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What if
I agree that the photos are beautiful. Unfortunately, to my way of thinking they aren't good photo reference for a fully resolved painting. The ambiguous nature of the dress lost in the surrounding bed sheets, in my estimation, will not translate well as a painting if you try to recreate the scene.
The folds of drapery should reveal, to a certain degree, the structure of the body and not confuse it. I just don't think this is happening here. I feel the background is also overwhelming the subtlety of the little girl's face. However, if you have a lemon, make lemonade. If I was to do a painting from this photo I would lose the background into a soft vignette and get rid of the feet, which seem floating and detached from the body. I would focus on the face and let the rest of the painting be soft.
I took the liberty of playing with your photo (what I've done is far from perfect) to get across the general idea. Sorry if I offend you by altering it but I think it offers better possibilities as a painting!
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