Flowers alla prima

I've been away from paints too long!! I tried to paint this more quickly and loosely than my norm. I tried not to fiddle too much - start to finish in 1.5 hrs ( a record for me!!!)
I welcome critiques to help me improve on this.

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Comment by Ann Turner on July 23, 2014 at 17:10: Nice loose and bright, the vase is done well, its a challenge to paint white objects. The flowers have movement and energy. I notice that the Mum on the table looks square maybe trim off that forward corner.

Comment by Lori Ippolito on July 23, 2014 at 14:16: Thanks Ruby, Sil & Ningning:). Thanks Michael..good point about the darks in the table!.. I see I also need to straighten out the table in the back.

Comment by Ningning Li on July 23, 2014 at 11:48: So rich and beautiful in colour and details. I do not know how to paint flowers. It make me nervours. Lori, your flowers are very happy and cheer me up. Great Job!!!

Comment by Silvana M Albano on July 23, 2014 at 10:42: Wow Lori! Realy love those colours! So fresh too!

Comment by Ruby on July 23, 2014 at 5:47: this is gorgeous Lori

Comment by Michael Chomse on July 23, 2014 at 4:51: Well done, Lori. Wonderfully loose and expressive brushwork, dynamic, like the arrangement of the flowers in the vase itself.

Your color palette works well, with the rich carmines offsetting the violets and blues, and the subtle lemon yellows pulling the background into the picture plane.

My only suggestion might be to pick up those two colors (the carmine and violet) as a very subtle reflection (of color, not object) in the table surface.