TikTok of NYC artist painting subway passenger’s portrait and her emotional response goes viral

A TikTok video of an artist painting and presenting a portrait of a woman on a New York City subway went viral, racking up millions of views over two days.

The video shows the perspective of the artist, Devon Rodriguez, as he draws a woman sitting across the train from him. He then gives the woman the portrait, which she accepts while holding back tears.

The woman is wearing a facemask and has her head down as she looks at her phone while Mr Rodriguez paints her portrait.

The video jumps ahead through the process, showing Mr Rodriguez's progress on the painting and ends with him handing the woman the painting and her response.