This is my second self-portrait. I decided to have some fun with it and recreate myself as a centaur...

My intent was to still have the face recognizable as myself, and to keep the identity of the figure as the key focus of the painting. I tried to do this using the lighting to emphasize the more human part [me]. There are still parts that need refining, and the detail work is not finished, but hopefully that will be complete soon! I am also considering including a setting as the background, though I'm not sure if that is necessary.

This second image included is what I used for reference. I hope that my identity is still recognizable and carried over from the photograph, but other than that, I wasn't trying to capture any other representational elements.