Self Portrait for Concepts of Self Final

A self portrait for my final project for Concepts of Self Class, in which I had to create an artistic self portrait. Here is an short excerpt for what I wrote in my essay accompanying it:
"Looking at the portrait, I see an artist looking at his image as he imagines himself. In his eye he sees lost potential, a side of himself that he refuses to show the world-a mysterious, sightless side of him, concealed behind a poorly made exterior."