Modern Guru offers advice on displaying gifted portraits

An advice column from ‘Modern Guru’ addresses a social dilemma regarding a personalized portrait gifted by a friend. The recipient, located in Mortdale, NSW, expressed concern about how to handle an unexpected visit from the artist when the portrait is currently stored in a garage due to lack of space in the house.

The columnist suggests that if the artist asks about the painting, the recipient could claim they are too embarrassed by flattering images of themselves to display it in common areas, jokingly referring to the garage as a private ‘Garage Gallery’.