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Nah, Dave, you'd hate having me anywhere near while you paint. Anyway, it wouldn't work and it would sap the fun part out of the whole process. There's a time to create and a time to critique. There's some overlap but if you mix them up too vigorously on the palette, you get mud.
One of my early instructors used to say "We're not here to keep starting over, we're here to solve problems."
Furthermore, put away the shears! Stay away from open windows! Get the painting out in a couple of days and start playing around with some of the areas we've looked at. Plan the revision you're going to make, be able to articulate to yourself what it is you're trying to accomplish (increase or decrease contrast, restate shadows, redirect light) and why, and always consider how the changes are going to fit into the painting as a whole. You're probably only a few hours from a very presentable piece that would impress anyone considering a commission.
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