Category Archives: california

Pen and Ink: On Location and in Studio

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Drawing on location, repeating at home Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Sketch Journal | Tagged carmel, carmel-by-the-sea, landscape, location drawing, pen and ink, sketchbook, urban sketch | 8 Comments

Fall, Continued.

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Fall Colors continued Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, supplies, Supplies and Materials | Tagged almaden, big shape, fall, fall colors, location drawing, san jose, sketchbook, stillman & birn, stillman and birn, urban sketch | 6 Comments

Still More Fall Colors

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Fall Colors Continue in Almaden. And some thoughts on why I use the Stillman & Birn Beta Sketchbook.
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More Fall Colors

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Still more Fall colors in Almaden. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged almaden, big shape, fall, fall colors, location drawing, san jose, urban sketch | 2 Comments

Fall in Almaden

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Fall in Almaden Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged almaden, big shape, fall, fall colors, location drawing, san jose, urban sketch | 10 Comments

Posca Markers Gas Station

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

An urban cacophony, captured with markers. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, tools | Tagged city of saratoga, gas station, location drawing, marker, posca, urban, urban sketch | 1 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

Finding Beauty

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Finding beauty in surprising places. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs | Tagged daily sketch, location drawings, mess, san jose, urban sketch, uskathome, vintage sign, vintage signage | 5 Comments

Taking a deep breath at Alviso Marina County Park

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Alviso with friends on Election Day. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged alviso, landscape, location drawing, location drawings, san jose, urban sketchers | 5 Comments

Inktober on my Desk

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

It’s easy to be in Inktober mode when pen and ink is a medium you love and use a lot all year round anyways. Here are two recent Inktober-on-my-desk sketches. Did you Inktober this year? Did you try anything new? … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Doodles, Everyday Sketches | Tagged inktober, pen and ink | 6 Comments