Christina Ramos will demonstrate The Golden “A to Z” of Acrylics at the August 15 meeting of the Santa Clarita Artists Association.

This event is free, open to the public and meets at 6:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 23630 Valencia Blvd.

This lecture packs in a ton of valuable information about acrylics, through the basics while opening up new possibilities. The audience will gain information about mineral and modern pigments; and how this relates to clean color mixing, glazing and the creation of fabulous new colors.

The lecture includes a review of grounds that create truly, contemporary surfaces for painting, drawing, pastel, digital printing and mixed media.

Ramos is a nationally recognized artist, specializing in figurative realism. Recently featured as an “Artist to Watch” in the January 2015 Issue of Southwest Art Magazine, her work has also been featured in the Best of Acrylic painting books “Acrylic Works Volume 2 and Volume 3” published by North Light Books. Shown throughout the United States, Ramos won awards from Max Ginsburg, Dean Mitchell, Tony Pro, and Kristin Hoerth.

Raised in a family of artists, craftsmen and musicians, Ramos’ talent was recognized at an early age. Although she studied architecture and interior design during college, it was not until she was home raising her four children that she began focusing on painting. She refined her skills in figurative painting at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art. Her innovative use of acrylic has made her a much sought after demonstrator and is an acrylic painting instructor at The Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art. She is currently representing Golden Artist Colors, Williamsburg Handmade Oils, and QoR Watercolor Companies.

Ramos’ work has been shown at the Museum of Latin American Art, San Diego Museum of the Living Artist, the Santa Paula Museum of Art, the International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, the Pacific Asian Museum, the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum, the Pasadena Museum of History, and many galleries throughout the United States.

Ramos is an active member of the Portrait Society of America, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, International Society of Acrylic Painters and the California Art Club. Her work is held in many private collections in the United States and Europe. You can view her work on http://www.christinaramosart.com/index.php#.VxkeBeuzMss

Come early, standing room only by 6:30 p.m. See www.SantaClaritaArtists.org.