Akiane - The Inspired Vision - child prodigy

Akiane Kramarik (akiane means ocean in Russian)

Born underwater at home, on July 9, 1994, in Mount Morris, Illinois, to the atheistic Lithuanian stay-at-home mother, and an American father, chef and dietary manager.

• Lived in Illinois, Missouri, Colorado and Idaho, experiencing poverty and affluence.


• Having attended both public and private schools, now is home-schooled with her four brothers, Delfini 16, Jean Lu 14, Ilia 5 years old and Aurelius, her new baby brother.


• Began drawing at 4, and painting at 6, teaching herself and learning mostly from her own keen observation and study.


• Speaks four languages: Lithuanian,Russian, English and Sign Language.


• At 4, had a life-changing spiritual transformation, bringing the family to God.


• At age 7 began writing poetry and aphorisms.


• Her poems often arrive fully conceived.


• The inspiration for her art and literature comes from her visions, dreams, observations of people, nature and God.






• Paints from imagination, reference materials and models.


• Favorite size canvases: 48 x 60 inches.


• Considers her style: Akianism - a universal blend of realism andimaginism.


• Wants people to find hope in her paintings.


• Has the same goal with each painting: to be inspiration for others and to be the gift to God.


• Favorite medium: acrylics for full figures, and oil paints for large portraits.


• Rises at 4 a.m. five-six days a week to get ready to paint in the studio and write; works for about 4-5 hours each day.


• Often works over a hundred to two hundred hours on a painting, producing 8 to 20 paintings a year.

Akiane at Oprah Winfrey Show

• Usually makes many sketches before painting.


• Works on one painting at a time.


• Favorite subject: people and spiritual subjects.


• Has "start-to-finish" demonstration videos of her painting.


• Favorite activities and hobbies: art, poetry, piano, reading and helping people.


• Likes about herself: "sensitivity to people".

Akiane Art Gallery - click on the image below

• Does not like about herself: "impatience".


• Assesses her own character:"daring heart and cautious mind".


• Her biggest wish:"that everyone would love God and one another".


• Her life goal: to share her love for God and people around the world.

Interview with Akiane, age 12.


Official webpage: http://www.artakiane.com/