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Hi Denise,
The painting looks great, I think, but before going any farther, I believe there might be something wrong with the reproduction. How did you photo/scan this? the shadow under her jawline looks as though it is completely lost to a reflection from the surface of the paint. Likewise, the shadows on the whole left (her left) side, both arm and torso, has the same value as the background, which kind of washes out the whole right-center of the painting. It looks as if the source used to light the painting when you photographed it is being reflected from the surface, especially where you may have glazed in the shadows, nullifying the contrast on her left side. At the top and bottom of the painting the values look better. That may be the way you painted it, but I don't think so.
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