Racing start two - step V... I seem to be getting somewhere, I think!

Before starting to work on the figure, I reworked the background a bit and replaced the pale purple red by a lavender color.

My next step is to integrate the figure a little better in this environment by reworking shadows and highlights...

Note to self: " On the basis of this experiment, I feel compelled to rework the boring background from the previous painting. I will execute myself after this one... hopefully not literally!"