Who is this?
This is my self portrait that I did this when I was
eight years old with acrylics.
Eight was a big year for you.
Oh my goodness.
I don't know what nine's going to bring, but this is huge.
So this is a self-portrait of you?
AKIANE: Yes.
OPRAH: This is how you see yourself?
What did you do, take a picture?
Or did you-- how do you do yourself?
AKIANE: Well, I just take a mirror and I look at myself.
And if I don't find the right color, I just dab it on my nose
and see if it's the right color.
OPRAH: Oh, yeah.
I do that too.
You're obviously gifted, right?
Where does this come from?
It comes from God.
AUDIENCE: Aw.
OPRAH: Thank you so much.
You know it.
When Akiane appeared on our stage,
she'd already created over 40 pieces, some selling
for as much as $25,000.
And so, we recently Skyped with her-- she's now 21--
to see what she's creating now.
AKIANE: Right after the Oprah Winfrey Show,
I was complete-- my whole world completely changed.
There was phone calls coming left and right.
And it's very interesting to be thrusted into the spotlight
at such a young age.
When I first realized I was interested in painting,
I was about four years old.
At that age, I began expressing my dreams,
my visions, and my inspiration through whatever I
found on hand.
I did notice, over the years, since I'm maturing,
the techniques have become more detailed and more vivid.
I can paint soulscapes, which is my artistic interpretation
of the soul's journey.
Being an artist did actually give us
the financial starts to provide for my whole family
and for others.
Since the Oprah Winfrey Show, my paintings
have been selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars apiece.
While I was living in Lithuania, I had the opportunity
to help the educational government to change
the laws there to have more creative education
and to be able to give ideas and to give suggestions.
Actually currently, I'm funding my own art and science academy.
What I know for sure in life is that I truly, truly believe,
after travelling and experiencing a lot of culture
and meeting a lot of people, that the arts has the ability--
a rare ability-- to unite and inspire every single one of us.