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Born underwater at home, on July 9, 1994, in Mount Morris, Illinois, to the atheistic stay-at-home Lithuanian homemaker mother, and an American father, chef and dietary manager. |
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Lived in Illinois, Missouri, Colorado and Idaho, experiencing poverty and affluence. |
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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 |
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Began drawing at 4, and painting at 6, teaching herself and learning mostly from her own keen observation and study. |
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Speaks four languages: Lithuanian,
Russian, English and Sign Language |
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At 4, had a life-changing spiritual
transformation, bringing the family to God. |
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At age 7 began writing poetry and aphorisms. |
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Her poems often arrive fully conceived. |
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The inspiration for her art and literature comes from her visions, dreams, observations of people,
nature and God. |
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Paints from imagination, reference materials and models. |
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Favorite size canvases: 48 x 60
inches. |
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Considers her style: Akianism -
a universal blend of realism and
imaginism |
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Wants people to find hope in her
paintings. |
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Has the same goal with each painting: to be inspiration for others and to be the gift to God. |
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Favorite medium: acrylics for full figures, and oil paints for large portraits. |
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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. |
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Often works over a hundred to two hundred hours on a painting, producing 8 to 20 paintings a year. |
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Usually makes many sketches before painting. |
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Works on one painting at a time. |
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Favorite subject: people and spiritual subjects. |
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Has "start-to-finish" demonstration videos of her painting. |
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Favorite activities and hobbies: art, poetry, piano, reading and helping people. |
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Likes about herself:
"sensitivity to people". |
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Does not like about herself:
"impatience". |
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Assesses her own character:
"daring heart and cautious mind". |
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Her biggest wish:
"that everyone would love God and one another". |
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Her life goal: to share her love for God and people around the world. |
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 Akiane age 9 |
| Her books, Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry and My Dream is Bigger Than I - Memories of Tomorrow, are available here. |
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| Akiane age 3 months |
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Akiane age 14 months, climbing with her brothers |
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| Akiane age 18 months, playing with her brothers |
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Akiane age 2 years, with her father Marcus and dog |
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| Akiane age 4 years, with her mother |
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Akiane age 4 years, playing with puppy |
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| Akiane age 5, getting mail |
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Akiane age 4, with aunt and grandmother |
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| Akiane's 5th birthday with her favorite, cheescake. |
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Akiane age 6, always close to brother Jeanlu |
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| Akiane age 6, playing |
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Akiane age 7 |
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| Akiane age 7 |
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Akiane age 8, praying |
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| Akiane age 9, with Father Forgive Them |
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Akiane age 8, surrounded by reporters and photographers |
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