On Saturday I sketched live at the Cambrian Symphony‘s Frontiers Concert. I guess sketching live is what I always do. But on Saturday I got to do it with a video camera projecting the work as I sketched at the concert hall. Not only did I have a blast, but I also get to give back to this amazing organization that brings so much to our community. (Every member of the Symphony donates their time to it, and their concerts are free.)
All the originals are for sale and the money raised goes to the Cambrian Symphony.
Here are sketches done during Peter and the Wolf and The Planets (and yes both the Planets pieces are inspired by Mars, the Red Planet.)
Peter and the Wolf. The Cambrian Symphony in rehearsal for their Frontiers Concert at San Jose State University. 9×12 inches
The Planets. The Cambrian Symphony in rehearsal for their Frontiers Concert at San Jose State University. 9×12 inches
Peter and the Wolf. The Cambrian Symphony’s Frontiers Concert at San Jose State University. 9×12 inches SOLD
The Planets. The Cambrian Symphony’s Frontiers Concert at San Jose State University. 9×12 inches SOLD
Here are a few shots I took between sketches.
And this link goes to a 10 second video.
Here are a whole lot of little sketches.
The larger pieces are $150 each, plus shipping. They come signed and packed in a rigid envelope so they will mail to you safely. To buy an original, contact me directly.
Love an original but it’s already sold? Prints are available through my etsy store and all profits from the prints benefit the Cambrian Symphony.
Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook 
Bravo Suhita! What could be better than living reportage with a community spirited offering!
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Thanks Susan!
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Good work, Susan!
I like to draw in concert, too. But I’am sitting on my place in row. Sometimes I didn’t see the faces and hands of the musican.
Do you have had the permission of the Cambrian Symphony Orchester drawing in concert?
Good wishes from Berlin, Susanne
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Susanne, I always carry a small sketchbook and draw, at any performance. But usually with marker ( no wet media). But this one was a collaboration where I not only had their permission, but they also set me up to sketch and projected the process live as a video stream on a wall of the hall. It was great fun.
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I always carry a thin A5 Scetchbook and a ink Pen.
Congratulations for the collaboration, I think it was a great fealing see your drawings on a video stream.
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Beautiful lively work as always
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Good morning. I like your work, I also like to sketch. How do you get your originals to prints? I haven’t figured that out yet, can you help me? Thanks George Bacich. San Juan Capistrano
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George the easiest way is to find a local or online printer that makes fine art prints and send them high resolution color corrected scans.
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In your photo, it looks as if you’re using 3 palettes. Am I looking at it wrong? Or is it just one that folds out. If so, what kind is it and is it the kind you normally use for sketching?
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nope, one palette with 2 mixing areas that open up: the trick to working with small palettes is that they need to have large mixing areas.I wish this one had one more wing…
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I love how you intensified the red splatters and streaks in the Planet series – from rehearsal to performance. I can feel the excitement building up!
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amazing work – as usual, Suhita!
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What stunning sketches!!!
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Expressive and lively, as usual. Love every sketch 🙂
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Wonderful!!
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