Courtney grew up in East Texas and passed the hot summer days reading, drawing, watching She-Ra and exploring her grandma’s farm. She doodled constantly through elementary, middle and high school but didn’t think about art as a career until a fateful art history class at The University of Texas at Austin. After transferring from Government to Studio Art, she moved to the east coast, and started pursing a career in childrens’ books where she could combine all of her favorite things.

She now lives in Northern VA now with her husband and three kids and is the author/illustrator of two picture books, “Maya was Grumpy” and “Dragons Rule, Princesses Drool”. She is also co-writing and illustrating a picture book with her sister-in-law, Sanyukta Mathur, titled “Happy Diwali!” that will be published in 2021 about their multiracial and multi-cultural family celebrations. 

Family 

 

Courtney @ age 6

Still doesn’t like having her photo taken.) 

At a favorite independent bookstore, Island bookstore in Duck, NC