Long Overdue Update

So it's been a long time since I have updated because of my hectic nursing program. I haven't had a lot of time for anything other than school. First I am posting the picture I finished for my cousin Chico back in September:

It turned out just like how I wanted for the most part but I couldn't blend the blue "sky" with the white background as well as I would have wanted.

Also I have been practicing with the Japanese ink again. The next experiment was plum trees.

My first tree:

A close up of the flowers:

My second tree:

And a closeup:

I just love the look of the ink. It is so difficult to use but it's worth it. The flowers were the hardest. They turned out ok but they don't look like the ones in the book. Oh well, I just have to keep at it! I hope to be doing much more with this style, stay tuned!