CHICAGO (CBS)-- Chicago-area prodigy Akiane Kramarik made a name for herself in the art world at just 8 years old when her painting of Jesus launched her career. Then the piece disappeared ...

“I have an overwhelming feeling of gratitude and happiness that this piece is no longer hidden from view,” says Kramarik. Akiane completed this coveted 36”x 48” oil painting in 2003 when ...

Akiane Kramarik's work fetches thousands of dollars. Steve and Abby Appelt of Indianapolis paid $50,000 for Akiane's painting of a young Jesus. They already had an extensive art collection ...

Discovered as a child and first introduced to a national audience by Oprah Winfrey, Kramarik, who only uses Akiane professionally, has been painting since that moment. The value of her art has ...