If you've ever tried to paint a loved one and thought, “How hard can it be?”—well, meet Brian Plutino. Brian, 28, learned the hard (and absolutely hilarious) way that painting your spouse is less "romantic art session" and more "accidental horror movie poster," as his attempt to lovingly capture his wife, Sarah, ended up looking suspiciously like *Chucky*'s long-lost cousin.
The couple, based in Phoenix, Arizona, decided to surprise each other with the same Valentine’s Day activity—painting each other’s portraits during a cozy staycation. Sweet, right? Aww. Until Brian flipped his canvas around.
“I had no idea what to expect since I’d never seen Brian paint before,” Sarah said. “He was blown away by how good mine was and immediately got nervous to show me his.”
Let’s pause here to appreciate that Brian really tried. Truly. There was an effort. But the result? Oh, it was something. Sarah's portrait was almost freakishly good—like, is she secretly a master?
Meanwhile, Brian’s attempt included two differently colored eyes, a smile that went rogue, and vibes straight out of a low-budget thriller. “When he turned it around, I was in total shock,” Sarah recalled. “It was so horrific. I couldn’t stop laughing. The two different coloured eyes and that creepy grin made it look straight out of a horror film—it instantly reminded me of Chucky.”
In the now-viral video (which has a casual 7.9 million views—no biggie), Brian, visibly sweating, hesitates before the big reveal and nervously mutters, “I’m gonna throw up.” When he finally shows his masterpiece/disasterpiece, he whispers “I’m sorry” like he just knocked over a vase, while Sarah bursts into a laugh, it sounds like she's gasping for air. Both of them collapse into a glorious moment of shared wheeze-laughter that’s so pure, you feel like you’re third-wheeling a sitcom episode.
“Yours is so good,” Brian wheezes between laughs, accepting defeat with the grace of a man who knows the internet will never let this go. Sarah, trying to stay supportive through the giggles, gestures helplessly and reassures him, “At least you got the PARKE right.” Sweet, sweet consolation. But she couldn’t resist adding, “It looks like a horror film.”
And then the comments came rolling in.
“The reflection of it in the microwave is sending me,” one eagle-eyed viewer wrote, having spotted the haunted face glinting back from an appliance like it’s plotting revenge. Another user, Payton Rae, simply summed it up: “I’m crying, this is too good.” Natalie Rose added, “This is the funniest thing I have ever seen,” while Kylie Dutton chimed in with, “I am crying laughing, I feel like I was there! Lol.”
Even the mismatched eye colors got their moment of infamy, with Sarah explaining to curious followers, “He said the white paint didn’t dry before he started putting blue on it, so it’s a different color.” Classic.
But through the giggles, gasps, and Chucky comparisons, one thing is clear: this couple’s love language might just be chaotic creativity. “We love being goofy and making each other laugh, it’s one of the things I love most about Brian,” Sarah said.
Let this be a reminder to all aspiring romantic artists out there: it’s not about creating a masterpiece—it’s about creating a memory, even if that memory seems like it wants to haunt you.
Would you dare to paint your partner?