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 was going to say “teaching an old dog new tricks” but 1) I’m not old (I can’t even say middle aged because I hope I at LEAST make it to my eighties and I’m not even 40 yet) and 2) This isn’t exactly a new trick.

Note to self: remember to wear gloves. (Just call me Violet Beauregarde, I guess.)

This moment right here- where I get to see someone experiencing my work in real time- is one of my most favorite things. The studio gets quiet and if you listen closely you almost always hear the deep inhale that comes at the start of really LOOKING

It’s funny how when I get really busy/really into work and life, social media kind of gets put on the back burner (which ironically makes it seem like “nothing” is going on.) Anyhow, I’m still here- working on projects, hostin

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.