Anna Kathleen Tolleson was born in the small town of Salem, IL. Her early years bring memories of this area of the country where she enjoyed many fun-filled summers on the farm where her Grandfather and other family members lived. Her love for the outdoors and the simple life on the farm nurtured the free-spirited soul and creative imagination within her and as she grew to adulthood, she realized that there was a longing on the inside of her to express on canvas the rural elements of country life. Thus began her journey into the creative process as a self-taught...more