Journal

The five volcanos of Volcanos National Park are the main habitat of Rwanda's mountain Gorillas
We Drove three hours from the capital at Kigali through beautiful mountain valleys and highly cultivated hillsides. The volcanic soil is rich and easily cultivated.

Gorillas in the mist!

We journeyed into the misty,highly cultivated hills of Rwanda to Volcanos National Park, home of the endangered Mountain Gorillas. Rwanda is a beautiful country of rolling hills and steep volcanic valleys. Our treks into the .... continue >

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We journeyed to Rwanda to study and draw endangered Mountain Gorillas
We were invited by The Gorilla Doctors to visit their facility and learn more about Mountain Gorillas from their experts.

Gorillas,the great migration and teaching conservation,2017

Our African journey this year takes us to Rwanda to visit our friends with the Gorilla Doctors and trek into the bamboo forests to draw Gorillas. Then to the Serengeti plains in Tanzania to ,hopefully, .... continue >

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Summer started with us driving west to the Bellevue Art Museum show in Seattle
Even though it meant a 3000 mile, five day journey, we were really looking forward to seeing our friends Jan and Wally and taking a short trip with them to the Olympic Peninsula.

Summer Adventures 2017

This has been a very busy ,but quite successful summer. We made many new friends and had some really incredible wildlife encounters, thanks to our new friends at Earthfire Institute.
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Our "Pledge is modeled after the boy scout Pledge
They promise to protect animals and that they understand the relationship between their wildlife and their future!

Arts for Animals in Action

We just got a lovely email from one of the folks we work with in Africa. One of our partners there is" Children in the Wilderness', a community involvement arm of Wilderness Safaris whom .... continue >

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The weather was perfect and well over 100,000 people attended the show

Coconut Grove 2017

Our first show this year was Coconut Grove, in Miami. This is one of " best shows" in the nation with well over 3000 applications from artists to fill 350 spots at the show. .... continue >

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Winter sunsets from our friends dock-Both Jim and I are addicted to sunsets!
Each evening we walk down the street to a friend's dock to recharge and let our dogs run.

For me this Christmas was a time for Recuperation

Unfortunately ,I was rear ended in an auto accident last June and have been suffering the after effects for several months. Without going into the gory details, I had to have neck surgery in early .... continue >

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This leopard was one of the high points of our Safari!
I guess if you spend enough time in the Bush, sooner or later you will be in the right place at the right time for the perfect photograph. This was one of those moments!

OUR AFRICAN ADVENTURE 2016

Our annual African safaris are always a great adventure. Just like the early African explorers, we never know what wildlife dramas will unfold before us. Of course, part of our adventure is sharing Africa .... continue >

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Meeting with Botswana's top officials was pretty nerve-racking.
Luckily,I decided to just read the letter that Jim and I wrote explaining the significance of the presentation. They posted that letter on their Facebook page which you can go to up above.

Presenting my artwork to the President of Botswana

For many years I have applauded the conservation efforts of the country of Botswana. President Khama followed in his father's footsteps( His father was the first president of Botswana after independence and was .... continue >

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These Sumatran Rhinos have almost disappeared from our planet

Houston Zoo Benefit Auction

"And It Was Good" is a 36" x 72" original piece created and donated by A E London and funded by the Regenstein Foundation for the Houston Zoo Benefit Auction to be held October 20th.I .... continue >

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The majesty of these animals is incredible

ADVENTURES IN TONGA !

In August, Jim and I checked off an important box on our bucket list- swimming with humpback whales on the island of Tonga in the South Pacific. I have always been mesmerized by the .... continue >

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The high point of our summer was opening our new wildlife center in Victoria Falls

WHAT A SUMMER!!!

This has been an exciting, but busy summer with lots of art shows,wildlife events, interesting people and places like Tonga to read about,so we will work to catch you up through this journal over .... continue >

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Save The Lions Gala at the Houston Zoo
I worked with women lion researchers from across Africa and Asia to raise over $900,000 for lion conservation programs.

Raising Funds Through Art

In October 2015, I joined forces with Amy Dickman to host an invitation-only art show in Houston, Texas. Amy has garnered global recognition for her work in Tanzania to protect carnivore populations. Her program works .... continue >

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The Grand Tetons are our favorite for hiking!

U.S. Western Art Tour

Shortly after returning from Africa, Jim and I began our Western art show schedule. We had a very successful tour and hit record sales in Denver, Seattle and Sun Valley, Idaho. Of course, one of .... continue >

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Another fun and successful African safari
This year we decided to travel in May (Africa's fall) instead of spring. Lots more water everywhere and everything was green.

African Expedition 2015

Jim and I had not been to Africa in the months of May or June for several years, so we decided to see Victoria Falls in high water and experience the wet season, rather than .... continue >

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"Frozen for a beautiful moment"By Anne London
It gives me chills to remember this moment.....

Easter: An American Panther story

I surprised Jim this morning with a secret project I’d been working on. This is his Facebook entry from today:

“This morning I got up to a wonderful surprise Easter present from Anne. The panther I .... continue >

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Coconut Grove show-we sold our art to folks from all over the planet!
Our 1st show of the year, 200,000 attendees, and beautiful warm weather- no wonder it's one of our favorites. Winning third-place was great since it assures us a place next year. With over 2500 artists competing for only 300 places- that's important!!

Warm, Finally! Coconut Grove and Naples shows

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I was honored to be a guest with Dr. Greg Rasmussen to benefit African wild dog research.
Jim and I were invited to a wonderful dinner to benefit African wild dogs in Houston, Texas. Dr. Greg Rasmussen is quite a character and one of the most well-known advocates and researchers of the painted dogs.

Houston Painted Dog Benefit

Jim and I were invited to a wonderful dinner to benefit African wild dogs in Houston, Texas. Dr. Greg Rasmussen is quite a character and one of the most well-known advocates and researchers of the .... continue >

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Africa 2014
Our Ssafari this year was exceptional! We shared an incredible adventure with a great group of friends. Our Arts for Animals program grew, and everyone came home safe.

2014 African Adventure

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Marching through the French Quarter
This past weekend we participated in our first protest march. You'd think going to college in the 70's we would have protested something-the Vietnam war or ,at last burned a bra. But no this was our first one -to ptotest the killing of african wildlife.

Our first protest demonstration

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Boston Mills Art Show Award
We had a great show and I won an award for this piece.Not my usual subject,but still a favorite.

Our July Midwest Tour

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