Family paints loving picture of togetherness

Jesus Loera and his wife, Ruby Reyes, are part of a crew painting section numbers and lines at high school parking lots in Baytown.

The family that paints together stays together.

“This is my wife. She used to work at Church’s Chicken. But after Hurricane Harvey, we got lots of calls for jobs. So she said, it’s time to work together. And I said, yes, it is. So it’s me, my wife, my brother and my brother-in-law here today. In our other group, I’ve got my son and two nephews.”

Sigi Loera listens to music while putting the finishing touches on a number.

What’s it like working with family?
“Sometimes it can be hard. I’m the supervisor. I’m the boss. So if they do something wrong, I need to tell my family to do it the right way. If someone doesn’t paint it right, it’s hard for me to say, make it straight. But I try using my best words like, please, do it the right way. If for some reason it’s really bad, it’s my fault. I take the blame. But everyone’s pretty good about following my instructions.

“We love to work. We love whatever we do, painting or remodeling. It’s really nice working together with family. My brother likes to do some funny stuff. He listens to music while he’s painting, and he starts dancing sometimes. We try to have a little fun out here. We like to laugh. It helps make the day go better.”

— Jesus Loera