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Dear Mark:
Welcome to the Forum. (I grew up in Bethesda by the way.)
I see all sorts of late 19th-early 20th century influences in your work, namely Matisse, Cezanne, Kissling, Pascin, Duffy, Valadon perhaps. If you are going to paint this way, you should stay consistent throughout. I have the feeling the face becomes a little tighter relative to the way you handle the clothing, chair and background. This is one of the dangers of working from second-hand photos, magazine images and the like.
A few remarks about composition. Try not to centralize objects too much. Watch where edges leave the picture plane. There appears to be just as much space on either side of the chair. More interest/tension can be gained by moving things a little off center. These French chairs are great ways to create interesting negative spaces. Don
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