Mary Louise Porter

“The beginning of a painting is always mysterious to me. A painting develops for me, unraveling the composition, as the colors, line, shapes, and texture seems to emerge on the canvas.”  

 Mary Louise Porter has been selected to represent the Cane River and Northwest Louisiana in John R. Kemp’s  book Expression of Place The Contemporary Louisiana Landscape.  Her paintings were also featured in the November 2014 Louisiana Life magazine. Porter received a BFA and MFA in Painting from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. She has participated in numerous artist residencies across the US and Costa Rica. Her work is also included in a number of galleries and other public and private collections nationwide.