GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — What if you could walk away from ArtPrize with more than just memories? One artist is making that possible by offering visitors something truly unique: a personalized portrait painted in just 15 minutes.

Leon Lou has set up his easel at ArtPrize with an unusual proposition. The Shanghai-born artist will paint your portrait for free, capture your likeness on canvas in a quarter of an hour, then hand you the finished painting as a gift.

Lou's ArtPrize entry, titled "Portraiture in Action," is more than just free artwork — it's about human connection.

"I usually don't talk to the sitter, but when you paint, you look at their face, their eyes and nose, again and again," Lou explained. "I don't usually spend so much time looking at a stranger's face. By painting their f

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