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Jane,
That is better. Now the first thing I see is the face instead of the blue of the background.
Was this painted from a color photo? Usually the color of the background is a guide to modify the colors of the skin and the clothing. The skin tones and clothing will have hints of the background color. Her right cheek would have subtle hints of the pink on it from the blouse.
Right now I am painting a model in a coral dress against a very pale cool green background. I have noted how the green influences the skin tones.
When you do a color study or plan a photo shoot you have to decide what is going to be the dominant bright. Is it going to be a pink, red, blue, whatever; then complement it with the opposite but subdued color. You can add a third color a little less bright than the dominant bright, but you would then complement it with an even duller complement and so on.
For example, a bright cool pink, complemented by a warm grey green, then adding a turquoise complemented by a duller red orange.
Look at Degas paintings to see how he orchestrates his colors. I steal from him all the time.
Another thing about skin tones, they do not go just from like to dark, in say a burnt orange, but might have flickers of pink, ochre, naples yellow or a bit of the reflected background color. Look at a Sargent to see how many discrete bits of color are actually in a face.
Lon was right, this is a piece to be proud of but pushing your color will bring your future work to another level.
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