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Dorchester Artist Becomes Known As ‘One Dollar Portrait Guy’ On Boston Common

>>> PEOPLE ARE LINING UP TO GET A PORTRAIT. >>> ALL YOU NEED IS A DOLLAR AND THE PATIENCE TO WAIT IN A VERY LONG LINE. >> WE WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE HYPE WAS ABOUT. AS WBZ RACHEL HOLT SHOWS US, THE ACCURACY OF THE ART IS NOT THE ATTRACTION. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YOU MAY HAVE SEEN HIM BEFORE IN THE BOSTON COMMON OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA. >> I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT TIKTOK VIDEOS AND I SAW THE $1 PORTRAIT GUY. >> DRAWING MAN, $1 PORTRAIT GUY, DOLLAR DRAWING OF YOU, LIKE THAT IS JUST MY NAME TO SOME PEOPLE. >> Reporter: HIS REAL NAME IS NICK SHEA, AND THE ARTIST HAS BEEN COMING HERE ALMOST EVERY DAY SINCE LAST SUMMER.

>> YOU KNOW, I SIT OUT HERE WITH A PIZZA BOX AND A SHARPIE AND INDEX CARDS. >> Reporter: WITH LIMITED SUPPLIES AND ADVERTISING HE SITS ON A BENCH AND CREATES PORTRAITS FOR STRANGERS FOR JUST $1. >> I LOVE IT. I THINK IT IS PRETTY GOOD. IT IS PRETTY ACCURATE. HE GOT MY NECKLACE, TOO. >> I ALL DO MY BEST. I DO CARE ABOUT ART. I HAVE BEEN DRAWING SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID.

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