Initially I thought I had misprocessed the film because it was too grainy, but once printed it took on a soft almost pictorial look which was not what I had been looking for, but which I liked.
It has a great feel. I love the "brightness" of the head area (the face and the wall behind) and it indeed has a painterly look to it. As a matter of fact I think it would be even more strong if you had it cropped higher above the darkness of the bottom.