Self Portrait Reflection

The two aspects of my personality I was trying to portray were my calm and conservative side (black and white) versus my hot headed and outgoing side (bright colors). I faced many challenges while creating this painting. The biggest was getting what was in my head onto paper and actually portray what I wanted to. Having the right amount of paint was also difficult for me because in some areas, my painting looks very dark whereas in others, you can see right through to the grid. I think my initial sketch was pretty accurate to the picture. What I can work on is definitely painting. If I were to do this painting differently, I would try to use more highlights and low lights because I think that it would make my use of color more realistic and generally more put together.