Stifled

I've been doing several portrait requests and studies lately. While they represent an upswing in my abilities, they're still far shy of an original work. 

Working on another portrait for now, but the next one will, hopefully, be an original works with all the mood and lighting and emotions and whatnot.
What I'm planning has hands in it, which will probably be what kills me but... eh.

Let's have at it.