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

rain

color inspiration: rainy day grey

May 03, 2011 in Colour Inspiration

Interior photo by Polly Wreford, nap photo via le love, storm photo via tec petaja, cloud cookies via forty sixth at grace

I woke up this morning to a beautiful sunshine filled day, but by mid afternoon the clouds had rolled in followed soon after by a thunderstorm. Before I knew it, I was creating a board centered around stormy clouds, grey interiors, and cumulus cloud cookies. And for good measure, I went ahead and threw in a photo capturing my favorite rainy day activity-mid day naps.