America Martin
America Martin (born 7 July 1980) is an American painter, sculptor, and self-proclaimed painting anthropologist. Martin's primary subject is the human form. Her style mixes abstract and indigenous motifs and has been compared to mid-century artists. She credits her Colombian roots for her aesthetic and tastes. Family and early life America was born in Los Angeles in 1980 to a family of artists. Her uncle is painter Knox Martin; her father is an artist, matador, and author Ernest J. T. Martin; her mother is an academic, and her siblings went on to pursue careers in the arts. She began drawing at age nine after discovering the work of Vincent Van Gogh. Shortly thereafter, she began an eight-year apprenticeship with Vernon Wilson, a professor at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. Martin also worked briefly as an actress, notably as Patsy in Disney's The Rocketeer, while attending Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica, California. Fine art Martin has worked in a variety of visual artistic media including painting, drawing, and sculpting in steel and aluminum. She is best known for her large oil and acrylic nude paintings. In addition to her female nudes, Martin's subjects include