Observing the Roses, San Jose Municipal Rose Garden

Hopped over to the local rose garden to draw some roses on a weekend afternoon...since I don't have the luxury of having any flowers indoors (and don't want to look like a creeper inside my apartment complex garden) I tried to stay in the shadows, which probably unintentionally scared a couple of merry-makers and photo shooters alike. Haven't painted flowers in detail for a looong time, so it's a nice change of pace!

Spring at UC Berkeley

Young cherry trees that line the entrance to the university. Can really feel the youth of the trees by how the flowers blossom upwards and refuse to scatter the petals in the Spring breeze!

A few weeks ago this tree was still all flowers on bare branches, but by Spring Break this week, I can barely notice the flowers if I'm not paying attention to them. Kudos to the few flowers that persisted until the official start of Spring on campus!