Having
spent all of her early years in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas,
Mary Sigle Morris came to Denton in 1962 to study art at Texas Woman’s
University. Upon graduation Mary was the first interior decorator for Thomas
Furniture Ethan Allen Gallery in Denton, having married Bobby Glen Morris of
Denton while still at university.
Mary began painting in watercolor during a University of North Texas mini
course taught by Jo Williams in 1990. The time and the medium were right to
spark an interest in art that had lain dormant while raising a family. She
continues to take occasional classes from Williams as well as attending
workshops in the Denton/Dallas area. Travel to other parts of Texas as well
as England and Mexico on painting trips has expanded her range of subjects.
Mary has been accepted into local and regional juried exhibitions and has
won several awards.
"It gives me great pleasure to be able to paint certain things which catch
my eye, things which are special to me or someone close to me. Man made
things - the interiors of homes or shops, objects left for a moment or for
ever; and God made things - groves of trees, fields or grassland prairie,
leaves with their sun cast shadows; these hold a quiet fascination. The
interaction of the manmade with the natural, particularly where light and
shadow play a part, are part of the intrigue. God’s hand touching a part of
our lives is an integral part of my life and my paintings."