The Beauty Within
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Akiane Kramarik's impressive resume includes paintings that sell for up to $1 million, guest appearances on Oprah, CNN, and Good Morning America, and two bestselling books, "Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry" and "My Dream Is Bigger Than I - Memories of Tomorrow", so most people are surprised to find out Akiane is a child.
Akiane has been drawing since age four, painting since age six, and writing poetry since age seven. She has been featured in the United States, Canada, Singapore and England, and she is a member of both the Kids' Hall of Fame and the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children.
How did a child get started on such a path? She says it came to her in visions. Her family wasn't religious when she was born. When she wasn't much older than a toddler, she began to see visions that she believed were from God. She didn't tell anyone about this at first, but she had to unleash all of this energy somehow, so she began making simple drawings of the things that filled her head.
Akiane saw visions, but she also believes she's part of them as if she's able to consciously be in two places at one time. She once told her mother that this was her reasoning behind the painting "Eternity". It's an experience she calls "shared self" because the visions of other places are so realistic to her.
Inspiration can be found anywhere. Akiane finds it in the most unlikely of places: the feel of an animal's fur, the scent of a flower, or the echoes of light dancing around objects during certain times of the day. Akiane paints what she sees and feels in such a way that the textures seem to pour from her paintbrush effortlessly.
Of course it sounds so clich, but stop and smell the roses. Akiane does it every day. There's beauty everywhere if you know where and how to look for it. She uses her art and poetry to show the beauty to others by polishing what's in her mind. It's something she feels anyone can learn to do through any type of art, writing, or music.
Each of Akiane's paintings is unique. Each has a story to tell and a purpose for being shared. When she painted "Hand of Destiny", she wanted people to see the need for choosing their own destinies by showing a left hand grasping destiny and a right hand helplessly grasping at nothing. In "The Quantum World", she paints a small piece of WHAT she sees in the world around her, but she does so in many dimensions to show HOW she sees.
Even colors have deep meaning to Akiane. When she paints white, she paints truth. When she paints pink, she paints trust. When she paints black, she paints suffering. Each stroke and each poetic word carry meanings deeper than many of us have ever attempted to imitate. Look around. See the world in a different way. Find the beauty within everything.
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Akiane Kramarik possesses visions and inspirations way beyond her years. She is a child prodigy and artist! View her visionary and beautiful work at Akiane Kramarik.
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