Although I haven't had much of a problem escaping the painting lady, I do agree that there should've been a way to skip the chase all together like how other puzzles and events are skippable. Honestly, I feel like there should've been a way to use the lighter or something on the painting to skip the chase or maybe slow it down to make it more easier to do.
Yes 100% agree ! Actually you can use the lighter on the painting but it doesn't slow her down at all, it doesn't really do anything, so it's better to take her eye and try to complete the run than to use the lighter where you're left with nothing. Hopefully they can make her pace a little more adaptable in the future or can make her pace change during moments, like making her go fast on the straight halls but go a little slower on the corners. :)
Instead of just having a flat out option for it to be skippable, I personally hope that there would be a catch to it, where using the lighter would skip the chase scene while using something like a knife would make the chase easier but that it would prevent the eye from being obtain. Which should really matter since there are two other places to obtain another eye.