I love when I get to create portraits for the same family many times over. We first met the Pompillo family when I was a wedding photographer 25 years ago! Last week, we had a fantastic afternoon at the beach with the entire family. It was so much fun and as the sun set that afternoon, I knew they would have beautiful portraits from another important time in their life: Their oldest grandson is about to head back east on a baseball scholarship at Villanova. He will be the first one to leave the area in all this time!

Earlier this month, we installed a beautiful exhibit at the Thermal Equestrian Show in Indio, California. It features several top equestrian riders, including Hannah Selleck, Ashlee Bond and Will Simpson. Seen in the paintings here are renown riders Joie Gaitlin and Michelle Parker.

We are raising money for the RideOn Charity, and these equestrian superstars graciously helped out. If you'd like to have a portrait of your family (whether or not you own a horse!), we'll donate your session fee to RideOn in your name.