Could I have suggestions please on how I could have improved on this. I have to tell you I love realism and am really pleased that it seems to be making a big come back in the states at least.

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Watercolour? Might have been inclined to strengthen the shadow under the chin, and not have quite such a strong line of green against the shadowed side of the face, but otherwise, not really!
It all looks very flat and lacking in tonal range, probably a poor photo to start with but you have to adapt and improve on any photograph that you work from. Better still, work from life, it's so much more interesting.