Hello All, and happy Monday!
I can’t believe how fast the weekend went by! It seems the work week just drags along and the weekend goes by much too quickly. Anyway, this weekend, though short and very cold, was filled with some wonderful news! Not just for me, but for the artist I am about to feature: Courtney Morris, who also happens to be my 16 year old daughter.
Well, the big wonderful news is that one of Courtney’s pieces was selected to compete at the state level for the Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) Art Competition 2014. We are so very excited!
Here is the piece that was selected:
“Isolation” by Courtney Morris
“Isolation” is done in mixed media and in Courtney’s own words “it represents all the people who are hiding themselves away from what society expects of them”
About V.A.S.E.
The Texas Art Education Association has sponsored the VASE since 1994. It is the only art event of its kind in the nation. Only academically eligible high school students in grades 9-12 from throughout Texas can participate in VASE
VASE provides students the opportunity to bring artwork created in their art classes to regional and state events for evaluation by certified jurors. Click here to read more about VASE
About The Artist
Courtney Morris is a 16 year old high school student who lives in Katy, Texas. The daughter of Veronica Solomon, an Interior Designer, Courtney definitely has the creative gene. She has been drawing and painting since she was very young, and has spent a lot of time assisting her mother at her design studio.
Courtney draws from some of her own experiences and the inspiration she finds in other artists she admires, and even her friends to create her pieces. Her favorite type of art to create is portraits. She feels that you can learn so much about someone’s life and experiences by the emotions on their faces.
Courtney works in all types of media – Acrylic, oil, charcoal, color pencils, watercolor and has completed and submitted many pieces for local art competitions through her Junior High and High schools.
Courtney is currently in 11th grade and is planning to pursue a career in the Visual arts field. Some of her other interests are: Fashion, makeup and photography.
Courtney is a very active teenager – She works as a babysitter and volunteers at our church and is an avid basketball player. She is also the vice president of her school’s Fashion Club
Here are a few more pieces from her portfolio
By Courtney Morris
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I am extremely proud of Courtney and I continue to encourage her creativity.
Here she is:
Courtney Morris
In the near future, she plans to open an Etsy shop and offer reproductions of her original works for sale.
Thanks for taking the time to view my daughter’s work.
Be Inspired!
Veronica Solomon, Casa Vilora Interiors
VeronicaSolomon.com
This artwork is really colorful and modern. I think it would be a welcome addition to any home decor.
Wow, what a unique style she has! My sister is an artist and I Have a lot of her orginal work decorating my house. Lucky for me, I get it for free:)
This is very fun, colorful art. She is a talent!
Your daughter is such a talented young lady. She should definitely open up her own Etsy shop. I am a huge fan of Etsy.
Very talented young lady, Courtney is!
“Isolation” is a great image with amazing texture
Vanessa, you must be so proud! Your lovely daughter is so very talented…she deserved to win! She looks just like you!
She is remarkably talented already at such a young age! Her pieces are really, really interesting and thought provoking.
Fabulous!..that really shows unique artistry…very talented…
Courtney definitely has talent and it will take her far. Congrats on the VASE winning!
That is such a great program, what a way to help the young artists get their name out there. She is definitely talented, there are several pieces here I loved – like that black and white one – I am a sucker for anything black and white.
What beautiful artwork! I love it – so much talent. I’d love to know when her Etsy shop opens.
Congratulations and wow she has real talent and has done some really beautiful pieces i would love to hang one of these in my house
Courtney very definitely has the creative gene! Her pieces are colorful and filled with emotion.
She is incredibly talented! You must be so proud! Her work is unbelievable and congratulation to her for being selected to compete! Good luck!
They are all so GORGEOUS! My favorite one is the second picture down, but really- I do love them all!
Big congrats to your daughter, that’s wonderful news, and great reason for you all to be excited!!
It’s clear she has a great deal of talent. I love her work. Good luck w/the state competition!
Beautiful girl, just like her mother! And very talented! There are actually 2 works that I would definitely buy and put on my walls! Great work! Good luck with the competition! I am sure she will do well!
I haven’t heard of Courtney’s work before, but it’s beautiful. What a talented artist!
What beautiful art work! As her mother you must be filled with pride! Her arts is truly one of a kind! Love it!
Wow! What beautiful and unique pieces! She’s very creative!
wow…Veronica! Your daughter is really talented. Look at all these awesome pictures! You must be really proud! God Bless!
She looks just like you
Her work is fantastic! I like her mixed media! She’s really talented.
Oh wow! I never heard of her work but it is gorgeous!
She does such awesome art!
Congratulations to Courtney! That is a wonderful accomplishment. Best of luck to her. I’m sure you’re a very proud parent!
She is so talented! I’m sure her etsy shop will be very successful. I wish her luck in all of her art endeavors!
I really liked the isolation piece. Mix medium art has always been my favorite
So much talent she has. I like her artwork a lot.
What a talent for someone so young! I love how the colors pop.
She’s 16! Well, we all know where she gets her creative talent from:-)
I am glad to see that she plans to sell her artwork. She is very talented.
Oh wow. Her work is very nice and mature. I am sure it will go places.
wow brilliant i love her work very intriguing and fun
great talent!! looking at these pieces made me very curious about what could be going throught her mind for the different techniques. So happy you are encouraging her!
Nice! There are many different techniques in those
Your daughter is one talented young lady! Keep at it girl!
impressive work of art!
Very talented young kid.. I was Awe about the art
Wow, she is incredibly talented! I love the one with the bird. Also the piece towards the middle, with the blues and black lines. Gorgeous work!
Those are so pretty and colorful. She is very talented and would love her art.
Thank you all for your great comments
That is really nice artwork. I think the one the with the city skyline to be very interesting.
Wow! Your daughter is very talented!! I love her artwork! It looks very original and interesting.
oh my gosh, she is really good! The paintings looked to be coming out of my computer screen at me. Well done! She’ll do well with her work!
I love your daughter’s artwork. She is super-talented and you should get her some art gallery showings please… The fiery colors an bright hair pieces caught my attention… Fantastic. Let me know when she opens the Etsy show and shows at a gallery.
Also get her to join http://www.see.me. It’s a community of artists showcasing their works. There is a free membership and then you can pay to participate in competitions.
Simply beautiful. I know some artists who’d love to see these. The fire-y one looks so breathtaking! It’s great that they’re encouraging kids with this!
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Wow! I missed this post originally! So happy you put the link in your recent blog post! I love her work! You must be such a proud parent!