The Face of Fall

I've done a study to work out ideas for a possible larger painting. What do you see here?

My Darling Clementine...

...okay, very cliche.  This is a small 8 x 10 pastel on Wallis paper. I have found still life work to be challenging as the depth of field is so small. Values need to be studied as the background is really only inches away, compared to possibly miles away in a landscape painting. Comments, anyone?

Egg 1, Egg 2

We see eggs here, but these paintings are essentially about shapes, a wide value range and and narrow color range. Trying to paint white is a wonderful exercise in seeing color