Matt & Annie Arts – Turning Ideas into Reality is a business started by Courtney and Aneeza Douglas, both of whom graduated from E. R. Burrowes School of Arts with diplomas in 2011 and 2012, respectively.
Together, they have won five National Arts Awards and numerous art competitions. They were married in August 2013 and have a son, Lucas Myles. Courtney is currently working at Tinninben Animation Studio, and Aneeza does commissioned artworks at home.
Art plays a significant role in the lives of the Douglases. Courtney states that their “gift is from God” and they believe that “whatever they do with it is their gift back to God”. Courtney and Aneeza love what they do and, through their creations, want to share that love with their clients.
“When someone purchases a piece of art, we want them to take the love from our home to their home. We want to leave a legacy. Part of it is, ‘Don’t try to be better than anyone, try to be better than the person you were yesterday.’ Only then we can see changes in all aspects of life,” expressed Courtney.
Courtney Matt Douglas graduated from Burrowes with a diploma in Fine Arts and was awarded “Best Student in Painting, Drawing and Graphic Designs”. He is the winner of the National Coin Design Competition, which was held to commemorate the 175th anniversary of Indian immigration. Additionally, he won the National Drawing Competition 2013 with the piece of Guyana’s master batsman, Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
Matt and Annie’s artworks are showcased at Dis Is De Place exhibitions held at the end of each month at the Courtyard Mall, Robb Street, Georgetown. Their craft includes leather jewellery of the finest quality.
The artist mentioned that his daily Facebook sketches (Sketch A Day) are for the benefit of his fans and to demonstrate his ingenuity and dexterity with the pen and to further develop his technique.
Courtney’s “Inspirational Arts Series” feature famous persons who inspire the rest of the world, including poets (such as Maya Angelou), sportsmen and women (such as Muhammed Ali, Lionel Messi and others), humanitarians (Mother Theresa), civic leaders (Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King), and literary geniuses (Derek Walcott and others).
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