Kelly Jean Gillow has had a passion for art & writing since she was a child. Today, Kelly devotes much of her time to the creativity and education of young children & also adults as she teaches a variety of artistic mediums in her own studio company, Country Home Learning & Art Center , located in the beautiful Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania where she resides on her farmstead with her husband Jonathan and her beloved labs Coda Bear Cornelius, Oliver Otis and Little Charlie Parker. Kelly enjoys spending time in her home studio writing, creating illustrations and thinking up new ideas, painting and studying universal law. A self taught artist and positive thinker Kelly's given many talks to schools and local groups in her community on the importance of art in our lives. She has judged art at various juried art events and is an avid contributor to many local organizations and a supporter of local art within her community.