Born in Peoria, IL. and living in that city for her first 19 years, Ellen Cannon, a self taught pastel, charcoal, and colored-pencil artist, was first commissioned for publication of her original images, at age 17. Since 1966, the resulting volume, 'With Heart and Hand', co-authored by Atty. Donald F. Vonachen and Fr. John Dietzen, and featuring Ms.Cannon's illustrations (under her maiden name), was in continuous reprint for more than three decades and distributed to members of the United States Armed Services. Her artistic vision has inspired her to create...more
