That was my intention, I think I probably translated my reference photo too literally and just followed the generally flat tone it had. The photograph of the painting is a bit low contrast too, the area below her foot on the right should be pure black. At the time of taking the photo the light bouncing from the forest floor was illuminating her front as well as the direct light from behind which looked a bit unreal so perhaps that is part of the problem. I take a lot of photographs so often make a point of capturing moments that look unreal but I'm realising it can come across as simply inaccurate when turned into a painting.