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Jennifer, (sorry to have digressed)
You have an interesting and well lit, sculptural head to paint from the reference photo. The subtle nuances and relationships in shading and color development take time to work out. It may feel daunting but I think it would be rewarding to further work on your pastel portrait and explore these nuances more.
There are also a number of shape. proportion and drawing corrections that could be made and adjusted along the way. I bet the more you rework this portrait, the stronger and better it will become (maybe I'm speaking for myself because I rework and correct my portraits endlessly until they look about right).
With a little more exploration, I think you will hit upon a balance in the color relationships in the skin tones and hair, warm background or not.
Garth
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