Evelyne Morisot (1943–2018) was born in Paris, France, and briefly attended art school before choosing to trust her own instincts over formal instruction. In the early 1970s, she crossed the Atlantic with her dachshund Parsifal and settled in a SoHo loft in New York City during its formative and electric artistic years. There she married jazz percussionist David Earle Johnson, and together they raised four children. Jonathan, Thalia, Thelonious and Theodora.

In the 1980s, the family moved to upstate New York, where Morisot found the landscape that would shape her life’s work. Rolling pastures, weathered barns, and grazing cows became her muse. For Morisot, cows were the essence of the earth. She often said, “As long as there are cows, there is the green of the earth.”

Across six series, her brush followed the rhythm of the cows, each stroke refelcting their movement and letting shape, color, and line carry their presence. Gradually, these figures transformed into forms of energy and structure, moving from vivid realism to vibrant abstraction.

Morisot herself was vibrant, warm, energetic, and deeply curious. She approached her work through a feeling and intention, letting them guide each stroke.

She painted not for recognition, but to remain in tune through the work itself. 

Today, her paintings reside in private collections worldwide.