A slightly different twist on the challenge, and I think I like it. Less about the face, more about the figure, but not at the cost of losing part of her (?) story. She's a dog owner, a loner perhaps -- lives by the sea. Nice job.
Comment only from a non-voting, non-member: While the relative placement of the person and the dog is interesting, the juxtaposition of the dog with the background rock distracts too much and becomes the unintended focus of attention.
Very artistic. I love negative space, but this is a bit much. I think a crop on the right to eliminate the little pink cloud would not have hurt the intention of the image.