Ah, I see it now. I showed it to someone and he said it looked open and it had perspective... I didn't see it then but looking at it in a different light, and with the help of your edit I see what that meant.
I was meaning for it to be dis-proportionate, wonky, and kinda cute. Its supposed to seem like its being viewed from the front. I was trying to show curves, etc.
I think removing the shadows ruined part of what I was going for, but it did help with the issue of it looking open. I think I'll try and find a middle-ground.
I also just discovered the issue of having 20 colors, I'll have to try and prune some off if I can.