Alex Ross Bio

Art has always been easy for me; nothing else ever seemed like it was.

I was born a daydreamer. I see the world in colors, shapes, and potential drawings or paintings. I probably was drawing on the wall inside my mother’s womb.

When I was younger, I could escape into whatever world I wanted to be in by picking up a pencil or pen. I could not contain my enthusiasm and excitement. Art was my passion.

I studied Fine Arts at the University of Northern Colorado. Then, marriage and family came along, and I became too busy and my art took a sideline.

At the age of 38, divorced and a single parent, I went back to school at the Academy of Advertising Arts in La Jolla, California. I studied marketing, advertising, illustration, and graphic design. Computers had just arrived on the scene. A whole new creative world began to open up.

I worked as a graphic designer, illustrator, and in marketing and advertising for Jazzercise, Inc. in Carlsbad, California. Years later, I did freelance work. I began to make greeting cards, create logos, brochures, advertisements, and newsletters. I moved to Northern California and worked in marketing and as a graphic designer for several private companies. After retiring, I tried other mediums and ways to experiment with different types of paper, paint, stamps, and stencils.