Morgan Echols was born and raised in Huntsville Alabama. She has a degree in psychology from the University of Alabama, and no formal art training. She is self-taught through trial and error. She strives to create work that reflects balance and symmetry in both design and color. And part of her process has been sharing what she has learned through social media, to inspire and aid in the pursuits of other artists. She paints in the style of “hard-edge” painting, and much of her work can be categorized as Op-Art, which plays tricks on the mind through illusions. She uses heavy body acrylic paints on canvas.