Answer: you should use the topic: a scene featuring 2 characters sitting on the edge of a bridge
because: you could choose to make it a happy scene or a depressing scene or you can add two of the choices together and have two people together on a bridge and one is proposing to the other which may give you extra credit (depends on the teacher)
This would be described as a "separate or natural" example of self-portraiture painting, provided that Jesse creates a natural likeness of herself in her given style of painting. Other categories are historical inserted portraits, where one inserts their likeness into the character of a historical figure, inserting oneself into a group portrait and other portraits created with related objects in the image field.
Perspective allowed for much more life-like paintings and allowed for a three dimensional look.
