Category Archives: Everyday Sketches

Scratching the Surface

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Some days I draw just for the joy of mark-making, to pull a mark across paper, to feel the drag, the resistance, the imperfection of the line. Drawing with less familiar tools is a little frustrating: they don’t work like I think they will, they don’t hold ink, they bend and snap… But it also makes me really aware of the marks I make. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Summer, tools | Tagged big basin, big basin state park, drawing, location drawings, redwoods, sketchingplaylab | 6 Comments

Venturing Out

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Venturing Out Every Once in a While Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches | Tagged people sketching, post office, santa cruz mountains | 1 Comment

Foliage

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Trees leaves and plants in my sketchbook. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches | 3 Comments

Back to Urban Sketching

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Back to Urban Sketching: Recording the Times. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, reportage, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged covid life | 7 Comments

Why Replicate When You Can Celebrate?

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Why Replicate When You Can Celebrate? Continue reading →

Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Sketch Journal | Tagged color, face, nature, observational drawing, portrait, sketchingplaylab, texture | 4 Comments

Jacaranda

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Jacaranda season Continue reading →

Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, flowers, Silicon Valley, studies, Summer | Tagged jacaranda, location drawings, urban sketchers, usk, watercolor | 2 Comments

Sketching as a Question: USk Talks

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

This weekend I had the huge honor not only of being on a USk Talks session, but also on sharing the hour with one of the most inspiring sketchers, USk founder Gabi Campanario. If you missed the session, it is here: Continue reading →