I actually really enjoyed this, but i also agree with karolina's (the director) criticisms of it.
It has incredible potential, but more as a feature than a short. It would help a lot with the pacing and how thrown together and cramped it feels.
Poppy is absolutely adorable and clearly has a bigger story to tell, but the short doesn't give her time to do that or have her development we see jump cuts of. She also gave up her passion for wanting to be a painter's muse way too quickly. Again, this has to do with the pacing issues caused by the limited time available in the short.
The potential is there, but it would work miles better as a feature film.