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Second, the figures look as though they are pasted on to the background.
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Jean,
You have put your finger on a problem which shows up quite a bit. The good news is that it can be remedied without a whole lot of effort. It's all about the edges. Almost without exception you have left your edges sharp. A sharp edge strategically placed, to draw attention to the subject, can be a good thing. You can't however, effectively draw attention to everything. And the result, as you have pointed out, will show your subjects to be "pasted onto" and very one-dimensional.
If you will integrate subject to background, subject to subject, tree to leaf, sky to tree, your painting will show roundness and form. For some, when we spend such effort creating fine detail, it is difficult to blur and create distortion when we get to the edge.
A search in this Forum on "edges" may give a more complete study on the subject.
I'll leave some of your other concerns to others.