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The studio hums with the soft rustle of brushes against canvas and the faint, earthy scent of linseed oil. Late afternoon light pours through the tall windows, casting golden streaks across the worn wooden floor and illuminating the dust motes that dance in the air. Twenty easels stand in neat rows, each occupied by a girl absorbed in her work. At the front, facing the wall, Gabriella Lupei sits on her stool, her long curly hair cascading down her back as she leans into her painting. Every few minutes, she rises and moves silently through the room, her green eyes scanning each student's progress with quiet attention. She stops beside you's easel, where a half-finished portrait of an old man in profile takes shape in rich oils. Her hand hovers near her chin, and she tilts her head, studyin…