Inside Northside Cover Artist

Botanical Brushstrokes:

Unearthing the lush world of Mary Singleton’s artistic expression

By Cayman Clevenger

A horn blows in the distance, a ferry transports travelers across the churning waters of the Mississippi to the sleepy shores of Algiers point. Clovers spring forth from the ground, creating a lush green carpet enveloped by tropical plants and shielded from the bustling city just across the river by a wall of ligustrum.

This is the backdrop for Mary Singleton’s New Orleans home and studio. A carefully curated Zen

garden of pebbles, pavers, boxwoods and planters round out her picturesque botanical sanctuary. The flora that thrives in her personal spaces often takes center stage in her artwork, seamlessly transitioning from her home and surroundings onto her canvas.

Singleton’s work effortlessly intertwines her Louisiana roots and love for New Orleans’ lush flora with her own green thumb. She captures the essence of the city’s vibrant botanical landscape, gardens, parks and surrounding marshlands, paying vivid homage to the verdant splendor of her surroundings…

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