Digital Rough of large image and peer reveiw

I decided to speed things up I would rent out a Wacom tablet and this is a tool I have been scared to use but really helped. It made thinking and composting easier and allows me to jot down any quick thoughts. I was struggling to think of how to draw the mother so I decided to lino cut it. This does create a bit of a rift between that and the background colour. Finding a way to blend them together is hard but reshaping the colour should work. By doing this it should also get rid of the boxed-in feel. It is too restrictive, I need to use more space. Not sure about the colours. From the crit, people liked them but I think if they where controlled more then it would look better and it would allow for space. Digitally printing also means that I am able to make these changes easily.
The peer review went well. There is a clear link between research and practical work. Reasurch has been carryout in depth and a large amount of practical work. But things to think about are where would the final work sit? exhibition ?