My dad sent me a link to an article about Matt Held, who has gained a modicum of fame by painting Facebook portraits; if you join his online group – giving him permission to paint you – he’ll search through your pictures and look for something that jumps out at him. My response to his fame (like all struggling artists) is a mixture of emotions like awe, jealousy, bitterness. I have nothing at all against Matt; I think the paintings/portraits are brilliant. The reason in the past I’ve chosen not to do portraits is that they are too limited; they …