal and Ancient Golf Museum (Scotland), the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Shady Oaks Country Club, and the Disney Corporation.
Milosevich was inducted into the The West Texas (Buddy Holly) Walk of Fame in 1996, and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 for his work on over 100 charcoal portraits of musicians. He also won a Distinguished Former Odessan award, and a Headliner award, from the Association for Women in Communications.
There was a retrospective exhibit of Paul Milosevich's artwork at the A.R. Mitchell Museum in Trinidad, Colorado in 2017. He is currently working on a new series of paintings of Fisher's Peak mountain, and creating a large-scale public mural for the the new Buddy Holly Performing Arts Center in Lubbock, Texas.
Paul Milosevich lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The best way to reach Paul is via email: milosevichart@gmail.com.
Milosevich is best known for his Southwest Realism style. He is a prolific artist, a master of portraits, landscapes, figures, and still life. Through sketches, paintings, drawings, short-hand journal entries, photographs, stories, and a shared love of music, Paul Milosevich is a keen observer and avid documentarian.
Milosevich is also an avid golfer and fan, you can see the love of golf in his work. He was commissioned by the Professional Golfers' Association and 1999 Captain Ben Crenshaw to paint the official United States Ryder Cup team portrait. The United States Golf Association presented his portraits of Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino to the Royal and Ancient Golf Museum in St. Andrews, Scotland.
"Paul draws songs, which is why we're pals." —Tom T. Hall
"I don't think any visual artist has had more of a connection to the making of Lubbock music than Paul. In the late 1970s and early '80s, he was instrumental in giving it a visual voice... not just through the images of his paintings, drawings, and album covers, but his presence as a person, which was always felt among the musicians there. In retrospect, Paul's presence was a huge influence on the making of music in Lubbock, if simply by the people he introduced to one another." — Terry Allen
"Paul’s paintings always look so real, almost like a photograph. I like Paul’s sketches a lot too, too. When he’s painting, he just gets everything right." — J.I. Allison
“Paul Milosevich has a marvelous talent.” — Ben Hogan
Works by Paul Milosevich are in numerous private and public collections, such as: The Mitchell Museum, the Museum of the Southwest, the Museum of Texas Tech University, the Buick Museum, the National Ranching Heritage Museum, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the World Golf Hall of Fame, the United States Golf Association Museum, the PGA of America Museum of Golf, the Royal and Ancient Golf Museum (Scotland), the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Shady Oaks Country Club, and the Disney Corporation.
Milosevich was inducted into the The West Texas (Buddy Holly) Walk of Fame in 1996, and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 for his work on over 100 charcoal portraits of musicians. He also won a Distinguished Former Odessan award, and a Headliner award, from the Association for Women in Communications.
There was a retrospective exhibit of Paul Milosevich's artwork at the A.R. Mitchell Museum in Trinidad, Colorado in 2017. He is currently working on a new series of paintings of Fisher's Peak mountain, and creating a large-scale public mural for the the new Buddy Holly Performing Arts Center in Lubbock, Texas.
Paul Milosevich lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The best way to reach Paul is via email: milosevichart@gmail.com.
