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Self critique
Looking at the painting now, I can see problems with the outline of the face. I was confused by the dark shadow cast on the edge of her cheek, and pushed that edge off her face, giving her a slightly sunken-cheeked appearance. I also made the bottom of her chin horizontal, rather than following the tilt of her head.
I wasn't happy with the hair: too red and not dark enough in the back, and too solid-looking, so instead of looking piled-up, it makes the upper part of her head look too big. At least for me, doing hair was the biggest change in going from drawing to painting.
I don't remember at this point why I made the background on the right side less dark. Maybe I was hurrying to get done, and didn't check the tone value.
I had the vague idea that the black masses of her dress would be big arrowheads pointing back at her face; I don't know if that succeeded.
On the other hand, I am pretty happy with the features and expression. I got pretty much what I was aiming for.
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