Canadian Women Artists, The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto, April 27, 1996
Kathleen Morris was best known for recording the authenticity of everyday life in Montreal and its environs. She was born with a physical disability but refused to let it prevent her from painting outdoors in all seasons. The quiet pleasure in her work comes from her own affection for a humble yet lively world, and provides a refuge from modern day chaos; a moment captured in time.
Two months of every summer were spent in Marshall’s Bay near Arnprior, Ontario, where she painted cows and other animals from the cottage that had been in the family for generations. Morris compassionately painted animals with regularity and with an interest in the bond between humanity and the natural world. In her late career when her handicap forced her to cease painting, Morris devoted her time to the prevention of animal cruelty.
