Jacob Ryan Reno, tall and boyish, wearing the kind of blue smock you imagine a painter would wear in a cartoon about a painter, is not good at his job.
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Jacob Ryan Reno draws a portrait Aug. 10 in Logan Square Park in Chicago.
Eileen T. Meslar, Chicago Tribune
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Amanda Sands, left, and Francesca Sands laugh Aug. 10 as they look at the portrait Jacob Ryan Reno drew of them in Logan Square Park in Chicago.
Eileen T. Meslar, Chicago Tribune
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Reno draws a "terrible" portrait of sisters Amanda and Francesca Sands.
Eileen T. Meslar, Chicago Tribune
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Sadie Rosen, center, and Tally Feingold pose with the portrait Jacob Ryan Reno drew of them Aug. 10 in Logan Square Park in Chicago.
Eileen T. Meslar, Chicago Tribune
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