You can find Jacob Ryan Reno at his neighborhood farmers market on Sundays. He doesn’t sell fresh produce or flowers. Instead, he offers portraits - bad ones.

Dressed in a blue painter’s coat and a cravat, Reno sits behind a foldable table with a painted sign that reads: “TERRIBLE PORTRAITS, $5, 5 TERRIBLE MINUTES.”

Jazz music plays in the background. One chair is for him, and the other is for his muse.

Every week, people line up for their turn to take home a hand-drawn portrait that might look like them. Or it might not. Since becoming a self-proclaimed portrait artist in May, Reno, 26, has drawn more than 500 people. His sketches are disproportionate, sometimes awkward and usually unflattering — yet charming.

“I think people are just looking for something fun and something that doesn

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