Something Sketchy About John

Below is a scan of my latest self portrait.   It took some working up to even trying such a thing.  I had not drawn anything of significance for years and am way out of practice drawing.

This was a barrier buster for me.  I am seldom proud of my work and I worry about the judgment and maybe ridicule of others for my work.  I usually let my work hide in the sketchbook and don't even draw in a p[lace where others can see.  I am typically pretty abusive of myself for these works as I am never satisfied or the concepts seem trivial or well worn.*

What's important is that I found the courage to draw.   I picked a subject that is familiar but hard to conceive (at least for me) and I'm putting it out there for people to see.  

Do I look like this?   What have I chosen to highlight and are these things others see?  What are the colors I would choose?

 John Schneider, Self Portrait, 12/2010

* OK, I am critical of this drawing as it certainly is not my best work as I had some trouble with proportions and shading both of which are a bit rusty and I could not find my preferred pencils and did it all with the engineers mechanical pencil.  The mechanical pencil is not known for it's subtly.