Passage
Chicago-based artist Elsa Muñoz's paintings that depict diverse subject matter from meditative portraits to
moody landscapes are united by her use of stylistic realism, instilling a sense of masterfully balanced
beauty and tension into each scene. Muñoz bases her paintings on her own photographic material in order
to seize a temporary moment with its light or a certain pose and prolongs the initial sense of a subject by
painting it as realistically as possible.

Based on the passage, the author's attitude toward Muñoz's paintings can best be characterized as one of
O lighthearted amusement
O critical dismissal
O respectful admiration
O bored dissatisfaction