Gwen,
I am not nearly as professional as others on this forum but I will give you my two-cents worth of what I see, if I may.
I really like your work and it seems wonderfully fresh. I have found in my own work that in painting little ones, I have to really watch the proportions in the features of their tiny faces. I think that the nose here could be a bit shorter. In children's features, all of the features are in the lower half of the total face and they have much more forehead. One other thing that seems a bit out is the childs right eye (left to us facing). If you cover one half of the face one eye appears to look at the viewer and the other more to the childs right. In the reference photo she appears to be looking toward her right.
I sometimes scan my photos when they seem shaded a bit and then lighten it a little in contrast in order to see the features better.
Well, there you have it for what it is worth. I hope that I made sense to you. I feel that my ways of expressing what I want to say are not nearly as professional as others and with brush in hand I can demonstrate what I mean to say.
Great and hope to see more of your work.
Good luck,
Patt
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