This isn't a Maud Lewis. Why are there so many fakes?

The seemingly simple style of Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis has been copied so often that fakes have even turned up in the Nova Scotia premier’s office. CBC’s Tom Murphy and an expert explore the world of Maud Lewis fraud.
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