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Tod Ramos

Claude Berry in his book “The Racehorse in 20th Century Art” described Tod as “the convivial extrovert Tod Ramos”, whilst Ken Howard RA describes him as “the most naturally talented painter I’ve ever met”. As well as attending The Royal Academy Schools as a postgraduate student, under the tutelage of Ruskin Spear, Robert Buhler and Leonard McComb, Tod is an eminent member of an artistic dynasty: ancestors, for generations on both sides of his family have distinguished themselves in the arts.
Raised in an artistic environment, he is fortunate to have been introduced to most of the major artists of the British art scene many of whom he counts among his friends.
He has taught and lectured on art at every level. He has been involved in several television productions as he is able to communicate his subject simply and clearly. As a master of all techniques in fine art he has a facility for conveying this knowledge with a rare ability to teach others clearly and without mystery so that they are able to develop their fundamental knowledge of painting techniques.

Believing that the foundation of all good painting, including modern art, is in classical techniques, Tod has a thorough knowledge of ancient processes and history of art. Past students have distinguished themselves in a wide variety of fields from tapestry to mural painting, portraiture to animal sculpture and watercolour, landscapes to apocalyptic modernism!
He has worked on educational publications including, “Watercolour challenge” (Channel 4) “The Art of Painting and Drawing”, with the late Stan Smith (Eaglemoss) in which his “masterclass” is frequently reproduced and more recently he has written on the etching technique of his Grandfather, Sir Henry Rushbury (“Henry Rushbury, Prints; Catalogue Raisonné” Royal Academy Publications 2010).
As a painter, he has a worldwide reputation and has exhibited on every continent. His source is life around him, his subjects are drawn directly from it.
Tod is married to the mural and trompe l’oeil painter Kate Lovegrove.