island
 

The silent s in "island" is with reason i found by comparing with isolate, and other neighbor words and Hanzi.

This shows that to be a portraitist a certain qualification is needed, also to be inventive in linguistic area, as others missed to do so.

I solved the mystery in the word portrait. vivid description by what?

Not photographic. Solve the relationship between action and stillness.

Beauty is rare. So, work on portraits slowly In the preparation step.