Dear Roger,

Where Akiane will take us is really difficult if not impossible to know. I have been trying to determine which stuff she most excels in and have not been able to.

As with any great artist, beyond our natural preferences, all three of the main trends she cultivates (landscapes, portraits and surreal) range from good to very good to excellent.

Generally speaking, in my opinion at least, she has not gone from good to better or from better to worse over the years either, as is the case with many good artists; rather, she has kept a very high level throughout as corresponds to a true genius.

You are so right too about the difficulty to understand how she can paint like she does without any technical training. Like a Leonardo or a Durer, it was innate, and all that she needed to know about sketching and painting she learned on her own.

Or did she?

Best Wishes,

Luis Miguel Goitizolo

Luis,

I love her surreal stuff because the compositions are not just beautiful but have amazing depth and balance, however, it is the portraits that do it for me. The best ones have something special.

There is a real spiritual feeling that trancends pure portaiture.

Every portrait feels to me as if it was imagined IN DETAIL before a brush was lifted.

I am in awe. When I saw her interviewed I was blown away by her maturity mixed with innocence.

Roger

Dear Judy, Sarah, Peter, Jo, Kim, Beryl and Roger,

I am very sorry for not being able to reply to your kind and insightful posts right now. Belated as I was, I expected to begin addressing them this very evening, but the last two or three days turned out to be so trying for me that I have been left both physically and mentally exhausted, and I would not like to reply, nor you deserve to be replied, in a perfunctory or careless way; most especially Kim and Roger, who have contributed twice.

So I will try to start tomorrow morning, if possible, very early. Meanwhile, I would like to thank you all for visiting this thread and offering your comments.

Best Wishes,

Luis Miguel Goitizolo

Dear Judy,

Here I am back again.

Thank you so much for coming by. In my opinion, you have hit the core of Akiane's art with your choice, "The Prince of Peace" and "The Change".

Here is a wonderful video of Akiane that I believe you will enjoy as much as I just did on watching it. Unlike her first video, which I may include later at the beginning of this thread, this one contains many early sketches and lots of her other artwork.

Thanks again,

Luis Miguel Goitizolo