Courtney Khail | Southern Watercolor Artist (photo by Elle Golden)

Hi, I'm Courtney.

I'm a Southern contemporary artist currently living in Athens, Georgia with my husband and our rescue mutt. Here you'll find a peek into what inspires me, new pieces I'm working on, and a whole lot of random thoughts. (Oh! And for those curious, my last name is pronounced “kale”.)

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Featuring a color palette of varying oranges, my painting “Cassandra” was inspired by the mythological figure by the same name.

Here’s how the story goes: Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam of Troy. A priestess, she dedicated

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Great things come in small packages.

“Jigsaw No. 6”
Original watercolor and ink painting on paper
4”x4”
$125

Doing the quiet work in the studio today (removing hundreds and hundreds staples, stretching paper, etc) which always gives me a lot of time to meditate and think. One thing my mind keeps coming back to? How heartbreaking it is that there are so many

This blue beauty is heading to Texas this week! Can’t wait for my newest collector to see this one in person. (The depth of color is ah-mazing.)

🔴 “My Favorite Crayon Was Cerulean”

A Santa Fe sunset

April 15, 2009 in Photography, Weddings

via style me pretty

I found this wedding over on Style Me Pretty's blog. Shot by Gia Canali, this wedding is absolutely beautiful to me. The colors were based off of those found during a Santa Fe sunset, and I think they work just wonderfully together. For more on the wedding, head over here.