"I idealized people like Rockwell, who drew in that photorealistic style," Ross says. This philosophy became especially true when Ross discovered such illustrators as Andrew Loomis and the great Norman Rockwell. When I was 12, I would imitate Perez s style when I drew superheroes and Wrightson s style when I was doing serious work. Perez, on the other hand, had a very attractive, open style with open contour lines and very little shadow. There weren t a lot of comic book artists employing shadows back then. Wrightson, probably best known as the co-creator of Swamp Thing, "used a lot of delicate lines to delineate shadow and tone. "They were at opposite ends of the spectrum," Ross recalls. Superheroes aren t heroes because they re strong they re heroes because they perform acts that look beyond themselves."Īs he edged towards adulthood, Ross began reading comics and taking his draftsmanship seriously, admiring the work of comic book illustrators George Perez and Berni Wrightson in particular. There was a positive effect to being around him, and his actions tied into what the superhero comics were teaching me. He used to run a children s shelter in Lubbock. "My dad has given aid - physical aid, not just financial - to a number of charities and causes. Ross is quick to credit his father Clark, a minister, with laying the moral framework that allowed him to appreciate the routinely good deeds performed by the likes of Superman and Spider-Man. The best characters embody virtues we may try to find in ourselves." "Superheroes are a mixture of every form of fiction – myth, science-fiction, mystery and magic – all in one giant pot. "It s a fun environment to be in," he admits. Some cynics might confuse this attitude with escapism. I wanted to bring these characters to life." "I guess I knew this was what I wanted to do. "I just fell in love with the notion that there were colorful characters like this, performing good, sometimes fantastic deeds," Ross says. Ross came from an artistic family: his mother was a commercial artist and his grandfather, he recalls, "built working wooden toys and loved drawing." When Ross discovered Spider-Man on an episode of The Electric Company, his life was changed forever. It s a job he s been preparing for nearly all his life.īorn in Portland, Oregon, and raised in Lubbock, Texas, Alex made his artistic debut at three when, according to his mother, he grabbed a piece of paper and drew the contents of a television commercial he d seen moments before. Looking back, it makes perfect sense that Alex Ross would become one of the world s most pre-eminent and well-respected comic book artists. Layaway's on Original Art Work, Special Orders, Sculptures to be cast, waiting for Artist Signature and Framed art work cannot be cancelled.Ī complete breakdown of your pre-scheduled payments will be displayed on your shopping cart screenĪs well as your confirmation screen and will be included in your email confirmation. Of the total sale if credit cards are declined when payment is due on every 30th day.Ī refund of any payments, less the deposit restocking charge of the total sale, will be credited back to the customer's credit card that was initially used. The Collection Shop reserves the right to cancel any layaway and retain the initial deposit as a restocking fee Once layaway item(s) are paid in full they will be shipped to the billing address of the credit card. Item(s) must be paid in fullĬancellation of layaway will result in a loss of your initial deposit. There is no penalty to pay off your Layaway before the final due date. There can be no exceptions to the automatic payment method. Then a final payment of the last 33% on the following 30th day which constitutes the final payment of the layaway order. The second automatic payment of 33 % of the total sale will be processed on the credit card that was used at the time of order on the 30th day following the first payment, Tax and shipping will be added to final payment if applicable. Layaways are paid in 3 equal payments over 60 days with a minimum deposit of 33% of total layaway, with 2 remaining equal payments over the next 60 days. Purchases of Current Release items totaling $300.00 or more are eligible for Layaway.įramed Art, Some Retired, Sold Out and all Weekly special items do not qualify for Layaway. Layaways are a courtesy offered to our customers by The Collection Shop.
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