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Tomasin,
I believe that the painting process can be divided in three parts: First, a hard one when you decide on the composition, second, the fun part where you try out color, value and texture, and the third and toughest is where you tighten up the whole thing and put in the accents, the darkest darks and highlights.
I feel that you need some accents, especially in the head and the near arm areas to make the figure stand out a little more.
I like your marks and colors and think that the light is wonderful too.
Have a look at Orpen, his accents are centered around the head and shoulder.
Accents could also be traces from the rough start of the painting like we see it in Degas. He would often rearrange a composition using coarse brush lines.
The hard task is to know what to hold and what to fold.
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