Anne Laddon has been a professional artist for 30 years, beginning her career in a San Francisco ad agency as a graphic designer. In Alexandria, Va. at the Torpedo Factory (from 1975-1984) she designed the logo and graphics for the art center and worked as a silkscreen printmaker, creating dozens of limited edition serigraphs, as well as a line of posters and greeting cards. In 1984 she moved to the Central Coast turning to oil painting and pastels. Her current work features oils and pastels with bright color, bold design and strong composition. She often creates her work en plein air enlarging and refining these works in her Paso Robles "bunkhouse" studio.

“Color and design have been my focus in art for over 30 years … Always a “color junkie” I push color to the limits and look for energy and confidence in my brushwork. The immediacy of pastels allow me to create quick studies in unlikely locations. Capturing these spontaneous moments present challenges that I later address in my studio. Currently I enjoy creating large oils on location pushing perspective and space."

In 1984 she moved to California's Central Coast and opened a studio gallery in Cambria where she continued to create limited editions, monotypes, and handmade paper. She exhibited her work in New York each year at the International Art Expo there, as well as in galleries in Philadelphia and Washington D.C. In 1990 she began to study oil painting and by the mid nineties was hooked on "plein air painting" which she continues today.

In 2007 she founded Studios on the Park, Inc. a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a creative, educational, and transformational experience to enhance understanding and appreciation of the visual arts. Located in downtown Paso Robles Studios will engage and inspire the San Luis Obispo County community and its visitors with a unique open studio environment. Studios features artists working in a variety of media, educational programs for children and adults, and quality exhibitions by regional, national and international artists.