From the Painting Guide: Botanical illustrations are one of the more difficult subjects; here you've rendered the flowers and leaves beautifully, with a great feel of the freshness and newness of blossoms. Did you tint the paper pink to complement the blossoms, or is it just the photo/scan?

I wonder whether a bit of artistic license should've been used to make the stalks a little lighter (botanical artists will probably be horrified at the suggestion!); it's just that tonally they're very dominant and having them lighter would emphasise the flowers. Or perhaps using the 'lost edge' technique, where the edge of something isn't defined or outlined, but allowed to "disappear" or fade softly into the background.

Compositionally, I find the placement of the two stems a little awkward – they feel quite separate and you could almost cut the paper in half without disturbing either to create two paintings. Maybe angling the shorter stem towards the other would solve this; or perhaps having one stem and a scattering of loose blossoms, as if you'd picked them up from under the tree. Or maybe if the one stem had buds on and the other open blossoms, they'd link together more, showing the progression of the spring.