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Dear Mary,
Nice job so far! Great subject, but tough light, which on this cloudy day tends to diminish the color spectrum.
I cannot comment on the likeness, as you have used other reference photos. However, I might comment on the color palette. I have moved away from "burnt" colors - burnt Umber, burnt sienna, etc. The umber seems to drag down this painting a bit, and dirty up the skin tone. I prefer to use a mix of other colors, such as alizarin crimson, Naples yellow and black, Van Duyk Brown, or something. Anything that does not flat out the color like umber and sienna does.
The highlights around the mouth seem a bit too severe, creating a halo of highlight around the perimeter of the mouth - not a natural occuring highlight. The shadows under the eyebrows could extend farther out away from the nose beyond the eyes.
The outline of the face at the cheeks perhaps needs a little more balance. The cheek on the right seems a bit more flat than that on the left. Not much left to do on this one!
Keep up the good work!
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