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.”