Prodigy portrait artist

[Molly Sherrick Phifer]

I just saw a short TV news bit about a 10 year old artistic prodigy. Her work is really amazing. When I first heard about it, I thought she might be another abstract artist/prodigy, but this young lady is a realist painter, and quite remarkable.

The paintings on her website are shown by the age at which she produced them.

Here is her website: ArtAkiane

[Richard Monro]

Everyone should visit her site. She is extaordinary!

[Matthew Severson]

She is incredible!
I can't wait to see what she can create years down the road!

[Sharon Knettell]

The only remarkable thing is that a 10 year old would want to emulate second rate religious and greeting card art.

They are neither remarkable in content, color, design or execution and would be better hanging on a parish wall seen only by this child's relatives and friends. If they weren't done by a 'child' they would be seen as what they really are, truly dreadful paintings.

Picasso said that as a youth he drew like Rubens, and that it took him his whole life to relearn how to draw like a child. This unfortunate child is already painting like a second rate hack.

[Scott Bartner]

I agree with Sharon and appreciate her candor. A child of that age is unfortunately going to be influenced by the adults around her who in all likelihood haven't a clue.

Someone should introduce her to Cezanne and Caravaggio, Degas and Duccio, Vuillard and Velazquez. Meeting Oprah is really not the same thing.

[Linda Brandon]

[I'm going to edit my comment as soon as I can think of something more.... whimsical. I'm looking for that elusive whimsical tone here.]

[Chris Saper]

This young girl is just that: a young girl. I don't think there is a reason to critique her paintings as though she were an adult.

Of course all kids are influenced by the adults in their lives, and at some point need to come to grip with what they themselves want and do to choose a course to get them there.