Not exactly Take Two—I didn't paint a do-over, I just spent another half hour slightly altering the angle and placement of the ear (which I discovered was the culprit, rather than the location) to look slightly more like the photo. Of course, in the course of doing that I took another hard look at the reference photo and discovered that the real problem lay in the angle of the entire head, which I didn't quite grasp as I drew it. But, with the ear shift and some additional tweaks of highlights and shadows here and there, I'm happier with her, to the point that I'm willing to post her on Instagram.
Here below is the reference photo, from which you can discern my remark about the tilt of the head/face. Close, but no cigar, as they say.
I still plan to try her again in watercolor, because she deserves a more accurate rendering—but maybe not for a few days!
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