Anne's Thoughts and Travels

"Bali Ka Bali" is Indonesian for " you always come back to Bali"! It was a magical place, and we believe that, although you may not come back to Bali physically, it's pure, natural, and spiritual nature I'll bring you back in spirit

We visited the primitive jungles of Borneo looking for Pygmy Elephants, Pygmy Rhinos, Orangutans, Proboscis monkeys, and the magic of Earth's oldest rainforest !

In August and September we went out west to visit our galleries, spend time with friends, and sketch bears and wolves

In May and June, we spent six weeks training our partners and their staff in utilizing Arts for Animals program elements to make their programs more interesting and effective.

We had a wonderful 2025 Art show season, seeing old friends, winning an award here and there, and traveling around America! No time to finish now, but tune in in a couple of weeks and I'll have all our photographs identified

Our "2024 Western Tour" to visit friends and galleries from Texas to Montana was fun and interesting!

What an incredible safari across Africa. Rwanda was awesome, and afterward we had a very productive and interesting Arts for Animals tour in southern Africa as well.

We had an awesome two months out west visiting friends, and galleries, and making new friends and establishing exhibits at new galleries.

I am so blessed to have my artwork chosen from hundreds of artists worldwide for the 2023 Artists for Conservation Exhibition

In April 2023 ,Jim and I went to India at the invitation of a local Tiger researcher friend and had an incredible Adventure!

This year we plan on slowing down a bit and not maintaining the crazy show schedule of the past 10 years.

Our western art tour this year took us across the United States to our new gallery in LaJolla, California, and then back across the United States visiting friends all the way up to Idaho , covering 4500 miles.

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

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

The Earth needs our help!

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

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

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.

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

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

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 wildlife. That single step has taken us on a long journey and I am amazed myself at how much we have accomplished. We certainly could not of done it without the support of all my friends and clients.

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 the other most important aspects of life like friendships, family time, and relationships since we can't spend that time visiting.

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 years back!

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 good news is I'm able to spend more time at home with my love and my dogs and more time to free my creative spirit. Thanks to the support of my friends and collectors, we will survive and perhaps life will be richer in many other ways.

This year we started our exhibits in Florida

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 an interesting and fun city!

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 States after returning from six weeks in Africa. It was exhausting but full of adventures and meeting new friends

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.

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 Vanuatu on his bucket list for close to 60 years -we decided now was the time. We really had a magical time visiting this "way off the beaten path", unique ,archipelago.

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 way.

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 sketch ,Wolf puppies while visiting our old friends at the Earthfire Institute. With the exception of Chicago's Olde Town show (which was pretty much a rainout), our other exhibitions were very successful and we got to see many of our old friends.

At the annual Southeastern Wildlife Exposition in Charleston, Anne London set a new record for the highest price ever bid for the annual SEWE “quick draw” event.

Rwanda's Gorillas, truly one of the greatest wildlife adventures on the planet!

Here's more about Rwanda. Did you see my "GORILLAS IN THE MIST" entry before this one?