Patty, one quick thing, when I squint it looks like the children are sitting ON their shadow rather than IN it. It's a value issue, I think you can lower the value of their backs and lighten the value of the shadow. If it were my painting I would try lightening the shadow first and compare, before doing anything to the backs. I can see some color shifting in the shadow too, it's warmer below the yellow swim suit.
Using a q-tip dipped in turp would be a good way to lift some of the shadow paint.
Great start!
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