Thanksgiving weekend

Thanksgiving weekend

Every year we have a “family day” – it’s usually the day after Thanksgiving, but this year it got bumped to Saturday. Being the interesting (and somewhat weird) family that we are, recent destinations have included exotic locations such as Julian and Tijuana. The...

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Happy Thanksgiving!!

I love family gatherings. Especially when those gatherings take place around food.Do you remember in grade school when our teachers all instructed us to announce something we were thankful for? My dad did something similar today. Except that he challenged us to think...

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Happy Thanksgiving

Well, a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! With everything going on around the studio, this Thanksgiving really caught me by suprise. I do want to say, though, that I am very thankful for many things. This has been an awesome year for us. It was interesting to look a...

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Smother's Brothers

I apologize to anyone who has emailed us in the last couple of days; we have been having some technical difficulties. But it is now working! So, go ahead and send us your hellos and your questions.Jared, Bronson, and I like to listen to music while hard at work....

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Smother’s Brothers

I apologize to anyone who has emailed us in the last couple of days; we have been having some technical difficulties. But it is now working! So, go ahead and send us your hellos and your questions.Jared, Bronson, and I like to listen to music while hard at work....

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The whirlwind slows down

The whirlwind slows down

Random thought of the week-Has anyone ever seen an online fortune cookie? Is that a good idea or what!?The thing about post-whirlwind is that there is still that leftover tail-spin. We are slowly catching up around here and although the place may not look like it...

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Wow . . . changes around here . . .

Wow . . . changes around here . . .

Have you ever noticed how empty a place feels when you move all of your stuff out of it? Thats exactly how the studio feels right now - very, very empty. This week has been a whirlwind of activity! We started painting on Tuesday and were able to finish up on...

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A little place in Pala

A little place in Pala

After a great wedding Saturday (more to come) I got to do something that is a little too rare around here- I took a trip out to Pauma Valley for a family portrait day at the Sebastian household. We had a great time together taking pictures and visiting (Mrs. Sebastian...

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City of Hope

City of Hope

So last weekend I had the pleasure of working with City of Hope on one of their very large fundraisers. Let me tell you, the event was quite amazing - the Crown Room at the Hotel del Coronado! And thats just the start! But it was an awesome event to be a part of. They...

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