Mon, 30 Oct 2017 15:30:48 +0000RAW: Savor is hosting a major art event in Portland, November 15th. Three bands, filmmakers, performance artists and dozens of visual artists will converge on the Roseland Theatre. Every artist is tasked with selling 20 tickets at $22 each. To friends scattered around the world who cannot make the event, please consider purchasing a raffle ticket to support this event. Raffle tickets are $7. Win this…

Fri, 16 Sep 2016 03:55:13 +0000"The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time." -- John Stuart Mill One painting a day for one year, CarolineAllen.com. 

Sat, 17 Sep 2016 15:43:29 +0000The process of going from a journalist in newsrooms to a novelist and visual artist has been all about getting out of the intellect and getting into the soul. It's been about letting go of control. That is the goal of the painting a day series. Today's is called "Come on baby light my fire" carolineallen.com. 

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. 

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Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:44:29 +0000When I do visual art every day, I lose my verbal abilities. I misspell words and can barely speak intelligently. There are many different types of intelligence. It's not just about being able to spell or write. This one's entitled "Mighty, mighty." 

Sat, 01 Oct 2016 21:37:05 +0000Doing one painting a day for one year! "Can you hear that, Atlas?"

Sat, 22 Oct 2016 15:49:08 +0000Entering month 10 of the painting a day series, Outside the Lines, I was completely burnt out.  I couldn't conjure up the energy to come up with ideas every day for a painting, let alone execute one. It was made even more difficult by the fact that I'm writing my third novel,  FIRE, and am so deeply entrenched in that, that even more of my creative energy is…

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 02:50:55 +0000Guess what's coming for Christmas. I'll be offering portraits for sale. Want a painting of your child, or spouse, or girlfriend, or dog?  Send a photo and I'll have it done in time for Christmas. The following is a portrait of jeweler Robert Williams in Massachusetts, a very gifted creator of fine jewelry. I call it Robert: Rainbow Warrior! More information coming soon. Contact me if…

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…