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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“I’d Love To Be Mysterious, But I Talk Too Much” The only mystery here is why you thought I wouldn’t offer my opinion. (And let’s be honest- if I didn’t say it with words, my eyes would no doubt give me away.)

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Every time I think I’m finished with these two, something pulls me back in and tells me “not just yet.”

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

I voted for women.

I voted for kindness.
I voted for progress.
I voted for decency.
I voted for reproductive freedom.
I voted for public education.
I voted for LGBTQ+ rights.
I voted for healthcare.
I voted to decrease the wealth gap.
I voted for

birthday in a box

Happy birthday, sweetie. You rock.

September 02, 2009 in Celebrations, Cool Things, From the Studio

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It's my husband's birthday!!! He is absolutely wonderful and I can't wait to start celebrating once he's back from class.

Now I have to run decorate the apartment and pick up his ice cream cake* from Ben & Jerry's before he comes home! See you all tomorrow :)

*I'm baking his cake for this weekend's festivities, (a football inspired two tiered concoction to not only celebrate J's birthday but also celebrate the long awaited beginning of the UGA football season- yes we are those fans) but for actual birthdays (as in the day of) we have a tradition of buying each other ice cream cakes since they are our favorite kind of cakes!