welcome to the club. i can't do backgrounds worth beans either. ^^; but really, your art is so amazing. i love the soft feel and the subtle shading. the angle looks good to me, better than i could do anyhow. i'm no expert, but maybe if you wanted to make it even more "above the eyeline," you could move the eyes down a bit more so that the forehead's more prominent... err.. bad explanation, hope that made some sense. :P