Category Archives: books

Livestream and Video

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

I’m doing a YouTube livestream this evening (5pm Pacific Time) with Paul Wang, my partner-in-crime at Sketching PlayLab . Paul and I will be painting with a small palette of colors. We chose 3 colors each to bring to the palette … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Education, teaching | Tagged book review, parka, sketchingplaylab, video | Leave a comment

A Tutorial, a Giveaway and Fall Colors

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

A tutorial and a giveaway this fall Continue reading →

Posted in books, california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, How to, Silicon Valley | Tagged fall, fall colors, location drawing, tree, trees, urban sketching | 2 Comments

More Persimmons

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

More Persimmon. Continue reading →

Posted in books, Everyday Sketches | Tagged fruit, painting, persimmon | 7 Comments

The Persimmons are Here

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Persimmon. Podcasts. And Giveaways. Continue reading →

Posted in books, Everyday Sketches | Tagged fruit, painting, persimmon | 6 Comments

Book Release (and a free downloadable pdf)

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

My book “The Urban Sketching Handbook: Techniques for Beginners” releases today! (Also, a free downloadable pdf from the book) Continue reading →

Posted in books, Everyday Sketches, reviews | Tagged book, urban sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketching handbook | 11 Comments

Book Recommendations

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

I love getting book recommendations, and I find some of my favorite books through them. (Right now this list has me excited). So here are two book recommendations from the kids and me. The kids read a lot. I read … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged books, cook recommendations, location drawing, people sketches, urban sketching | Leave a comment

Playing, Experimenting, Discovering

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Playing, Experimenting, Discovering. Gouache-like fun with a watercolor kit. Continue reading →

Posted in books, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, supplies, Workshop | Tagged accordion fold, demo, gouache, stillman and birn | 11 Comments

Blurring the Lines: Painting & Sketching

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

Blurring the Lines: Painting & Sketching. Does it matter what you call it? #artquestion Continue reading →

Posted in books, california, Close to home, Doodles, Everyday Sketches, Paintings, people, san jose, Vintage Signs, watercolor | Tagged location drawing, painting, sketch, urban sketch, watercolor | 8 Comments

I’m in Watercolor Artist Magazine!

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

The August issue (yes, it’s out already and available at Barnes &Noble) of Watercolor Artist focusses on painting the world around you, with a special focus on sketchbooks. I’m thrilled and honored to have a piece in there with some … Continue reading →

Posted in books, News, supplies, Supplies and Materials | Tagged magazine, News, publish, Watercolor Artist, Watercolor Artist Mag | 28 Comments

The week I didn’t sketch

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

It’s Friday evening and I feel like I haven’t really sketched all week, so I go look at my Instagram stream where I post stuff as I make it and it looks like I have sketched, it’s just that it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in books, california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Figure Drawing, Paintings, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs | Tagged almaden, beach, book, boulevard coffee, california, coffee, coffee shop, figure drawing, mount umunhum, natural bridges, natural bridges state beach, san jose, sign of the times, tech museum, watercolor, watercolor painting | 2 Comments