NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Nashville Fair is underway now through Sunday. The fair has no shortage of interesting people. We met one who creates art in no time at all, and you're going to love her subjects.

Remember how there used to be those One Hour Photo businesses everywhere?

Artist Julia Tong is doing something a little like that at the Nashville Fair. She's painting portraits of animals, each portrait only taking one hour.

"Trying to catch the most authentic side of them, and it usually ends up being a pretty goofy side!" Tong smiled. "I'm lucky for this, my work, I can just stare at animals the whole time!"

Tong's subject Tuesday night took a lot of gray, black, and pink paint.

"Yeah! I'm painting the pig!" Tong laughed as someone watched her paint a portrait of Loki the pig

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