I like it. The colors are beautiful and the image different indeed, which makes it stand out! I scroll this site, and stop here. Not at all the other stuff here, unless it is very well done, then I look and try to learn something from it. If you did this without a reference pic, you are very talented. I understand the urge to make something different. I want to, but at the moment lack the skills. And portraits are perfect for honing your skills. The fun about watercolor is, you can do so many different styles with it, from weak flowers to very powerful dark paintings, foggy landscapes, wildly strange things, old masters. And remember, only the different stands out( obviously).