Journal

This beautiful white stallion may give you a clue to this adventure!

A very remarkable adventure in Arizona

The Artists for Conservation award event in Tucson enabled us to visit our old friends Jan and Wally in Phoenix. .... continue >

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The weather was beautiful in Miami that weekend.

Our 2022 art show season begins in Miami

W always love the weather, the coconut palm laden venue and our old friends at the Coconut Grove art show in Miami .... continue >

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Just by eating less palm oil, you are saving the lives of orangutans!

ARE YOU MAKING A DIFFERENCE?

The Earth needs our help! .... continue >

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What a wonderful group of friends exploring the southern tip of Africa

Our 2021 African SAFARI

Braving the dangers of COVID, and the unknowns of a pandemic Africa- we returned to Africa for an incredible adventure with our friends ! .... continue >

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Summer 2021 - Adventures out West and with hurricane Ida!

From delivering artwork, to visiting friends, digging for fossils, and exploring geothermal lakes, we had a blast this summer. .... continue >

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ANIMA VESTRA Explore the relationship between animals and women

2021 was a challenging But exciting year for us

We used 2021 to try new artistic techniques, open a new gallery in California , explore Africa again with friends and catch up on family relationships. .... continue >

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A peacock Nudibranch in the Red Sea

Jim inducted into the International Explorers Club

The International Explorers Club recently recognized Jim for his groundbreaking Oceanographic work .... continue >

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Happy Holidays !!! And here's to a great 2021!

We are hoping 2021 will be a much better year

2020 was a difficult year for everyone on the planet Earth! .... continue >

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I am honored with ARTISTS FOR CONSERVATION'S HIGHEST AWARD

I am so honored to have won this award. The important thing to note is that it all started with me simply wanting to make a small difference in the future of our planet's .... continue >

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I just finished a beautiful Crowned Crane piece for our old friend Tom lieden

Time for new challenges and new normal,

TIME, something you can't hold, something you can waste, something you can save, but usually one of the most important aspects of life. Although now I have the time, it doesn't help any of .... continue >

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The Woodlands, our first show in 14 months

In 2021, we will probably only be doing two shows due to Covid restrictions. So this was a special show for us, getting to see old friends, and catching up with artist friends from .... continue >

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Working with gold leaf- this was my statement on trophy lion hunting

Unexpected, but greatly appreciated studio time

The coronavirus has changed all our lives. The bad news is I'll miss seeing all my friends at art shows this year and ,of course, it will be difficult to make ends meet. But the .... continue >

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It's amazing how much the coconut Grove area has grown in the last several years

The 2020 Art show season begins

This year we started our exhibits in Florida .... continue >

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Amsterdam once handled the majority of the goods from all over the world heading into Central Europe

My bucket list trip to Amsterdam

I've always wanted to go to Amsterdam, home of Rembrandt, Van Gogh , and many of the artists that I've admired all my life. We managed to squeeze in eight days exploring Amsterdam. What .... continue >

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It's a long way but certainly enjoy the Bellevue Museum show in Seattle

Summer of 2019 – touring North America

After spending may and part of June in Africa, we wasted no time beginning our summer exhibitions across America. It was an action-packed exhibition season- starting in Texas in April and across Western United .... continue >

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We had beautiful weather at the tip of Africa

Our African safari 2019

In November we returned from an incredible Safari with our friends and a few weeks of working in Zimbabwe and South Africa with our ARTS FOR ANIMALS Wildlife center and conservation partners. .... continue >

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Vanuatu is off the coast of New Guinea, about a three-hour flight north of New Zealand

VANUATU ISLANDS SAFARI

We made a special trip this year to celebrate Jim's 70th birthday, my birthday, Christmas, New Year's, and our anniversary which all happened to fall at the end of December.
Since Jim has had visiting .... continue >

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Our 2018 ARTS FOR ANIMALS Teaching trip focused on Administrative goals and expanding our programs to new schools and bush camps.
Through a friend we met at the Atlanta art festival,Matt Lindenburg, we were introduced to Timbavati Bush camp near Kruger Park in South Africa. We met his friends Charles and Inga,who have spent well over $1 million building the camp.

2018 ARTS FOR ANIMALS TEACHING TOUR

Our 2018 ARTS FOR ANIMALS teaching tour took us to remote villages in Zimbabwe as well as Timbavati Bush camp near Kruger Park in South Africa

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The Kings Mountain show was beautiful- among those towering redwoods, you almost feel like you're in a cathedral!

September adventures

We headed back out to the redwood forests of the California coast and the Kings Mountain show. Afterward ,we made our way back through Phoenix and Santa Fe visiting friends and galleries along the .... continue >

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I always love meeting extraordinary kids like Austin at our shows!
Austin began earning donations for elephants when he was only 11. After we met, he sent the money earned's lemonade stand to the Sheldrick foundation elephant orphanage. We are hoping to work with Austin to develop programs for ARTS FOR ANIMALS.

Summer 2018

Summer this year was full of adventures out West. Although we were only home eight days the entire summer, we got to visit old friends, explore the grand Teton Mountains and even play with, and .... continue >

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