Oh, Who's That a Picture of?

     For the record, I did actually paint yesterday. I realized a few minutes in that I needed to find a photo for the other half of the painting.  Long story short, I looked at a box of pictures for an hour and found nothing.  Okay, I found some pretty funny ones from college, but nothing that pertains to what I'm trying to do.
     Without a picture to work from, I was pretty much at a stand still with this project. So my poor husband was assigned the task of making that happen.  He's not a photographer, and I was being super picky about the lighting, angles, and being in focus. After half an hour of shooting, I'm now working from three pictures.
     One thing I hadn't considered was how incredibly difficult a profile self-portrait would be.  I feel like with a front view you have the ability to look at the painting and see what's wrong and fix it. But with a profile you don't quite know exactly what's wrong, you just know that something isn't right.  I guess I still kind of have a reaction like 'Oh, who's that a picture of,' when I see myself from the side. Needless to say, I'm having a hard time with this half of the canvas.

I like how the fan behind the paining looks like a continuation of my head.