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

I voted for women.

I voted for kindness.
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Great things come in small packages.

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

wednesday cravings

craving: gingerbread airstreams

December 21, 2010 in Cool Things, Decor

via here discovered on black eiffel

If nothing says Christmas decor quite like a gingerbread house, then nothing says hipster like a gingerbread airstream. What a great idea!

craving: painted cookies

December 15, 2010 in Cool Things, Gifts

via here discovered on simplesong

Aren't these beautiful? Maggie Austin has added cookies to her website (arranged fabulously by the styles Art Nouveau, Bauhaus, Impressionist, and Botanical) these lovelies are amazing mini works of art. *And as a lover of little pieces of art, I'm definitely all about these.