Author Archives: Suhita Shirodkar

About Suhita Shirodkar

obsessive-sketcher. graphic designer.

More Lesson Plans (and a new workshop)

Posted on February 20, 2019

More Lesson Plans. And a new workshop on weeknights so everyone can join in! Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal, teaching, Workshop | Tagged messy journal, perspective, Sketch Journal, teaching, workshop | 5 Comments

Two flutists (and a tabla player)

Posted on February 18, 2019

Friday night we attended a lovely little concert at the Saratoga Foothill Club in a gorgeous hall designed by Julia Morgan. Ray Furuta and Prasad Bhandarkar played the Western flute and the Indian flute. Vikas accompanied Prasad on tabla. This first … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal | Tagged classical music, concert, flute, location drawing, music, musician, prasad bhandarkar, ray furuta, sangam arts, saratoga, sketch, urban sketch | 2 Comments

Line first or color first?

Posted on February 8, 2019

Line first or color first? Process shots. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs, watercolor | Tagged arrow sign, Dealin' Dollar Dan, location drawing, san jose, sign, urban sketch, Vintage Signs | 10 Comments

Why Save a Sign?

Posted on February 6, 2019

Why Save a Sign? Morgan Newby has a great reason for wanting to save this wonderful sign of a cowboy that sits on his lot. Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, california, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs, watercolor | Tagged Dealin' Dollar Dan, location drawing, san jose, sign, urban sketch, Vintage Signs | 6 Comments

In a Cemetery with South Bay Sketchers

Posted on February 4, 2019

Santa Clara Mission Cemetery, South Bay Sketchers and my no-dewey-Decimal book categorizing system. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, san jose, Silicon Valley, supplies, Supplies and Materials, watercolor | Tagged cemetery, journal, location drawing, santa clara, south bay sketchers, stillman and birn, urban sketching, watercolor painting | 5 Comments

Mustard Fields

Posted on January 30, 2019

Saratoga, California. The mustard blooms are out! Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Paintings, san jose, Silicon Valley, watercolor | Tagged california, city of saratoga, location drawing, mustard fields, saratoga, saratoga library, urban sketch | 8 Comments

Four Seasons Concert

Posted on January 28, 2019

6 hours, mostly backstage with 200 middle schoolers as they rehearse and perform at San Jose State University’s Music Hall. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, people, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged castillero middle school, location drawing, music, orchestra, people sketches, reportage, san jose state, san jose state university, urban sketching | 10 Comments