A Chinese Portrait is an abstract artistic depiction of a person. You complete several sentences of the form "If I were a(n) X, I would be..." to provide insight into the way you feel and think. These questions will be updated on sporadically, as I come across new and interesting ones to add.

Nature
If I was a celestial body or phenomena: A Lunar Eclipse
If I was a natural disaster: Underwater Volcano
If I was a season (winter, spring, summer, fall): Winter
If I was a weather pattern or phenomena: Mist
If I was one of the four elements (earth, air, fire, water): Earth

If I was a bird: Snow Owl
If I was a fish: A Neon Fish
If I was an insect: A Gypsy Moth
If I was a mammal: Black Wolf

If I was a flower, plant or tree: A Willow
If I was a natural object: A Pinecone

If I was a gas, liquid or solid: Melted Silver
If I was a metal: Copper
If I was an energy type or source: Lunar or Stellar

People
If I was a current living celebrity: Estelle Getty
If I was a famous historical human being: Napoleon

If I was a fictional, mythological character: Merlin
If I was a fictional, supernatural character:A Keebler Elf
If I was a god / goddess: Morpheus
If I was a mythological beast: A Chimera
If I was a superhero: Wonder Woman

Things
If I was a human bodily function: A Yawn
If I was a human emotion: Anticipation
If I was one of the five senses: Sight
If I were part of the human body: The Eye

If I was a monument (famous or general):
If I was a piece of art (famous):
If I was a piece of art (general): A Statue
If I was a place / location (famous or general): Cuban Beach at Night
If I was a place / location (fictional): Dathomir (Star Wars Planet)

If I were a color: Midnight Black
If I was a man-made object:
If I was a tool: A Pencil
If I was a weapon: A Mace

My thanks to Erin Saltz for providing the background image.
For the curious, the writing says "Azodnem", of course.