The sky was overcast and there were not many extreme values throughout the subject but after looking at the painting again I can see that I missed some opportunities to achieve better accuracy with these values. The drawing and color is very un-observed also. I think I was more interested in the conversations we were having on the deck rather than the painting. The whole thing looks as if it lacks focus, also I only spent an hour on the painting which is hardly enough time to resolve many issues.
The Painting
The Setup