Akiane Kramarikโs โPrince of Peace,โ an ethereal representation of Jesus she painted when she was just 8 years old, was resurrected as a masterpiece after being stolen, mistakenly sold, and kept in the dark for 16 years.
Akiane, a best-selling novelist, businesswoman, and philanthropist who is now 28 years old, has stated that she felt obliged to paint her masterpiece, โPrince of Peace,โ representing a โprofound role model for humanity,โ because of a persistent โvisionary inspiration.โ
She showed one of her creations on the Oprah Show when she was nine years old: an inspired painting of Jesus called โPrince of Peace,โ created by her especially careful strokes.
Youโre clearly talented. Whatโs the source of this? Asking Akiane was Oprah.
The young genius firmly replied, โIt comes from God.
When Akiane was 10 years old, she was asked during an interview how she knew it was God speaking to her. She said, โBecause I hear His voice. His voice is soft and lovely.
Oddly, Akiane was raised in a small town in Idaho by a family that refused to discuss their religious beliefs.
โNot simply art was being produced. Akianeโs mother, Forelli Kramarik, who was raised in a Lithuanian atheist home, claimed that a spiritual awakening occurred along with the artistic awakening. โWhen she started to talk about her dreams and visions, everything started to happen. My husband did not adhere to the familyโs ideals and was once a Catholic. We didnโt attend to church, we didnโt pray together, and we didnโt talk about God. Akiane suddenly began to discuss God at that point.
According to her mother, Akiane was homeschooled, did not have babysitters or television, and was not influenced by anyone outside the home. We were always around the children, so we were aware that Akianeโs statements regarding God were not the product of other influences. But all of a sudden, she would go into great depth as we had deep chats about Godโs love and His role in our lives.
According to Akiane, the picture was inspired by a fantasy she had as a child.
It was her initial intention to represent her ideas in poetry and other literary works, but she ultimately felt that โit was too complex to describe through words so I painted.โ
โI always talk and think about Jesus,โ she remarked. I spent a very long time looking for a [Jesus] model, and when I couldnโt locate one, I once advised my family to pray nonstop for the proper model so that God would send one.
After the family prayed, a very tall artisan who looked like Jesus and who was also a carpenter arrived at their door looking for work. When she first saw him, Akiane thought she was going to faint. โI told my mother that was him,โ she reflected. โI want him to be my role model,โ
Akiane was inspired by a vision she saw of a carpenter to create the โPrince of Peace,โ a priceless masterwork that is now well-known worldwide.
When it was stolen, the painting โPrince of Peaceโ was en route to an exhibition; for such a young artist, the colorful and exact skills were impressive.
A few years later, Akiane got it back, but sawdust had gotten on it during shipping, which she carefully wiped off.
Despite their greatest efforts to share Akianeโs spiritually-inspired portrait with the world, the familyโs plans to display it were foiled by a clerical blunder.
After losing a protracted legal battle to reclaim the paintingโwhich was then being kept in a dark stairwellโAkiane sold โPrince of Peaceโ to a private collector and shifted his focus to creating other works that would go on to win international appreciation.
With the help of her skills, Akiane was able to lift her family out of poverty, and she clung to the dream that one day she would meet her โPrince of Peace.โ
She visited more than 30 nations during this time, where she taught locals how to paint and spread the gospel of peace and spirituality to various groups of people. In order to keep โPrince of Peaceโ fresh in peopleโs thoughts, she sold more than 100,000 prints.
2019 saw the occurrence of a miracle.
According to rumors, โPrince of Peaceโโs $850,000 purchasers are โone of the worldโs most distinguished and esteemed families.โ
The newly established family โsees itself as the stewards for the original.โ They consider it their duty to preserve this masterpiece for future generations so that its message might continue to inspire millions of people.
Nearly twenty years later, Akiane carefully opened the package containing her beloved โPrince of Peace,โ wiped her eyes, and knelt down. In a recent interview with CBS, Akiane was asked about her favorite piece of work and responded, โIt was amazing to me.โ After so many years, โto be able to see this into the light once more.โ
โItโs still surreal to me,โ she continued. Iโm not lyingโฆLove is incredibly potent. It will consistently arrive on schedule for those who require it most.
The Belรณved Gallery in Marble Falls, Texas is now hosting the exhibition โAkiane: The Early Years,โ which includes the well-known artwork โPrince of Peace.โ
Even if one does not share Akiane Kramarikโs Christian religion, it is impossible to deny her immense talent. Which, if any, of her works do you find most appealing?