Finding Light in Chaos: The "There is Light" Abstract Painting Series
Earlier this month the weight of various hardships affecting friends and family, along with my own anxieties settled heavily on my heart....
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Lily Allen
Jan 31, 20231 min read
Weekly Update!
Last week, I invited you to join me as I figure out how to write and illustrate a children's book! I wrote that I would update you every...
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Lily Allen
Jan 24, 20234 min read
Lewa Studio: Illustrator?
I am not a writer. I am not an illustrator. I barely can believe I am a painter sometimes. So, why am I starting a children's book, one...
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Lily Allen
Nov 14, 20222 min read
Remembering Stories
I am in the middle of a story that God is writing. He began this particular story years ago in kirk's and my heart individually before we...
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Lily Allen
Jul 5, 20222 min read
Enhance
Last year I had the privilege of collaborating with the tech team at Fellowship Middlebrook. It was humbling to see how hard they work to...
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Lily Allen
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Surrendering to Swim
As an artist, you are constantly in a state of growth. One painting informs the next piece you create. That one influences the next and...
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Lily Allen
Feb 16, 20223 min read
The Wearing of Water
Have you heard the phrase used to describe a particularly difficult time, "I'm walking through fire right now"? I thought about this...
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Lily Allen
Mar 19, 20213 min read
Wild Grasses
The weather is getting warmer! I repeat, the weather is getting warmer! And as we all thaw out, if you're like me, you'll begin to notice...
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Lily Allen
Dec 15, 20202 min read
Opal, Martha, Mabel, Ruth
Growing up one of my biggest challenges in life was my own insecurity. I haven't always been comfortable with the decisions I've made,...
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Lily Allen
Nov 11, 20201 min read
Over Under Over Under!
This year I have been swimming in paint while my yarn has collected dust! But lately as we've headed into Fall and the Holiday season,...
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Lily Allen
Apr 30, 20204 min read
Bouquets and Testimonies
When I first discovered one of my favorite painters, Melissa Lyons, she was in the midst of painting wedding bouquets for people. I...
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Lily Allen
Apr 23, 20203 min read
Surprise Painting Series
Forty days in quarantine. It's been an interesting ride. I won't get into all the nitty gritty of how the Allen family has been doing.....
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Lily Allen
Apr 20, 20202 min read
Artists to Know About!
Art teachers are constantly looking for new artists so they can expose their students to as much as possible. Normally, I always know...
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Lily Allen
Apr 8, 20201 min read
Zentangles! A meditative quarantine activity
I loved receiving so many pictures of your name tile mandala activity from the other week! So I wanted to give y'all another! This art...
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Lily Allen
Apr 4, 20202 min read
3 Pieces of Advice To Any New Artists!
I am so inspired by the amount of people using this time of quarantine to CREATE! Maybe you are an artist that has pressed pause for a...
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Lily Allen
Mar 27, 20201 min read
Quarantine Family Art Activity!
Hey guys! Throughout this crazy time of quarantine and social distancing, I have been so inspired by all of the amazing resources people...
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Lily Allen
Sep 11, 20191 min read
Splash of Color!
One of my all time favorite techniques to teach is tissue paper bleeds! There is a lot a kid can do with a page full of color! And using...
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Lily Allen
Aug 30, 20192 min read
The "I Can't Draw" Barrier
"I can't draw!" That is the phrase I hear most often from people who do not consider themselves to be artists. I get it from my students,...
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Lily Allen
Mar 13, 20193 min read
Out of My Mom Rut
The summer after I had my daughter, I joined a book study group on the book, Present Over Perfect, by Shauna Niequist. This is a...
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Lily Allen
Mar 1, 20195 min read
What is Art?
On the first day of my first college art class the professor started a discussion about the definition of art. What is art? Who gets to...
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