I saw this post on threads: and it got me thinking: There is SoOOOOoooOoOooOOoooOo much people don’t know about watercolor. AND while there are a LOT of reasons watercolor is my favorite paint medium — it’s color and appealing whimsy the way the water moves the color the fickle and unpredictable nature of ir … […]

A Day in My Life as a Live Wedding Painter “GIVE ME A STORY *IDEA*” I typed into ChatGPT. I’m mortified I did it, I know, but I just couldn’t BEAR starting this blogpost with something other than a story. I mean, is that even a Courtney Kibby blog without a STORY?! Nope, it’s not. […]

PHOTOS BY AARON DELESIE PLANNING BY SUGOKUII EVENTS Painting a piece of this Amalfi Coast wedding all started with this photo on the *bane of my existence app called Instagram*: I shared it on Instagram, saying, “This wedding should have a painting.” A sweet meeting with Carly led to a beautiful collaboration I’ve been honored […]

This may sound like I’m making this up, but I assure you I am not. Watercolor did not come naturally to me. Painting didn’t really come naturally to me. Sketching and drawing didn’t come naturally to me. BUT I LOVE IT.  And therefore, I was determined to make it work.  As long as I’ve been […]

Sitting here with 2 of the 3 of my babies in bed with me and typing this post on my PHONE, there’s literally no doubt in my mind we are creative beings. I have a whole spiel about why art matters, but the bottom line is, we were called to be creative and YOU ARE […]

Today on the blog I’m sharing a little about me and my painting process. Also check out a video of me working! 🙂

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Wow this year has been wild already?! Or is it just me?? I’m sitting over here with my pups at my feet (and the babes, lets be real—they’re making a giant mess of glitter on the floor so I can write this). …

So, think about it—in an age where print publications are not as popular, coloring books made a comeback. Ummmm… clearly we have an infatuation with art as humans.

But WHY?! 

Well, in my previous blog post I talked about WHY ART MATTERS…

Today I’m diving deeper…

I’m taking you behind the scenes, and rounding up some questions I get asked ALL THE TIME! I’m talking Secret Time, Burt Kreischer Style.

Let’s go!