Category Archives: Paintings

Iris

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

I painted these iris n March 30th, Van Gogh’s birthday. You can see from this photo that I wasn’t exaggerating any of the colors! I used liquid watercolors for the base painting and brought in crayons and charcoal after that … Continue reading →

Posted in flowers, Paintings, studies | Tagged floral, flowers, iris, mixed media, painting | 7 Comments

California Poppy Day

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

April 6th is California Poppy Day. Continue reading →

Posted in flowers, Paintings, studies | Tagged california poppy, floral, flowers, mixed media, painting, poppy, spring | 2 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

Hope and Flowers

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Moody Flowers for a day of fleeting feelings. Continue reading →

Posted in Close to home, flowers, Paintings, studies, watercolor | Tagged election, florals, flowers, watercolor | 7 Comments

Redwoods: Three Impressions

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Painting the Redwoods on the coast near Mendocino. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Paintings, Supplies and Materials, watercolor | Tagged location drawings, mendocino, nature, redwoods, tools, urbansketching, usk, watercolor | 10 Comments

Poppies, Poppies and more Poppies!

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Last week was poppy week. I taught a workshop based on a request to share this “loose and free” approach to flowers. What I loved most of all is that even though we all followed the same process and worked … Continue reading →