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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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

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Great things come in small packages.

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

georgia okeefe

Things I had no words for

November 14, 2016 in Monday Quotes

quote by Georgia O' Keefe | watercolor by Courtney Khail

"I found I could say things with color & shapes that I couldn't say any other way... things I had no words for." - Georgia O' Keefe

So true. Sometimes painting feels like the only way I can truly speak. (Which says a lot because I talk pretty much non stop. I'm even reading this out loud as I type to make sure it "sounds" like me haha)