Category Archives: california

Fun with Topiary

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Suhita Shirodkar

I’ve been away from the blogging (and drawing) for too long. Working on cleaning up my studio for Silicon Valley Open Studios last week (more on that later) and finishing some commissioned pieces. And it just felt right to get back to … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged accordion book, everyday sketch, location drawing, sketch, suburbia, topiary, urban sketch, urban sketchers | 6 Comments

Good questions: Studies versus Scenes

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Suhita Shirodkar

Another good question from someone in my Figure Sketching Made Simple class on Craftsy. (I do these Good Questions posts every once in a while.) This person visited a skating rink, and sketched a whole scene, skaters, ice rink and setting, and … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, How to, san jose, Silicon Valley, teaching | Tagged action, baseball, craftsy, figure sketching, gesture drawing, location drawing, question, sport, urban sketchers | 7 Comments

Painting with Tom Hoffmann, again: 3 of 3

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Suhita Shirodkar

Bernal Heights, San Francisco. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Paintings, san franciso | Tagged bernal heights, location drawing, painting, san francisco, tom hoffmann, urban sketchers, watercolor | 4 Comments

Painting with Tom Hoffmann, again: 2 of 3

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Suhita Shirodkar

The Marin Headlands were a challenge to paint: at once both simple in shape yet so atmospheric… and then, there was the wind! I painted #1 and #2 in parallel. Attempt #3 (below) was painted because I wasn’t so happy with … Continue reading →