donna grillo

TECH ART II AT AMPAS

2012-01-30T07:59:00.000-08:00

Just in time for this year's Oscar Nominated Movie screenings, Vince's Tech Art II show has gone on exhibit in the lobby of the Academy's Linwood Dunn theatre.

We were there the day they were hanging the photographs so I took a couple of snapshots on V's phone. They're kind of grainy but you'll get the picture :)

Golden Globes 2012

2012-01-20T09:09:00.000-08:00

Vince was one of the HBO after-party photographers for the Golden Globes.
Click this link to his blog to see more pictures:
http://vinphoto.blogspot.com/

The Check Is In The Mail

2012-01-20T08:46:00.000-08:00

My first check from the sale of Wham Glam Thank You Ma'am! I'd like to add a bunch of zero's after the amount but hey, it's a start. :)
I love that complete strangers bought my story. Thank you Skylight Bookstore for your support of local writers. I'm proud to live in Los Feliz where we actually have a thriving community bookstore and people who still read.

MR. JANUARY

2012-01-20T08:36:00.000-08:00

Vince posing with his calendar that the Editor's Guild created for its members featuring V's Tech Art photography.

My Name Is Prince and I am funky

2012-01-15T14:12:00.000-08:00

My name is Prince the one and only....

My uncle Bob's newest edition to the family, "Prince"

Fort Tejon

2012-01-03T18:42:00.000-08:00

How many times have you passed the sign on the 5 Freeway for Fort Tejon? We decided to go there today. We had fun exploring the old fort and the hike in to the canyon behind the fort was even better. We saw tons of deer and birds. It was a lovely way to spend my birthday.

MOM'S EPISODE

2011-12-29T19:49:00.000-08:00

HERE'S THE FIRST EPISODE THAT I DIRECTED FOR DATING AFTER DIVORCE:

Christmas

2011-12-26T16:26:00.000-08:00

Christmas morning. TIme to finally open presents!

Vince trying on his new coat. I think it fits him well.

December 26th - The day I try to work off the past few days of indulgences by hiking up Mt. Hollywood. But then we went to the yogurt shop after our hike...

Vince and I had a lovely Christmas with his family. When we got home we rested for a while and then went to our neighbors house and wine and champagne tasted until midnight. What a great day!

And then Zuri let us sleep in until 8:00 a.m.! We are blessed :) xoxoxox

Santa's Little Helpers

2011-12-07T08:27:00.000-08:00

Days after our doggy photo shoot I'm still laughing about how cute these little creature are.

He looks like he had one too many drinks in this photo...

Matt's Christmas Card :)

2011-12-05T11:12:00.000-08:00

I know his parents are going to get shit for these pictures but I thought they were hilarious.

No Matt! No smoking!!

Santa Pix at Doggy Styles

2011-12-05T11:05:00.000-08:00

There's nothing better then volunteering for a good cause, raising $650 for the Friends of Animals foundation and spending the entire day smiling and laughing so much that my face hurt.

Our last contributor of the day was our dear Nancy Sullivan. I think Santa needed that swig of Jagermeister after a day of posing with the pups.

Thanksgiving 11/24/11

2011-11-30T11:46:00.000-08:00

It's a long drive to Lompoc to visit my mom but I sure perked up playing with Pom Pom, the cutest thing ever.

She especially liked Vince.

With My Stooges

2011-11-26T20:16:00.000-08:00

I love Three Stooges Day at the Alex Theatre. Thanks Curt for starting such a great tradition.
We usually have lunch at Don Cuco's before the show but sadly the restaurant closed so we needed a new location. This time we watched the Stooges then walked to the wonderfully tacky Hawaiian themed Damons for dinner and drinks. So fun. I had a Chi Chi!

Silverlake Art Collective

2011-11-20T09:49:00.000-08:00

We enjoyed some excellent art at the Silverlake Arts Collective show last night. What a great group of artists! I'm not always the biggest sculpture fan but this artist was awe inspiring. He put this big 'ol smile on my face.

And who doesn't love political art? Can you name the three people in this piece?

One of my favorite artists, Rebecca Pollack, was showing her photography, block prints and etchings. Can you get any more talented? This woman has it going on!

Homecoming Prom

2011-11-15T08:30:00.000-08:00

Our lovely niece Cecelia with her girlfriends. I saw a lot of moms and dads tearing up as they watched their kids get on the party bus that would take them to the prom.

With her proud mama and handsome date...

There was this large stairwell that was perfect for photographs.

CC and uncle Vince

Dating After Divorce - part II

2011-11-14T10:50:00.000-08:00

Day two of shooting the "Moms" episode.
(Love that crazy face on the wall and Nile in the reflection but not in the forefront of the pix)

One of the best things about our crew is that it's very ethnically and gender diversified. We're helping skew the horrible record that Hollywood has of using only white men!
(Sorry white guys but others like to be creative and work too!)

This is John Silver, he is one of the funniest guys I've ever worked with. Someone give him his own show!

Elena Talon, Lynne Stewart, Annette Westwood and Jody Jaress.

Kiran Turns 30!

2011-11-14T10:24:00.000-08:00

At The London for Kiran's classy 30th birthday party. Vince made this poster. Not sure if you can tell but she has a golf club in her hand and she just smashed her birthday cake. Glad I didn't have to clean up after that :)

Halloween 2011

2011-11-01T11:48:00.000-07:00

Halloween has arrived, there's no turning back, the holidays are here!

BRING IT ON!

2011-11-01T11:43:00.000-07:00

Had fun celebrating Mark's birthday with him. We had dim sum in China Town then saw "Bring It On" at the Ahmanson. Even though I had a killer cold I still had a good time.

Japanese Modern Art

2011-10-17T09:12:00.000-07:00

At the Barnsdall Japanese Modern art show.

This was my favorite piece in the show. Controversial to be sure....

Nancy's dress matched these paintings...

Lepidoctor Screening

2011-10-17T09:07:00.000-07:00

At "The Lepidoctor" screening posing by the poster that Vince created for the film. It came out gorgeous!

Vince with the Director and Editor

And the next day, my homage to butterflies...

Pumpkin Patch at Farmers Market

2011-10-17T08:36:00.000-07:00

We met Richie, Nicole and Matt at the pumpkin patch celebration at Farmers Market. So fun to see it through a kids eyes.

This old cowboy was playing guitar and got Matt dancing...

Children of the corn...

Later Matt showed us his muscles...

John Waters at USC

2011-10-16T13:02:00.000-07:00

Vince took these photos of John Waters on campus for a screening of "Pink Flamingos."

John with his admirers

I love this quiet moment before the book signing.

Zuri in Red

2011-09-26T09:20:00.000-07:00

We were in the backyard playing Scrabble and of course Zuri was hanging out with us. I swear she was a human in a past life...

The HBO Party after the Emmys

2011-09-20T09:31:00.000-07:00

It's so strange when you work in the entertainment business. There's such a weird blur of reality mixed with made up. The Emmys really brought that home for me when I was watching them the other night.

Here's a few examples: Vince was getting ready to go photograph the HBO After Emmy party. I was watching the Live Emmy broadcast on t.v. As Vince swung his camera over his shoulder and was kissing me goodbye I could see on the t.v. that Martin Scorsese just won an Emmy for best director. Vince came home with pictures that he took of Scorsese at the HBO party. So the man blurred from fake (on t.v.) to reality - Vince was standing in the same room with him taking his picture...

Steve Buscemi and Stanley Tucci

Another example of blurring the line: I've worked on a few t.v. shows with Seth MacFarlane and I always remember him as a funny, kinda nerdy but nice guy who loved to joke with everyone. I have a lot of personal memories with him. Then I watch him on t.v. at the Emmys and Vince comes home with these pictures of Seth:

Seth looks drunk. And he's smoking!!!

Seth's date - she's smoking hot! V. said she was the most gorgeous gal there.

Another Example: A few months ago V. and I were having breakfast at our local spot. I looked up and there's Adrian Grenier from "Entourage" talking with some guy who didn't have a clue who he was. They were talking about a dog or something not entertainment related. That night I watched Entourage on t.v. Weird, he's in my hood eating breakfast then at night I'm watching him run Hollywood with his posse on Entourage. Starting to see my point about how strange it is to live in Hollywood????

And my favorite....Kevin Dillon

I miss Entourage already!!!! Hope Kevin's new show is good.

Here's a few more pictures of peeps that I like that were at the party. If you want to see more celebrity shots go to Vince's blog at: Vinphoto.blogspot.com

Seal (one of the best singers in the world!) and Heidi Klum

Funny lady Kathy Griffin

Melissa McCarthy look out! You're about to be bitten by a Vampire!!!

Alan Cumming rocking the red carpet. LOVE IT!!!

Funny man, Johnny Galecki from Big Bang Theory

The Good Wife

"IT'S NOT MY FAULT" E. Peck Exhibit

2011-09-18T09:58:00.000-07:00

Not many people could entice me to drive on the 5 freeway in bumper to bumper traffic for two hours to get to Oceanside but Everett didn't even have to ask. We couldn't wait to see his show at the Oceanside Museum of Art.

It was well worth the drive....

With the (Duck) man that started it all

Helen Peck, Alysia Painter, Me, Everett and Chris Painter

There was a great turnout to hear Everett talk about his art

They recreated an office to exhibit some of Everett's t.v. show artwork. I felt like it was a "this is your life" exhibit for me too since I've worked on two of his shows, "Duckman" and "Squirrel Boy"

Everett casting his magic spell on the audience.

I love this sassy assed Duck.

I first met Vince working on Duckman so it will always have a special place in my heart.

My Squirrel Boy compatriots, Chris and Alysia Painter.

Everett and Producer Michael C. Gross, who curated the show.

Squirrel Boy in the background, Duckman on the right - two of my favorite all time shows!

Anniversary Food Happiness

2011-09-18T09:08:00.000-07:00

Flushed with happiness after a margarita and blue corn enchilada dinner.

CHANG THE PROTECTOR

14 Years of Wedded Bliss! September 13, 2011

2011-09-13T11:44:00.000-07:00

Art Show

2011-09-13T11:06:00.000-07:00

Checking out some of Rebecca's awesome prints at her show. Gorgeous art!!!

Bonsoir

2011-08-31T12:03:00.000-07:00

We recently had a fun visit with our friends Cathy and Chris who were visiting from France. Chris' English is getting better and I'm surprised at how well you can get along by pointing and searching for a word that they'll understand.
For back-up I invited my friend Nile to join us and she speaks perfect French so she was able to talk to them in their native tongue. Thanks Nile!

Up at the Hollywood Sign, they posed in front of this warning about rattlesnakes and mountain lions...

Moments later we saw two deer nibbling on plants. Five minutes later we were driving down the canyon and a coyote ran in front of our car running for its life. Right on its tail was a giant Great Dane chasing it out of the neighborhood. It was a very surreal sight. Very exciting for our French friends. I told them that Hollywood is very wild!

Up All Night....On The Set Of "Dating After Divorce"

2011-08-29T11:04:00.000-07:00

Here's some "behind the scenes" pix from the short film that Vince and I directed last night. It's been a long time since I went to bed at 4:30 in the morning. Man am I dragging today! Only got two hours of sleep before the cats started whining about their breakfast.

Happiness on a plate

2011-08-12T11:31:00.000-07:00

Can you guess where I'm at? I think a few of you true Mexican food lovers will recognize the booth :)

Outdoor Disco Party at the Music Center

2011-07-30T08:11:00.000-07:00

Doing the "Hitchhike" dance moves

We had a blast dancing under the stars at the Music Center's Disco Party.

3-D Walls

2011-07-27T10:47:00.000-07:00

The start of a new piece. Not sure where I'm going with it but that's the fun part.

Also not sure which way I like it better - vertical or horizontal.

One things for sure, there will be a statue or something else standing in front of this wall.

Bettye Lavette

2011-07-27T10:43:00.000-07:00

I first heard Bettye sing at Obama's inaugural ceremonies with Jon Bon Jovi. They sang "Change Is Gonna Come" and the emotion brought me to tears.

Here's the clip in case you missed it:
Bettye LaVette & Jon Bon Jovi

We saw Bettye perform at a free concert in Pasadena over the weekend. That raspy soulful voice is a pleasure to my ears. Love this lady!

Dim Sum and Then Some Shopping Fun

2011-07-18T08:52:00.000-07:00

We ventured off to Chinatown for Nancy's birthday. Had dim sum at Ocean then shopped around and bought parasols and kimonos. Such a fun day.

Vince was there too but he was the "paparazzi" and didn't get in to any of the photos.

"Our Legacy" Recording Day

2011-07-13T08:37:00.000-07:00

It's a great feeling at the end of the recording day when you're celebrating a job well done. Our actors rocked this session!

Animation Insider Interview

2011-07-08T13:08:00.000-07:00

Here's a link to an interview I recently gave about working as a casting director in the animation business.

Click on this link to read the interview:

Animation Insider

Donna Grillo

June 24th, 2011 Mike

Audrey - A happy rescue story

2011-07-05T09:13:00.000-07:00

I have fallen head over heels in love with Nancy's new dog, Audrey. It's amazing the love and smiles this dog brings wherever she goes. I can hardly believe this little fur ball was found on the street all gnatty and scared. I've got to give it up for the rescue group that took her out of the pound, cleaned her up and saved her life. She will now spend the rest of her life being pampered and loved by Nancy and all who lay eyes on her. This dog seriously puts a smile on your face. Nancy has had her for about three months. She's definitely feeling like the luckiest girl in the world. This is a very happy rescue story - yay!

Beauty Culture at the Annenberg Photography Center

2011-07-04T10:03:00.000-07:00

I swear this should be illegal. Vince had it right when he said he'd like to see an interview of a grown up woman who was put through this when they were young. Would love to see how it affected them in their older years. My guess is it wouldn't be pretty....

Point Pleasant with my dearest dear cousins

2011-06-27T11:22:00.000-07:00

John, Lynn, Caitlyn, Alexandra and Luke. We spent the day at the shore. The kids rode the rides, played games and we ate ice cream, pizza and Mexican food.
Don't let the palm trees fool you - we're in New Jersey!

Vacation with the family in New Jersey

2011-06-27T08:14:00.000-07:00

Celebrating Fathers Day, Dad's birthday and Grandpa's 92nd Birthday!

Valves

2011-06-13T20:51:00.000-07:00

Here's some more valve prints.

I can't decide if I like this print horizontal or vertical.

Fotoplayer Valves

2011-06-13T07:59:00.000-07:00

This print was inspired from a picture Vince took for the Academy's archives of some valves in a Fotoplayer from 1912. V's been photographing the restoration of this Fotoplayer over the past year.

I just found this clip of Joe (the restorer) playing the Fotoplayer - check it out, it's really fun:
http://www.victorianreproductionlighting.com/antique-photoplayer.html

I made several copies of this print and now I'm collaging it. I'll put the finished piece up once it's done.

Hiking at Deukmajian Park

2011-05-29T11:41:00.000-07:00

Hiking with Vince and Mario up at Deukmajian park. We got to the end of the trail and there was a small waterfall. Lot's of flowers too.

Dancing on Bodie Tiles

2011-05-29T11:35:00.000-07:00

Jimmy's garden of eden

2011-05-29T11:32:00.000-07:00

I'm so blessed to have an organic garden right around the corner from me. Every Monday I go over there and see what's ripe. It's strawberry time - so yummy.

Wally Wingert's Big Hawaiian 5-0

2011-05-08T08:32:00.000-07:00

We had a blast celebrating Wally's birthday. Classic cars, pizza, bowling and air hockey = fun fun fun!

The bat mobile! Where's Adam West?

Concentrating before my turn. I had a few strikes but more gutter balls. Loved my pink bowling ball.

It's Easy Being Green

2011-05-06T10:55:00.000-07:00

My mask matches my walls perfectly.

Zuri Napping

2011-05-06T10:52:00.000-07:00

Leave it to a cat to sleep on a plastic bag. My maternal instincts came up but I didn't have the heart to wake her up...

EASTER SUNDAY WILDFLOWERS

2011-04-24T22:46:00.000-07:00

We were driving on a country road on our way to the poppy reserve. We had to pull over as all of these sheep came barreling over the hill and flooded in to the street. A sheepherder and his dogs were right behind them to drive them back up the hill.

The first poppy sighting.

This is at the poppy fields. Last year all you saw was orange as far as the eye could see. This year it was beautiful in a more subtle way.

Then we made our way to the Arthur B. Ripley park, a stunning desert preserve.

Compared to past years the poppies were a bust but it was still an incredible day in the Antelope Valley.

L.A. Arboretum

2011-04-24T10:48:00.000-07:00

Vince took these pictures as we played in the beautiful gardens of the arboretum. It seemed like everything was in bloom. Loving spring!

This picture reminds me of Hawaii. Aloha!

I love the energy of this photograph with the bee in the middle.

There was an upcoming wedding in the rose garden. Vince & I walked the aisle. A few minutes later another couple was doing the same thing. The guys looked embarrassed but us girls were happy :)

I love the simplicity of this shot with the little red lady bug.

Not sure what this is but it sure was funny looking.

These peacock chicks were so adorable.

After watching them for a while the mom got tired and found a comfy spot to rest. She's sitting on four chicks. This is the last one before it burrowed under her feathers.

The horse stables were gorgeous. I kept thinking they'd make an excellent studio for me and Vince.

If you'd like to see more photographs check out Vince's blog at:
Vinphoto.blogspot.com

Blue Bodie Tiles

2011-03-21T13:08:00.000-07:00

Here's another version of the Bodie Tiles print collage in blue.

Snow Day L.A. Style

2011-02-27T21:46:00.000-08:00

Bodie Tiles

2011-02-27T21:41:00.000-08:00

Making Bodie Tiles

2011-02-25T18:15:00.000-08:00

Inspired by a craggly old floor in Bodie...I made prints and then layered them. I'll put the finished piece up soon.

Sunday Afternoon

2011-02-06T19:02:00.000-08:00

I TOOK THIS PICTURE
NOT VINCE
REALLY I DID
NOT V, ME.

Vince orchestrating a photo shoot at Mark's house. I grabbed the camera so Vinney could be in a few of the pictures.

Out with the old....

2011-02-06T08:59:00.000-08:00

ALL HE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE DANCE DANCE

2011-01-15T22:25:00.000-08:00

Let The Sun Shine In

2011-01-06T16:13:00.000-08:00

We saw the musical "Hair" last night at the Pantages Theatre. During the last song the cast members invited people to come up on the stage and sing with them. Nancy grabbed me and said, "Want to go up?" Hell yeah! We ran up there and sang, "Let the sun shine in" as we waved our hands overhead, swaying back and forth. There must of been a hundred people on the stage and I've got to admit that it was some of the best vibes I've ever felt in a crowd.

PRESENT FRENZY

2010-12-31T17:16:00.000-08:00

INSPIRED at ART FROM THE ASHES CLOSING PARTY

2010-12-19T10:05:00.000-08:00

What a blast! Vince's "Frozen" photo demonstration turned in to an interactive party where everyone helped light the ice. We took hundreds of photographs and every single one is lit differently. We used flashlights to light the ice.

The block of ice lasted for about four hours before it fell and broke.

Ryan Wildstar was giving a spoken word performance and right in the middle of it the block of ice fell and made a loud crash that startled everyone. Ryan remained unfazed and pretty as a peacock.

Vince in front of his pix that are hanging at the show:

Camelot Kids

2010-12-19T09:30:00.000-08:00

Vince did a photo shoot at the Camelot Kids winter festival. This is one of my all time favorite photographs. A showbiz kids reaction to the paparazzi?

Here's some more of the sweeties:

A Dog's Life

2010-12-16T09:04:00.000-08:00

I think I need a dog.

Preferably something white and fluffy....

That will let me dress it up and still keep smiling...

But for now we'll keep getting our doggy fix...

Photographing these little angels...

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

2010-12-15T19:36:00.000-08:00

Vince lit the house all warm and cozy for our holiday pictures.

Nicole, Richie and Matthew's First Christmas Photo Shoot

This modeling thing is b-o-r-i-n-g...

Eiko, Chris and Sophie. Right before this photo was taken Sophie yelled out, "VINCE!" She was definitely flirting with him.

VINCE HAS GONE TO THE DOGS!

2010-12-03T07:35:00.000-08:00

We're doing another charity event this Sunday. Here's some pix from the last one we did. Click on this link to see a slide show - it will surely put a smile on your face: CLICK HERE TO SEE DOG PHOTOS

Feeling Inspired!

2010-11-21T19:54:00.000-08:00

Had a blast at the Art From The Ashes party last night. The artwork was amazing and it was great to hang out all night chatting with friends and meeting the other artists.

Chris Battle and V.

WHAM GLAM THANK YOU MA'AM

2010-11-11T17:46:00.000-08:00

INSPIRE

2010-11-04T12:30:00.000-07:00

The Art From The Ashes show is coming up on November 20th. Come to the party! See great art - yay!!!

WHAM GLAM THANK YOU MA'AM AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS

2010-10-30T20:52:00.000-07:00

Vince and I were at Skylight Books to take a picture of the short story I published, "Wham Glam Thank You Ma'am." If you happen to be in the Los Feliz area check it out.

While we were at the bookstore this guy came up to me and wanted to know what my book was about. So I told him the gist of the story and he bought the book! I sold my first copy of Wham tonight! And Vince was there with his camera to catch the moment. So absolutely perfect!

It's Reigning Cats and Dogs

2010-10-22T11:34:00.001-07:00

Vince and Vince. Don't know which one is cuter.

Furball!

Sue and Buster

This dog had the most amazing markings I ever saw.

Will model for treats!

What's new pussycat?

2010-10-16T22:45:00.000-07:00

Patty's newest addition to her family.

I'm ready for my close up Mr. Gonzales

2010-10-09T15:40:00.000-07:00

Mickey and Roma helping us prep for tomorrow's charity photography event for Thumping Tails Rescue Group. What a couple of hams!

Mono Lake, Frenchies and a few extras

2010-09-18T13:32:00.000-07:00

We met this couple that were from France. They were traveling on a Harley Davidson motorcycle all throughout the west. They loved America and kept saying how clean it was. Yes, we're a clean people :) Friendly too!

Is this what you guys are thinking about when you pee? (click on the photograph for a closer look)

Bodie

2010-09-18T12:49:00.000-07:00

We spent our 13th anniversary exploring an old ghost town named Bodie. It's an abandoned gold mining town that at one time had over 10,000 people living there.

This is the Bodie jail. It looks innocent enough until you read how there was a group of vigilantes that would pull people out of the jail and hang them without a fair trial. Oh yeah, this was the wild west.

You get the strangest feeling looking inside these houses. It was like there was a plague and people just stood up and walked away from all of their belongings. There are plates and coffee mugs on the table as if someone was in another room. Kinda eery...

If you'd like to see some of Vince's favorite photos from Bodie, click HERE

Lake Charles

2010-09-18T12:16:00.000-07:00

Lake Charles never disappoints. I've spent many an hour on this lake, boating, drawing, walking around it but this was a whole new twist. I was standing at the bait and tackle shack that sits near the pier. There was a big flyer taped to the window that said, "We're in Black Bear Territory." I took the time to read the directions about what you should do if you encounter a bear in the wild. As soon as I was finished reading the flyer I turned my eyes to the lake shore and look who was about 15 feet away from me....

The bear could care less about me! We watched it fish the shore line for about 10 minutes. She deftly pulled this fish out of the water for a little snack.

People gathered and snapped pictures as she went along the shore completely ignoring the papparazzi. My heart was beating so fast, I knew if she wanted to attack me she could reach me in about half a second. Good thing I didn't wear my new perfume, "Eau du Trout" that day.

Mammoth = Heaven on Earth!

2010-09-18T12:03:00.000-07:00

Our first hike was at Black Rock Canyon. It was an up hill trail which was really tiring but so beautiful it spurred you to go on and on.

HODIE means TODAY!

2010-09-01T09:51:00.000-07:00

Feeling Blue

2010-08-31T08:39:00.000-07:00

Funny how you can see something years ago and it sticks with you. We were at Huntington Gardens more then five years ago and there was this gorgeous blue brick wall that has shown up in my art ever since. Here's the newest reincarnation.

The Telephone Is Ringing

2010-08-31T08:37:00.000-07:00

We went to MOCA to see the Gorky's but I really loved this Warhol.

Uncle Bob's Birthday

2010-08-09T10:05:00.000-07:00

Hot fun in the summertime!

Lake Naciemiento

2010-08-06T11:00:00.001-07:00

Good times with the Bartrons.

Gug making wake boarding look easy.

Avila Beach

2010-08-06T10:49:00.000-07:00

It felt so good to feel the cool breezes coming off of the ocean. I put my sweatshirt on and enjoyed feeling cold the whole time we were at the beach. The lake was 95 degrees so 68 felt like heaven!

At the Norton Simon Museum

2010-07-11T22:35:00.000-07:00

Martini Time

2010-07-11T22:34:00.000-07:00

Vince's helpers for the DOS shoot

2010-07-11T21:33:00.000-07:00

4th of July Weekend

2010-07-05T10:16:00.000-07:00

We started our 4th of July weekend doing a photo shoot that Vince named, "Death of Summer." Here he is just as he's getting pelted by a water balloon.

Happy Happy Talk!

2010-06-26T09:01:00.000-07:00

We went to an Academy screening of South Pacific last night. At the reception before the film we met one of my favorite stars, MITZI GAYNOR. It was so cool to meet her, she was awesome! Funny as can be. She told old stories about Sinatra and Rodgers and Hammerstein and I could of easily forgotten about the movie and just listened to her speak all night. What a delight!

Another Version

2010-06-20T13:52:00.001-07:00

One thing I love about prints is that you can make a bunch of them and then do different variations on a theme.

What A Weekend!

2010-06-20T13:40:00.000-07:00

The Art From The Ashes exhibition finally arrived. We're now recovering from two nights of parties. We had a blast seeing friends, meeting all of the artists and being involved in such a cool show. I loved seeing all of the ideas the artists came up with on the theme of making art from the rubble pulled off of the mountain.

This is Joy Feuer, the mastermind of the Art From The Ashes events. Kudos Joy for such a successful show - wow!

Two more weeks!

2010-06-06T15:03:00.000-07:00

Dropping off our pieces for the upcoming Art From The Ashes Show. We took a tour of the gallery space and saw some of the art from other artists. I think this is going to be a really good show.

A Photogrpaher and his Subject

2010-05-28T10:22:00.001-07:00

Check out Vince's new buddie. They spent the last week together.

Introducing Pom Pom

2010-05-09T16:38:00.000-07:00

My mom's new puppy is the cutest thing I've ever seen. It took all of about 5 seconds for me to be completely smitten and in love.

Art From The Ashes Exhibition Opens June 19th

2010-05-08T08:13:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited about this show for many reasons. First off it's a benefit exhibit to raise money to rebuild the trails that were destroyed in the Station Fire. Second, I love being in a show with so many friends - Vince, Jaimie, Laura Stickney, Joy Feuer and many more. Good vibes abound :)

At Play In the Poppy Fields - HEAVEN ON EARTH!!!

2010-04-24T22:13:00.000-07:00

Purple Hills above Glendale

2010-04-10T17:33:00.000-07:00

We were in the hills above Glendale where the Station fire was last year. The fire and destruction is now giving way to incredible beauty as the hills regenerate themselves with flowers covering every inch of the land.

A Walk in the Hood

2010-04-06T08:11:00.000-07:00

We walk Zuri around the block every night and I had to stop and take my picture with this blooming bougainvilla and wisteria - so pretty!

Spring Has Sprung!

2010-04-04T10:31:00.000-07:00

On the road to visit my mom and sister in Lompoc for Easter.

Then we went to La Purisima Misssion. It was a nice place to spend the day walking around the grounds, playing with the animals and checking out mission life from the 1700's.

I felt like we spent the day living in an impressionist painting, colorful and bold, nature at her finest.

If you'd like to see pictures that Vince took of the mission go to his blog at: vinphoto.blogspot.com
They're really gorgeous pictures!

Solstice Canyon Hike

2010-03-31T07:59:00.000-07:00

I felt like we were hiking in the garden of Eden. There were flowers everywhere. I love spring! Check out the handy work of this wood pecker.

The Day After the Chile Earthquake

2010-03-18T22:27:00.001-07:00

We were in Santa Barbara the day after the Chile earthquake and the water was so violent that it tore this boat in half. The ocean had eaten the entire beach so we had to take our walk on the bluffs.