Rose Illustration

Over the past few weeks, I've been taking a beginning drawing class at the local community center - basically, it has been boring and tedious. Tonight I thought I would draw something fun and went with the rose from my previous post. The illustration is not yet complete (it needs much more shading), but this took me forever as it was. It's definitely no replica of the photo, but it's probably my best drawing (considering I do not draw).

Rose Garden: Macro Photography

Considering I did not use a tripod with my medium camera, this is actually quite in focus. Though it isn't a super close up shot either.

San Jose Rose Garden: Landscape Photography

I've been lucky enough to be able volunteer at the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden with Friends of San Jose Rose Garden. Not only do I get to deadhead the roses to my heart's content, but I can take as many photos of the roses as I like. It's a huge garden, with a plethora of different rose varieties. I usually prefer macro photography when it comes to flowers, but I'm working on expanding my horizons to include more of the surrounding setting too. This will be a great reference photo for a future paining.

Truckee Flowers: Macro Photography

Whenever I'm out and about, one of my favorite hobbies is to take snapshot of flowers. I'm collecting all these snapshots and hoping to eventually use them in a painting.