Georgia's white flowers in a dark vase

Here is Georgia's beautiful still life with white flowers and a black vase. I love the barest indication of the vase. This and the leaves fading into the darkness pull us into the painting and create a sense of intimacy. The dark stage creates a dramatic setting for the white flowers. It's interesting in a piece with few very subtle colors to see how three small shapes of red can have an out-sized impact. Georgia has done a masterful job of using these red shapes to direct our eye around the picture. Notice the arc of the four flowers and the subtle counter angles the leaves take. This kind of a picture could easily be over rendered but Georgia relies more on studied indication over labored rendering to keep her painting fresh.

Georgia's photo reference and my few suggestions are below.

1. Though it's personal preference thing, I like the warm color of the wooden table in the photo. I think it adds warmth and I don't think it undermines the subtle red in the flowers that is so successful. It could even be a step darker than in the photo to be a little more subtle. I also like the angle of the shape in the photo on the table top and the way that a hint of the warm color of the table in seen to the right of the bottom flower.

2. I might just give the silhouette of the top of this flower a bit more character.

As I said, this is just a suggestion and Georgia's painting is fantastic either way.