Still Life in canvas... opinions pls...

yesterday, saturday, i went to my art school.. though said art school, they dont teach the how tos.. its a private art school in which u create ur own projects.. i just enrolled there to make me dedicate my time just for art for my portfolio requirements (coz if i stay at home to do some art stuff, i'll just be distracted by a lot and will just procrastinate til the deadline lol..) and i also need a reference/testimony of some sort from an art teacher.. coz i need that too to get into the faculty of fine arts in university.... x.x

anyway.. self projects.. i chose a painting.. on a canvas.. yeeaaayyyy!! i also needed a still life painting as required from the portfolio reqs so still life...

the masque is referenced from d.gray-man's mask.. lol.. i honestly wanted to draw the real one but its too plain and a little masculine.. XD i added a rose but i dunno if thats alright.. *unease* these 2 objects are laid on a round table and on the background is a curtain... im thinking of a stage curtain or that of a royal kind..

and so i need ur opinion.. coz im not good in colors.. i dunno what colors to use...

the teacher only asked me some points or rather it was a hint of some sort.... =x="

* what is the subject or story behind this picture?
- i dunno.. but it somehow tells a story.. "somehow"....

* is it a romantic story, dramatic, tragic, etc..?
- dramatic romance..? i think it will depend on the colors... *which is my problem atm..*

* where is the focal point?
- isnt it the 2 objects..? (=,=") if i had to choose between the two.. i dont know...

* if u chose a theme like shades of red, the leaf on the rose will stand out. how will u not let that happen?

im still in doubt.. normally, i'd choose a red shade too but yeah.. my problem is the leaf.. and im not liking a red-pinkish mask.. x.x so i tried considering other shades that would blend with the leaf.. *troublesome leaf!* green-blue-purple might be a good one.. since i wanted the mask to be on the same color as allen's clown crown mask (d.gray-man).. lol.. then i'd have to settle for a cool theme.. (but then the rose...! oh gee.. gotta do something bout that..) or i can go for a yellow/sepia tone (thanks to 15385bic's sepia pic which inspired me a lot..) which could be nice too... or a desaturated red theme with the leaves withering in color...

theres so many options.. she (art teacher) only gave me a push on a free fall... free fall.. means i can do whatever i want to it.. lol... but i want this to be a successful painting since this is gonna be my first painting..

oh dear.. i wonder how long have i been typing this... XD

anyway, to make it short.. i need ur opinions about this matter... comment about ur thoughts... what do u think..? the picture itself..? as a still life, i wanted something unique coz i've been seeing flowers on a vase for a still life picture so i squeezed some anime-ish feel with the mask and the rose--though i kinda messed up the rose's form.. lol... XD

please comment..... i really need it.. i apprecite it.. *hugs*

PS.. i wanted to submit this in the fanart section but its a scrap.. for now.. im not sure if im gonna get more comments here.. but i hope so..... i have til next saturday to decide.. >_<.