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Jeanine,
When painting a person of color, the opportunity presents itself to play with the value arrangements we might usually use. Her dress will be a dark value, her hair will be a light value in the light, middle value in the shadow, and her face will be a middle value in the light, with the shadow being a dark value. As you continue to expand the value range, I would be careful to not go any darker on the background, while you could push the value darker and richer on the face. If the contract between the background and the face is too slight, your subject will disappear into the background. By pushing the value difference between the background and the face, the face will pop nicely. I see a very exciting and interesting play between the colorful scarf and the bark dress.
My favorite to paint is dark ebony skin. Rich purples, oranges, greens and blues. You'll have a lot of fun with this one.
Peggy
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