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Author Archives: Suhita Shirodkar
Impressions, Lake Tahoe
My friend Katy put it well: If I was looking for a ‘first impressions’ trip to Lake Tahoe, this was NOT the weekend to pick. Tahoe’s winter economy is powered by snow and snow sports. But right now, it’s really hard to … Continue reading
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Documenting the process
I’ve been trying to take photographs of a piece as I work on it. Trouble is, I work very quickly and wet-in-wet, usually without a pause. So it’s easy to forget to stop and take a photograph. Still, I managed to get … Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, How to, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs
Tagged california, family, kids, location drawings, urban sketchers, vintage, vintage sign, vintage signage, watercolor sketch
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Car Sketching
Here in California, it’s rare to have a day when it’s not possible to sketch outdoors. Last week, we had a couple of those days, so to keep out of the rain, I tried some car sketching. Here is Lincoln … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage Signs
Tagged location drawings, neon, theater, urban sketch, urban sketchers, vintage sign, vintage signage, watercolor sketch, willow glen
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A beginner’s watercolor lesson. Painting with my daughter.
My daughter Kavya and I sometimes sketch together. Most often that means we sit next to each other and draw. But this weekend I thought I’d do a little ‘lesson’ with her and talk her through how I look at things when I draw. I … Continue reading
A short visit to the San Jose Museum of Art
Yesterday I spent a couple of hours at my favorite local museum, the San Jose Museum of Art. Here are my some bits and pieces from my visit. My favorite piece from the show “POSTDATE: Photography and Inherited History in India” was a piece by … Continue reading
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Tagged calder, Indian art, location drawings, museum, san jose museum of art, suhita, urban sketchers
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What I drew this week
Not very much. And a little bit of everything. One quick , almost abstract watercolor sketch on a hike in the hills around San Jose. One vintage sign for Cambrian Park Plaza which was built in the 1950s. And two donuts … Continue reading
Posted in Close to home
Tagged almaden, location drawings, marc taro holmes, urban sketch, urban sketchers, vintage sign, vintage signage
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Super Quick sketches
It’s been a week of super quick captures, most under 10 minutes. When they’re this quick, it’s very hit-or-miss: a well-captured single line gesture makes a sketch work, and one that goes awry… you get how that goes. Still, the quick … Continue reading
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Tagged california, location drawings, quick sketch, san jose, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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