Of The Year Reviews | Portrait Artist

The empty wall above the sofa stayed empty. But she didn’t mind anymore.

Then she found it. A review from a username she didn’t recognize: @Daniel_V_2023 . portrait artist of the year reviews

The next morning, she entered Portrait Artist of the Year again. Same contest. Different painting: Daniel, laughing, butter on his thumb, shower-singing, gloriously imperfect. She titled it “The Left Ear is Fine.” The empty wall above the sofa stayed empty

“You forgot the mole. The one behind my right ear. You always said you loved it. But you painted me perfect. And I wasn’t perfect, El. I was the man who left the butter out. The one who sang off-key in the shower. You made me a saint. That’s not a portrait. That’s a lie. And lies don’t win prizes.” A review from a username she didn’t recognize:

“The left ear is 0.3cm too high. Unviewable.”