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Angels
Of Light & Candle Shop is an Authorized Andy Lakey Art Dealer/Distributor
for the Midwestern USA
On New Year's Eve 1986, Andy Lakey had a near death
experience caused by a drug overdose from free-basing cocaine. As Lakey
lay on the floor of his shower, thinking he was about to die, he says he
experienced something out of this world." It was
almost imprinted in my mind, these seven angels twirling around my feet and
spinning toward my chest. And I prayed to God if he'd let me live that I would
never do drugs again and I would save the world," Lakey said on
ABCNEWS' Good Morning America. The experience changed his life forever and ultimately touched the lives of
countless others. After his recovery, Lakey sat for hours, sketching pictures of
the heavenly visitors who saved his life and gave him a second chance. He did
not fully understand what was driving him to constantly draw these images for
three years, until 1990 when he was revisited by three angels who appeared to
him in a beautiful ball of light.
When Lakey emerged from his vision, he had a clearly-defined mission from the
three angels: he was to create
2000 angel paintings by the year 2000. Lakey was a car salesman at the time, not
an artist. He had never picked up a paint brush. The angels told him that they would take care of everything and they
would also take care of him and guide him, his finances and not to worry, but to have faith in
them.
Today, Lakey is one of the world's foremost painters of
angels, and his works of art are collected by Art Galleries, Museums, the
Vatican, the White House and by art lovers around the globe. His unique art form
is meant to be touched as well as seen, it reflects his own personal encounter
the angelic powers that be.
The story of his life has been featured on numerous
television shows, national publications and television, including the Oprah
Winfrey Show and the prime-time documentary "Angels, the Mysterious
Messengers", Life Magazine, Washington Post, Larry King Weekend, CNN,
20/20, and People magazine (1996) featuring article: "Touched
by Angels", 20/20, and Good Morning
America. Lifestyles, with Shari Belafonte, CNN Nightly News, NBC
Hollywood Access and Manhattan Arts International.
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Carter Center, Atlanta, GA (donated by President Jimmy
Carter)
Royal Institute for the Blind, London, England (donated by HRH Princess
Margaret)
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH.
The Venice Clinic, CA. (donated by Dudley Moore)
The Lighthouse, New York, NY. (donated by Peter Jennings)
Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. (donated by Ed
Asner)
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Women & Children, Orlando, FL.
Blind Children's Center, L.A., CA. (donated by Lee Meriwether)
Riverside Museum of Art, CA.
Andy Lakey is known as "The worlds most famous living
angel painter". Art galleries currently price his original paintings
from $30,000 to $130,000 each. Andy Lakey's unique artistic style hailed by
critics as a new art form, is called sensualism. Created in relief, his
paintings use line as a key unifying device to describe form. The raised
lines, which are subtly washed with shimmering colors create an intricately
woven surface that seems to dance over the canvas. Andy's work is meant to
be touched and you can feel the energy and loving qualities exuding from his
artwork. Worldwide collectors display his angels- the Vatican, homes of US
presidents & Royalty in Great Britain, Monaco & Jordan. Andy Lakey's
angel art is highly valued by collector's. Some celebrities who own pieces
of Andy's original artwork are: Princess Margaret of
Great Britain, Prince Albert of Monaco,
King Hussein of Jordan, Pope John Paul II,
former US Presidents: Jimmy Carter, Gerald
Ford, and Ronald Reagan, actor Ed
Asner, Arnold Palmer, music producer Quincy
Jones, actresses Lindsay Wagner, Patty
Duke, Shari Belafonte and actor's Kelsey Grammer
(TV's Frasier), Dudley Moore, and music legends: Ray
Charles, Stevie Wonder and Naomi
Judd. Also news anchor, Peter
Jennings, General Chuck Yeager, Baseball
Legend Mickey Mantle, golf legend, Arnold
Palmer, and author's James Redfield (The Tenth
Insight) and Betty J. Eadie (Embraced by the Light).
Additionally, the texture that Andy adds to his paintings has made them
very popular among the seeing impaired, the texture of his paintings allow them
to experience and share in the art as any sighted person does. Andy Lakey has been featured on Oprah
as well as the prime-time documentary: "Angels, the Mysterious
Messengers", and People
magazine (1996) featuring article: "Touched
by Angels".
Andy Lakey gives at least 30% of all
he earns from these paintings to help others.
He supports The Blind Children's
Center in Los Angeles and other children's charities throughout the world.
Lakey is also a supporter of
charities for abused woman,
AIDS research and animal welfare.
Andy Lakey's Art has touched millions
of lives.
It continues to help people to find
their faith, hope and their spirituality.
And to have the strength and courage to face
all of life's tragedies.
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