Combining her love for abstract art and the act of finding beauty in everyday life, local artist Courtney Simone creates cheerfully inspired abstract figurative artworks. Within her work, she walks the line of relatable day-to-day scenes and the fantastical. As she creates each unique painting, she gives herself permission to explore and play with colors, subject matter, and composition leading to artworks full of joy and whimsy. Her intuitive mark-makings and stylistic distortion of her female subjects marry the concepts of familiar comfort and discovery.
“I am currently inspired by bold patterns, neutral colors, and the mundane of life. As someone who often feared the sameness of every day, I’ve found a way to turn that fear into something that can show up in my art, and inspire others to embrace their every day.”
Working in the mental health field, Simone finds inspiration through the stories others have to tell. By cultivating these experiences, she is able to produce artworks that speak to both broad and specific emotional experience with an uplifting visual narrative. The artist has also been inspired by illustration in the form of newspaper comics and the encouraging environment she grew up in.
Courtney Simone’s work has been featured in “Collective Wisdom Magazine” and has been collected across the United States. Since developing her current artistic style, she has amassed a loyal following and recognition for her inclusive representation of women within her figurative artworks. Currently, Simone is based in Southern California.
EXHIBITIONS
2022-23 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2021 “Beauty in the Mundane”, Sari Shryack
TV & FILM
All American: Homecoming, The CW
American Gigolo, Showtime
