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Nice drawing, Jeff, and ditto to what Steven is saying. Your mission in learning to draw - okay, my mission, and probably yours, too - is to make an object look 3-dimensional. This is what makes it "real"; what makes it distinguished from a photo; what gives it drama; what makes it come alive and grab the unsuspecting viewer. It's all about pulling some parts forward and pushing some parts back. (I'd put this in all caps here if I could, but then it would sound as if I'm shouting.) This is best thought of in terms of value changes, though color, temperature and edge control also help.
By the way, Tony Ryder sets forth slightly different terms for the gradiations of light and shade, and I find them a little easier for my mind to grasp. I'll try to find his book and post them here when I get the chance.
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