Epigone: Character Sketch

One more brushstroke, he thought, and the painting would be perfect. He glanced anxiously up at the print hanging on his wall. Yes, it was exactly the light color of that last brushstroke that made the great one's works stand out above the rest. Carefully, he dipped his brush into a shade of vivid pink just two tones brighter than the rest of the flower that he'd been painting and brushed it across the last petal, angling the brush to give the impression of a careless dash of light. He stood back. It still looked planned. He hadn't gotten it to be careless-looking enough. He'd failed yet again. His shoulders slumped and he set the brush aside.

Inspiration: 'epigone'
Story Potential: Low.
Notes: Might make an interesting side-note for an otherwise really impressive character, though.