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No.3
Ngaire, you have received some excellent advice already but I cannot help but feel your struggle. We all know that oil can be quite forgiving and keeping that in mind I will make a suggestion or two. First, you face in shadow re-paint one tone say the darkest tone on her face. I would paint the eye as well being that to put the eye back in would be a brush stroke of dark and light gray. Then I would do the same for all the lights the cheek in light, the hand in light, the arm in light, the forehead in light. You will notice from your reference that the had and the arm in light are the lightest, then the face and the darkest light the forehead. The chest in light is approximately the same value as the forehead. Remember no eyes just the three values plus the darkest which is the hair. Now, we should not forget the window, the wall and the other props. They as well have their place and most important value of tone.
So, at the moment you have a drawing, now you are adjusting the values in the desired hue/color. At the same time you can create the form. Adjust these until you get them perfect. Don't be afraid to get the hand in light as light as white if need be for if all the other values balance and hold their place it will look ok. Look at the photo, it looks ok doesn't it.
I have made some visual suggestions, I hope you do not mind.
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