NEWS

New Products 05/21/08 - I've just finished the "Season's Dragons" series - one each for Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Pictures are up in the Dragons and Prints areas. Also, in the 11x17 area, there's a new print for "Fairy Lexie" based on a sketch I did at the Spring Fairy Festival. Lastly - there are new pewter dragons in the works, and the preliminary pictures I've seen are very exciting. Can you guess which dragons are going to be next? 04/04/08 - I'm being told by my hosting company that the virus problem is no longer an issue, but my advice is to run anti-virus softwarre just to be safe. But, to celebrate, there are lots of new pictures to see as of today! 04/02/08 - It looks like someone has managed to slip a virus onto colorsmith.com Looks like it was just in time for April Fool's Day. A big thanks to whoever did it (and no, I don't mean that) Please go to http://free.grisoft.com/ for free anti-virus software (it's what I use, and it protected me), and my apologies to anyone who's affected by this We are currently working on removing the infection, but will leave this posted for returning visitors info. ~Rob 3/02/08 - The Pewter Dragons are in! Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered them! Ceramic Tiles should be arriving shortly. 2/26/08 - The Pewter Dragons and Ceramic Tiles by Add An Accent should be arriving any day now. Take a look and see what's coming!

Appearances and signings 3/15/08 - Ben Franklin Arts and Crafts - Monroe Washington 3/20-3/23/08 - Norwescon - SeaTac, Washington 3/29/2008 2008 Spring Fairy Festival - Tacoma, Washington 7/23-7/27/2008 San Diego Comic Con - San Diego, CA Yes, I'll be there... no I won't have a table, so it will probably be impossible to find me. Just like everything else at Comic Con! 8/08-8/10/2008 - Dragonflight - Bellevue Washington I'll be the "Artist Guest of Honor" at the Dragonflight convention, and I've done the T-shirt design and other artwork for the con. I'll also be drawing character portraits for people while I'm there. My booth is near the entrance to the gaming area. Come by and visit! NEW - Wacom has offered to loan me one of their awesome 21" Cintiq screens for the show, and it's insanely fast! So I will be able to do actual CUSTOM COLOR ARTWORK at very reasonable prices for people at this show - Woohoo! 8/16-8/17/2008 Washington Rennaisance Fantasy Faire - Belfair, WA - CANCELLED EVENT! Looks like they were denied their permit this year by the local councilmen. It's an election year. Mason county citizens, show Tim Sheldon how happy you are with his decision! I get to be the guest artist for the last weekend of the incredibly fun Washington Renfaire! And, with their new location, I get to spend 2 days drawing in the forest. I'd love to be there all three weekends, but looking at my schedule, it just wasn't possible. 8/29-9/01/08 - DragonCon - Atlanta, GA I passed jury for the art show here, so I'll definitely be showing some new stuff in there at this con. I'll have lots of prints available in the print shop, too! I love DragonCon - it's so worth it, if you get a chance to go! 9/14/08 Central Puget Sound Pagan Pride Day - Federal Way, WA I'll have a vendor booth at this show - this seems like a very fun group of people, and admission is FREE! 10/18/08 Fall Fayerie Masquerade Ball - University Place, WA I'm the artist for the Fayerie ball this year. Come by in costume (or not) for a night of dancing in the harvest!

About Rob

(Told by the one who probably knows the story best)

As a precocious two year old, Rob Carlos was writing and drawing on any blank surface with anything that would mark it (much to his parents’ dismay).  He loved superheroes and was particularly drawn (no pun intended) to Spiderman and Batman – his mother once told me that she started taping huge sheets of paper to the walls for him to draw on to both be able to keep his young artwork and to also protect these surfaces. Rob kept with his artwork, learning other media besides crayons and markers, throughout his primary school years.  In high school, his creative nature led him into the world of Dungeons and Dragons.  When he wasn’t creating art, he was playing with friends – which only fueled his imagination with more interesting characters and creatures to illustrate and bring to life (and yes – he still plays when he can, but finds himself the Dungeon Master to our woebegone group of adventurers instead of playing.  Don’t feel too badly for him, however.  He is still using the games to fuel his artistic endeavors). Rob started college in the mid-80s in New York at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) as a mechanical engineering major.  He was told there was no money in art and thought he would make his living in a different field.  However, after a short time, he found his way back into the art scene and transferred his major to fine art/illustration.  He did not feel like he was learning much and could not relate to his instructors, so he left RIT and headed to Florida to try and get into the animation department at Disney. Needless to say, Disney did not work out for Rob and he next found himself working as a graphic designer for a local printing company.  He was working there when I met him – and still playing D&D with friends and drawing and painting whenever possible.  Unfortunately, the printing company went bankrupt and he was unemployed.  That was when I told him to just concentrate on his art.  He started selling prints on his website and was asked to do some paintings for the Robert Jordan Wheel of Time TCG.  In 2001, we came to the Puget Sound area. Rob has a fairly extensive web site and has worked briefly with other forms of fantasy role playing games.  Recently, Add an Accent® has begun working with Rob to offer six of his dragons as beautiful pewter figurines.  They have also started putting his artwork on ceramic tiles.   In 2007, Rob started showing his work at local science fiction and fantasy and gaming conventions.  He is continuing the trend in 2008.  Rob will continue to draw and breathe life into characters, monsters, and fantastical creatures for as long as they keep telling him their stories.  May the stories never die… Jean Carlos March 2008