Come on out on Sunday for this event. There is more detailed information on my Random Act Project Blog.
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Love Awaits this Late Bloomer, 2008 by Andrea LaHue aka Random Act
Love Awaits This Late Bloomer, 2008
13.5″ x 16″ x 2″
oil on canvas
by Andrea LaHue
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Fading Freedom for Wish List
My Gallery asked me to make some paintings for their Wish List show that starts tomorrow at The Gabba Gallery. It’s a $1000 and under, cash and carry show so collectors of any income range are included. Of course this goes along with my “flowers for the people” motto… I wanted to make paintings that were vital and as important as any other work I have done and, as with the best paintings, they really started to talk to me as I was in the process.
The pictures in the background are images I took on my Cross Country Random Act of Flowers Journey. When the transfers did not come out as “finely” as I wanted, and seemed “faded” I thought how interesting… as I have struggled with my American ideals and how they compare to reality. My recent persecution brought this front and center for me… and here it was happening as I was bringing my vision into reality, co:creating with the universe, as I like to say. There is a huge difference between something imagined and then bringing it forth into reality… but that process, in large part, is where the juice lies… in the twists and turns.
Once I realize that our American ideals are fading, I thought… then what is the key, what makes the difference. For me, GOD or the Universe, or all that is… usually shows itself through humans, in their humanity and nature. So that’s what I brought to the forefront, lovingly.
There are some process and final shots.
I also did a collaboration with Jason Ostro who is the Director of the Gabba Gallery. He does the patterns in the background… I painted a big, juicy flower on each panel, there are three.
Enjoy the photo’s and maybe I will see you Saturday.
Andrea
Indigenous, 2013 by Andrea LaHue aka Random Act
Man and His Dog by Andrea LaHue aka Random Act
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The US War Dog Association had an art auction in Los Angeles, California on March 10 benefiting our canine friends in war zones. Here are just a few pictures from the event.
Saving Buckley
Just before the Americana show, on December 6th I broke my hand saving my little dog Buckley from a pit bulls jaws. It was Buckley’s fault, he literally jumped into the pit’s mouth. By sheer grace, the situation was not much worse.
He’s fine now…, and could use some training.
Here is a little blog coverage from Melrose and Fairfax…
MELROSEandFAIRFAX: Random Act – Fighting Pitbulls, Kicking Ass & Brea…: Street artist Random Act is one of the most peaceful, spiritualistic people we know. Ironically enough, she is also the only person we …
Here’s a blog I wrote when Buckley came to us…https://andrealahue.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/the-story-of-little-buckley-the-puppy/
AMERICANA by RANDOM ACT aka Andrea LaHue
Press Release
“AMERICANA” by Random Act aka Andrea LaHue
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
December 1, 2012 LA, CA – On December 13,, 2012, LAB ART, the nation’s largest art gallery dedicated to Street Art, presents the premier solo exhibit of celebrated Los Angeles street artist Random Act a.k.a. Andrea LaHue.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Los Angeles, CA, December 1, 2012: On December 13, 2012 LAB ART, the Nation’s largest art gallery dedicated to Street Art, proudly presents “AMERICANA”, the premier solo exhibit of celebrated Los Angeles artist Random Act a.k.a. Andrea LaHue, after her unprecedented cross country expeditions of social activism. “AMERICANA” is a timely, relevant visual passage crisscrossing a deeply layered America. This exposition is inspired by LaHue’s journeys across a changed “United States”, in the midst of a war and recession and her experience of painting enormous flowers on buildings in 51 cities “from sea to shining sea”.
In “AMERICANA” Random Act illuminates resonant themes of the American psyche. Random Act takes the audience on a dynamic journey through iconic images such as Abraham Lincoln, Gil Scott-Heron and Woody Guthrie. Including their writing, relevant maps, icons and images from her journey, LaHue skillfully creates an entirely unique style that flows through the entire exhibition.
“I wanted to crash together the American experience, dream and psyche and liberate it.”
– Random Act aka Andrea LaHue
Deepening the experience and reflecting the cooperation within a vibrant culture, “AMERICANA” also features Random Act collaborations with artists such as Bryan Snyder and Lydia Emily.
Punctuating the evening, actors Kevin Will and Will Dixon will perform The Gettysburg Address written by Abraham Lincoln and The Revolution Will Not Be Televised written by Gil Scott-Heron, at 8pm and 9pm, respectively.
The opening event will feature “Americana” inspired DJ sets from Buzz Can’t DJ and DJ TY.
Random Act is widely recognized for monumental botanical paintings and her extraordinary journeys to “uplift, beautify and inspire” main streets across America. The exhibit is a stylistic evolution – a deeper exploration of American iconography layered in paint, portraiture and transfers. Her innovative blend of fine art and street art celebrates American ingenuity and redemption. “AMERICANA” presents the first opportunity to see Random Act’s timely visual reflections assembled together in one exhibit.
About Random Act aka Andrea LaHue
http://www.AndreaLaHue.com
Andrea LaHue has been painting flowers all her life. Exhibiting internationally, LaHue’s stylistic fusion of fine art aesthetics and street art spirit stems from her experience growing up on American military bases in Europe and painting her way across Main Street America’s abandoned buildings during recession and war. From sidewalks to galleries, LaHue is recognized for her uplifting naturalist sensibilities and inspired social commentary. Currently living in Los Angeles, Random Act continues to travel and paint flowers for the people.
Opening Event: December 13, 2012 6-10
Exhibition: December 13, 2012 to January 3, 2013
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS performance by Kevin Will. www.kevinwill.com
THE REVOLUTON WILL NOT BE TELEVISED performance by Will Dixon. wjd1963@aol.com
MUSIC BY: DJ TY and Buzz Can’t DJ
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Mark Hobley as “Propaganda for the Good Life”
I had a nice surprise a couple of weeks ago. Mark Hobley, who had seen a couple of my painting while I was in Venice, followed the clues and found me on Facebook. He wrote a note and asked me to put the paintings aside for him.
We had a nice connection when we first met, he liked the paintings, said something about the “force” being with him and my eagle eye spotting his paint spattered earphone cord. All this insured my gratitude for the chance meeting. We missed each other in Venice the next weekend, still, he had invited me over for tea.
I immediately recognized his art on Facebook. I was looking forward to spending time with someone whose paintings I have admired. His “love sign” painting had hung on my cork board. I tore it out of a magazine a few years ago.
I called him from Hollywood around the time I was supposed to be at his house. Very rude on my part, he laughed and said “a woman and artist, I expect you to be at least 45 minutes late.” He assured me I need not worry, he would be painting and see me when I got there.
Hobley invited me in with a cup of tea. He suggested milk and honey, knowing I am just off the road and these niceties are a treat. He guessed I had not eaten and made english muffins with cream cheese and bright red, tasty strawberries. A Venice twist on an English tradition. His home is beautiful from every direction. Mark Hobley lives in the sensibility of his paintings. Symbols, textures and a bright pallet as well as the feeling of hope and well-being, lived in, refined.
Hobley had watercolors out on his dinning room table and had painted a sweet little “mind teaser” donkey with a baby in its’ belly. We fell into conversation easily with his whimsical sense of humor and thoughtful nurturing. He said when he was 12 or so, he had put a picture of Rauquel Welsh in one of his books. When the teacher caught him looking at it and smiling, he got in trouble. This buxom figure is still a muse for him and can be found in the layers of his paintings. There is a white lamp on the side table to the left of the couch, made by a designer. One likes the lamp immediately and then a little later, when you look at it, you realize it is made up of breasts upon breasts upon breasts. He says it dawns on everyone at some point. Everywhere you look in his space, you see the whimsy, beauty, symbols, layers and colors found in his painting. Even in the back yard, on his veranda you get the same feeling. The stripes, colors, sculptures, flowers and plants are accentuated by the birds and humming birds singing, playing and flying through.
Hobley has raised a daughter and has a constant companion in Dixie, a mini and little darker version of Lily. A little “muttlet”, chihuahua mix. He let me bring Lily and Buckley in. It worked for a while, but Lily was a bully and I was embarrassed.
Hobely said his art was “Propaganda for the Good Life.” I feel it and love the description. His work, as all work, is imbued with the laws of attraction. His natural inclination is of seeing, creating, releasing and regenerating the energy of the good life and it is palatable. I love looking at paintings that make me feel good. His are fun to stare at, always seeing something new in the layers, how things are peaking through, what becomes dominant as one thing, then the next, catch your eye.
I am honored to be included in his collection. What a nice message from him and the energies that be. Indeed, I am on the right path, in perfect time and the “force” is with me.
Nashville Tennessee Gets an Iris
Yesterday I painted my first actual Cross Country Random Act of Flower in Nashville. It was beautiful out, pushing 75 degrees and I had already spotted a building that needed a little spot of brightness.
Nashville is about 45 minutes from where I am staying and organizing the media from the 20 thousand photos, literally, I have taken on the cross-country flower missions. It’s a bit daunting and I have not felt like I have made any headway as to how to proceed. I decided to employ my trusty THE ARTISTS WAY, spiritual path to higher creativity by Julia Cameron. I found a used hardback at a local second-hand book store. I have had great success in the past with this, so I am writing my three pages every morning, and this time, using some strategies from THE SECRET. Getting my head out of the computer and painting my flowers is the creative impulse I know will bridge the gap.
So yesterday was the day. Saint Patrick’s day… and I did it, drove into the city and painted an Iris, the Tennessee state flower, on this little white abandon building on the Broadway freeway connector.
Lily loves her job, as does Buckley. They take care of the Dan Mobile as I am painting, alert me to anyone coming up, as I am generally lost in the moment.
Andrea LaHue aka Random Act 