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Dianne,
One thing I've learned from looking at Sargent's work and reading about his methods is to wipe out what doesn't look right. If you've labored over some part of your painting and it isn't quite what you intended, wipe it out right away, while it's still wet, and try it again. Keep wiping out until you get the degree of sureness and economy in your strokes. This relates to what Mischa is saying about keeping things simple (light/dark) and don't make it more complicated than it absolutely needs to be. Color and value gradations, if you introduce them (only if you feel they are necessary) can be much subtler than you might think.
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