To me, the simply executed path is to focus on figure drawing and still life drawing traditionally until you're comfortable enough with talking about and using gesture, value, and composition.
I think you should focus on composing still life drawings. Disregarding value, color theory, and gesture / rhythm, I think you need to really focus on understanding the technical considerations that go into good composition. Long story short, there's too much going on in your Orianna piece. Lots of ideas, and no clear…
Here's a little introduction onto what these are and why I am sharing them. If you want to skip to the nitty gritty information skip down to the first line of bold text that's where all the good stuff is. I originally wrote The basics. a couple months back as a means to show people a way to progress in their art. Since it…