Portfolio of Corporate and Editorial Illustration http://dougross.com 10/08/08 I am not a number, I am a free man! But this weekend I am artist #152 in the Open Studios Art Tour© 2008. My work will be on display in my backyard this weekend the 11th and 12th, and next weekend the 18th and 19th too. 312 Poplar Ave, Santa Cruz CA 95062 http://dougross.com 9/5/08 The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network is a non-profit association of legal professionals who advocate around the world for the rights of people infected with HIV and AIDS and for prevention efforts. Their struggle continues against government policies which, amazingly in the modern world, still derive from bigotry and ignorance of this disease. Award-winning firm Soapbox Design of Toronto created this years annual report, and they came through with a bold, political poster-inspired theme. The illustrations I created at Soapbox's request were affected by my recent silkscreen print works, resulting in a stark rough-edged style in two colors. I tried to match the power of the written content the illustrations share the pages with. http://dougross.com This series of ten posters illustrated by Doug Ross celebrates some of the major corporate and government sponsors Habitat for Humanity of Canada has teamed up with to shelter those in need. http://dougross.com May 19 2009, Three of my images were voted into the "chosen" category which means they are a vote shy of making it into the book, but appear on the web site. The current site ai-ap.com is being re-vamped to be searchable and will re-launched as "Tribute" next November to coincide with the release of the printed book. There were a record-breaking 8,100 entries this year of which 381 were selected for the book and 500 were chosen for the site. http://www.ai-ap.com/cfe/AIss/ While this show in Cava Wine Bar in Capitola was planned last fall, by chance it happens to coincide with a major marine mammal stranding event here on the central coast of California. I am taking this opportunity to show all the marine mammal subjects I have made, and donate a portion of the proceeds to the Marine Mammal Center, whose staff and volunteers tirelessly work around the clock to rescue some of the affected creatures and detect the causes of their sickness so that we might all know and prevent ocean environmental degradation. Show begins June 29 and hangs though July. 9/29/09 It Must be Open Studios Time Again, because the 40 mile per hour winds have begun. Last year it blew over our display panels on the first day, but we will bravely blunder forth again to provide art for staving local residents. My studio open dates Oct 3, 4, 17 &18. I am artist #156. For more info see http:www.ccsc.org