Sometimes things don't work out the way you want

I wanted to share a recent failure I have had in translating my sketch into a finished painting. I know, I know, who wants to see failures? I can't decide whether it's hopeless and I should just give up on it, or if I should try and take it a little further. I was thinking about adding a digital layer (new tablet; I wanna play with it!) over it, adding more detail and interest. Right now it's pretty boring, if I must say, and I dig the original sketch waaay better. Ya live, ya learn.