Hey, look at me

I really think this piece is amazing due to the ambiguity of it. It is fairly unisex in the feeling and so cleanly drawn. I see the paper used is also original looking, as you may have aged it intentionally to give it a feel of an old masters. The clean sharp lines and the mystery...a paperboy or a show off? I just love the fashion, the tidy purse, the climbing roses, and most of all the eyes, looking at a distance at something romantic perhaps.

As for technique, I do feel shadows are overrated sometimes, and you have demonstrated this, although with slightly darker shades of roses, you would have made the subject pop out at a more intense and beautiful way. Nonetheless I am inspired by it's luxurious quality.