Exercise 8 Figure in an interior

I toyed around with various ideas on how to approach this exercise.
The composition I thought about using was the background used in a famous painting, in combination with  my own sitter. Looking at some of Richard Diebenkorn's figure painting influenced my decision about poses. The Woman in the chair  in particular. Again I like the fact that it was side on and she is looking away. This or a similar pose would fit in with an interior I found of Edward Hopper's - Rooms by the Sea as I thought I could place the sitter against this to appear as if relaxing while looking out to sea.
After trying out a few sketches I decided that the background in my lounge would probably tie better with the reclining pose I had chosen. The shapes and angles present seemed to have more potential interest and could be made to look ambiguous even, together with the sitter, in relation to the direction of light, which I changed from the left side to the right as though shining on the sitter's face. I had to manage this carefully to minimise dazzle. I included a suggestion of a television screen also on the same side - facing the sitter, so leaving me wondering about the contradicting set up of the two, an element I like.