Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 822:

“This is absolutely extraordinary! Kiley’s portrait on the canvas looks incredibly lifelike, capturing feminine beauty with such vivid detail. The brushwork is meticulous, and every element feels remarkably authentic! The outcome seems clear already. Mariana is without question the most gifted young artist of this entire generation.”

Several audience members had already begun discussing the painting’s value, planning to make offers the moment this artistic duel concluded.

Just then, Maia finally opened her eyes.

Immediate mockery erupted from the spectators.

“Did all the praise for Mariana’s masterpiece finally wake her up?”

“Has she suddenly remembered she’s supposed to be competing in a painting duel? Who falls asleep during such a high-stakes competition?”

She’s getting to her feet. Is she about to

have time left to paint anything meaningful? There are fewer than four

the portrait, the longer the process takes. True masterpieces often require days, months, or even an entire year to complete properly.

with enthusiastic praise, then voiced

Maia slowly picked up her brush and began

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how to react to her work. Mariana’s was nearly

they struggled to critique Maia’s technique. Some of her strokes were bold and decisive, while others were as

the body in a short span of time. Art experts in the crowd marveled at Maia’s technique,

however,

but oil paint takes time to dry. With her technique, the underlying paint won’t dry in time and will

were abstract art, I’d absolutely applaud her technique, but unfortunately