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Thomasin, now you've made me curious--I want to see a picture of your father. To me, this is recognizable as the same "you" that is in your other self-portraits, although this has its own mood and shows a certain aspect of you. But since I haven't seen the real you, I have nothing but paintings to compare this (and the others) to.
I think, in a way, features have an androgynous quality. So many daughters look like their fathers, and so many sons resemble their mothers. I find it fascinating to look at the masculine and feminine versions of the same basic features as they are passed through generations of a family.
Back to the painting: I love those strokes of richer color in the neck, and the way you've used the texture and different paler shades in the sunny part of the face. The shadows in general are rich and colorful, not a bit dull, yet they recede. Beautiful!
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