Update. (I put another hour or so into this, main on the face and rock in the foreground. 

I just started this painting of my darling niece tonight. Although I'm not finished, I'm happy with the roughness in the background contrasting. Not sure how far I should take this piece. I think I'm going to lighten up the shadow side of her face under her nose. Any thoughts?

I made a few changes based on Andrews Notes. Thanks Everyone.

Here is my attempt at placing a character in a background. Any feedback would be great. Thanks everyone.