Trying to work a couple things out.

[Elmst]

Love the color you have going in the jacket! What you have here I would consider a rough sketch, you may have several rough sketches before you move onto the final piece. In this stage you work on composition, values and anatomy (if it is figurative piece). Have fun with the piece, try a variety of facial expressions, tilt her head some, facial and figurative expression will help you tell her story. People search out faces first so make sure the face is correct. In the end you need to tell a story so, "what is her story?"

I am excited to find out!