Allison James I️ Seeking Out Inspiration

Enjoy today's conversation with Allison James. Allison James is a contemporary abstract painter. James is continually inspired by the messy (but thrilling) human experience. Her work is fueled by personal events and memories, along with conversations overheard from strangers and inside storybooks. James reconfigures these felt emotions into a preferred outcome, translating feeling into her own abstracted storytelling. With this trio of internal processing, Allison is able to construct a new visual narrative of self through her paintings, each piece speaking with saturated color and subtle details. She uses her training as a representational artist and printmaker to build up her signature silhouettes with layers of thin paint, elusive details and recognizable shapes that she endearingly refers to as her ‘decoder ring things.’ James believes a painting can be many things at once, just like people (and most things in life). The cathartic creation processes and making work that feels substantial within its own existence is what keeps her coming back for more. Allison believes her work as a mirror for all of us to see ourselves more clearly, with love and acceptance — all in due time. Allison James has a BFA in Painting, Printmaking and Drawing. She has been seen and featured in various media, including The New York Times, The Bad on Paper podcast, Architectural Digest, Medium, Midwest Living, and Atlanta Magazine. She has been in shows throughout the US and has work in private collections around the world. Allison currently works and lives in Georgia. https://www.allisonjamesco.com/ @the.allisonjames on Instagram

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Being an artist can be one of the most fulfilling careers, but can also be one of the most frustrating. The time and effort that goes into creating, often leaves little time for other tasks such as marketing, networking, website development, and financials. The Art Coaching Club Podcast is here to help!Hayley Price is the creator behind The Art Coaching Club and now The Art Coaching Club Podcast. As an artist, owner of the online art gallery, The Scouted Studio, and as an international business coach for creatives, Hayley understands the art world inside and out. Each episode, she breaks down the challenges that come with scaling a creative business and develops strategies to help artists get organized and get back in the studio doing what they love. You can expect to hear from artists at all levels of their careers discussing their career journeys, their biggest challenges, and how they got to where they are now. Subscribe to listen every Tuesday .