This is a Collection of over 115 works of art from Carolyn P. McNellis. The book title "Art: In Spite of it All" reflects a mother of 8 and a grandmother of 26 who has continued to refine her artistic abilities while raising a family. The Collection includes drawings & sketches, illustrations, portraits, sculpture, and her most recent 'Ladies Works'. And incorporating her profoundly versatile skill with water colors, pastels, pencil/charcoal, oil, & acrylics, her artwork offers a unique, sometimes humorous, perspective on what she sees in the world around her. The Collection even includes a line of silk-screened prints & clothing that were produced in Turkey.