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Aaron and Ethan

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Evan Rice

Graduated from Woodstock High School and is Auburn bound this fall. Congratulations!

Logan M. Woodward

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Philip

Lordy, Lordy, Philip is 40! We love you more! Happy birthday! Love, Alyssa, Caroline, Livy and Hasten

grassroots to a From new generation

How Three Brothers Painting Wants To Be Your Painters For Life

In 2021, Three Brothers Painting celebrated 30 years of providing painting services to homeowners and businesses in north metro Atlanta. Now, the company is unveiling a new look that will coincide with a transition in leadership that started in 1991 with a dedication to quality and customer service.

Humble Beginnings

Three Brothers Painting was founded in June 1991 by Carlos Velez, an immigrant from Mexico City, who was eager to start a business in this country. Carlos, along with two of his brothers, was working for another painting company at the time. They were working on many new construction homes, and the foreman pivoted and made a strategic decision to work with Carlos directly due to his leadership and high quality of work. He reached out to Carlos separately and asked to work with him.

“I bought a truck and some equipment, and then we needed a sign,” Carlos said. “When the sign painter asked me what name was to go on it, I couldn’t think of anything. And he said, ‘Well since there are three brothers, let’s call it Three Brothers.’ So that’s the name we decided to go with, and we’ve had that name ever since.” Carlos acted as owner and general manager in those early years, with his brothers supervising the work crews. During that time, the company tripled in size and has painted an estimated 30,000 homes as well as private and government offices and buildings.

PHOTOS BY ABIGAIL PEYTON PHOTOGRAPHY Oscar Velez with his dad Carlos, who founded the company.

New Generation of Ownership

Carlos’ son Oscar has been in charge of sales and project management for the last decade, and his daughter Cindy has managed the office. Since they were young, the siblings have been a part of Three Brothers. In his early teens, Oscar started on the painting crews cleaning job sites, learning the basics of painting, and interacting with customers. Cindy has worked at the office since she was 18, starting with filing and learning the entire back end of the business, including scheduling, payroll and bookkeeping.

Oscar and Cindy recognize their unique position in that they’re not a franchise, and they never intend to be.