John, I love the cheek, it looks much more realistic. The roundness of the eye is better as well. Just make sure that her upper eyelid has a better color transition. Based on the scan the value change between light and dark seems very drastic and it gives the appearance of her wearing a light eyeliner.
Sorry to say, but the neck needs work. Before you touch the painting, do a little exercise and draw a cylinder. Duplicate the same light and shadow as you see on the neck and make it curve. This should help you with the value transition. Right now the back of her neck is coming out towards the viewer, because the value is too light. Since the neck is in shadow the value transitions are very gradual.
I hope this helps, I can't wait to see her finished.
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