Mayo mourns passing of world famous artist

The death has taken place of Camille Souter Morris, Dooagh, Achill Island, painter and Saoi of Aosdana, LLD, Trinity and UCD.

In her 94th year, she died peacefully at her daughter Natasha’s residence in Dublin, surrounded by her family.

She was predeceased in 1970 by her great love, sculptor Frank Morris, and in 2016 by her adored son-in-law Peter Johnson.

Mother of Natasha, Michele, Gino, Emma and Tim, grandmother of ten, and great-grandmother of eight, Camille will be remembered for her paintings, for her individual take on life, and her love of frogs, broad beans and tulips.

The bereaved family, to whom sympathy is tendered, said it greatly appreciated the care Camille received from her doctors in Achill and Dublin, the staff in Mayo University Hospital, and the palliative home care team of the Harold’s Cross Hospice.

Camille has donated her body to Trinity Medical School.

In a tribute to the deceased, Achill RNLI stated: "It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Camille.

"She lived here in Achill for most of her life and was a lifelong supporter of the RNLI and the Achill Island Lifeboat in particular.

"She was a world famous abstract and landscape artist and a Saoi of Aosdana.

"Some years ago, Camille so generously permitted us to reproduce some of her works in a postcard format to raise funds for our Lifeboat and this was a hugely successful venture for our Fundraising Branch.

"We are so grateful to the late Camille for her generosity and support of our lifeboat and we offer our sincere sympathy and condolences to her family and friends.

"May her kind and gentle soul rest in peace, she will be long and fondly remembered by our community on Achill Island."