Category Archives: Close to home

More Spring Flower Experiments

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

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Posted in california, Close to home, experiments, flowers, printmaking, studies | Tagged flowers, iris, poppies, spring, tulip | Leave a comment

Digger

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

A walk around a digger, captured in a sketch. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Construction, Everyday Sketches, experiments, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged accordion book, accordion fold, construction, digger, location drawing, urban sketch, vehicle | 15 Comments

Stepping out in Spring

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Are you, like me, starting to draw outside more than you did in the last year? Any challenges that come up from a practice that may have been dormant for a while? Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, flowers, Paintings, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged almaden, california poppy, landscape, location drawings, poppies, sketchbook, urban sketch | Leave a comment

Car Sketching as Urban Sketching

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

If you’ve been wanting to sketch outside but haven’t tried it yet, or if you’ve gotten rusty with doing it in the last year, Car Sketching might help jumpstart your practice.
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Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches | Tagged henrys hi-life, location drawings, palm tree, san jose sign, urban sketch, usk, vintage sign | 1 Comment

Spring Experiments at Filoli Gardens

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Spring Experiments at Filoli Gardens Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, experiments, flowers, printmaking | Tagged filoli, filoli estate, filoli gardens, flowers, location drawings, urban sketch | 5 Comments

Little Signposts of Urban Life

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Beautiful stuff is everywhere around you if you look beyond accepted standards. The things that catch my eye, I stop and sketch. And just the act of connection and observation for that period of time means I see a beauty in them that I would never see without the pause. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Silicon Valley | Tagged covid, location drawings, sign, signage, urban sketch | 4 Comments

Spring in California

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Painting Mustard Fields Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, flowers, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged california, location drawings, mustard, saratoga, spring, urban sketching | 1 Comment

The New Normal

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Working behind plexiglass screens at the reception desk. A spare desk with a jar of clean pens and a tray for dirty ones. A giant bottle of hand sanitizer and a box of tissues prominently displayed. Big yellow stickers explain, politely, the new rules of engagement. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, Portrait, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal | Tagged covid, covid art, location drawings, urban sketch | 4 Comments

And yet again, Wilder Ranch State Park

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

I cannot seem to get enough of this place. This time, I was back with my sketching buddies on a sun-filled day that followed a week of rain. I have never actually walked down to the historic buildings that are … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home | Tagged california, california state park, location drawings, ocean, urban sketch location drawing, wilder ranch state park | 5 Comments

People on the Streets

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

On wearing (and sketching) masks Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged covid, location drawing, mask, people, people sketching, urban sketching | 18 Comments