Caroline Allen
Tue, 11 Apr 2017 18:54:30 +0000 I’ve been a book coach for 19 years, working with people all over the world on memoir, novels, self-help books and even film scripts. I began my career as an international journalist (in newsrooms like London’s Financial Times). People come to my company, Art of Storytelling, wanting to write and publish a book. Few understand the stages involved. I’m creating an outline of the stages…
Tue, 20 Sep 2016 02:04:08 +0000All artists have their influences. One of mine is Joan Miró. Who are your influences? Here's my painting for today in my year-long painting a day series: "Four happy trees and one vaguely annoyed one." And here's one from the master, Miró. Carolineallen.com.
Fri, 11 Nov 2016 05:42:14 +0000Why do a painting every day for a year? Why write every day? When you do art often and fast, you break through mental blocks and critical thoughts to this authentic moment, this genuine self, where visual marks or turns of phrases are perfectly YOU. When you do art every day, you anchor that moment I to place. And you begin to create from the depths…
Sat, 03 Sep 2016 18:26:16 +0000Besides being a novelist and book coach, I am also a visual artist. In January 2016, I started a painting a day series called Outside the Lines, where I committed to painting one 9x12 watercolor every single day for an entire year. I paint while on holiday, while in the hospital (even on the day I had surgery), and even if I'm utterly exhausted. The project was conceived…
Wed, 07 Sep 2016 23:05:06 +0000 Why do a painting a day for one year? What possible benefit could come from such a practice? I used to be an international journalist. I was deep into my intellect, into changing the world one serious news article at a time. I worked in Tokyo and London in busy, crazy newsrooms. I was in a Tokyo newsroom when Hirohito died, and in a London…
Mon, 05 Sep 2016 21:37:16 +0000 Do you want to find your purpose? Are you feeling a call to deepen your connection to your authentic path? In these online courses, I pour my heart out around my path to becoming a novelist and visual artist, and explain how I used tarot to get there, and how learning to channel not only helped thousands of other people worldwide, but also took my artwork…
Tue, 06 Sep 2016 23:47:40 +0000In January, I began Outside the Lines, a painting a day for a year. I sometimes, like today, use a stream of consciousness approach, dabbing blobs of paint, and studying it to see what image emerges. In this, I saw two people hugging. I actually like the stream of consciousness almost as much as I like the final painting. Klimt helped me turn the SOC into…
Thu, 08 Sep 2016 21:07:44 +0000The easiest way to pick a subject for a painting when you're doing one painting every single day for an entire year? Stay with where you are right now. A friend keeps giving me bouquets from her garden. Flowers are everywhere. Flowers are where my soul is at. If I stay with that, the soul works its magic. Want to engage your creativity more profoundly and…
Sun, 11 Sep 2016 01:07:12 +0000Some days, you'd rather do anything than have to painting a painting. You'd rather clean out the refrigerator or scrub the toilets or stick your hand into the garbage disposal. Nine months of painting every single day and you're TIIIIIIIRED. But still you must paint. This one is entitled: "If I Go to Church on Sunday..." carolineallen.com
Fri, 09 Sep 2016 23:59:43 +0000One painting a day for one year....carolineallen.com.