Category Archives: people

More sketching near home

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

We’ve had so much rain in Northern California this winter and spring (and it’s still raining, which is so unusual for us) that it is super-green everywhere, and the lakes and waterfalls are pretty spectacular. This waterfall was at the … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal, Workshop | Tagged big basin, la canada building, los gatos, mission san juan bautista, redwoods, San Juan Bautista, vintage sign, waterfall | 9 Comments

Close to home

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Drawing close to home, and everyday practices. Do you have go-to subjects and locations? Is your sketching practice built around a schedule or does it fit into bits of your day, as mine does? I’d love to know. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Drink, Everyday Sketches, Food, people, Uncategorized | Tagged cafe, california poppy, coffee, everyday sketching, landscape watercolor, poppies, urban sketch | 7 Comments

Big Island, Hawaii: Beach time

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Big Island, Hawaii: Beach time and people sketching Continue reading →

Posted in Food, How to, people, Sketch Journal, Travel, watercolor | Tagged beach, beach people, big island, food, hawaii, kona, location drawing, people sketching, sketches of hawaii, urban sketch, watercolor | 5 Comments

Travel Sketching Workshop in Oaxaca, Mexico

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Travel Sketching Workshop in Oaxaca, Mexico. 12 spots only on this amazing 6 day-5 night adventure! Sign up here: https://www.artleapadventures.com/sketchoaxacasuhita.html Continue reading →

Posted in mexico, people, Sketch Journal, Travel, Workshop | Tagged mexico, oaxaca, travel sketch workshop, urban sketcher, urban sketcher workshop, workshop | 4 Comments

Big Island, Hawaii: The Volcano

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Journal pages from the Big Island, Hawaii including a few process shots. The kids and I spent 4 days there in early April. When you’re jetlagged, an early breakfast is a lovely idea. And a kid that wakes up early … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, How to, people, Sketch Journal, Travel, watercolor | Tagged big island, hawaii, how-to, location drawing, sketches of hawaii, step-by-step, urban sketch, volcano, Volcano National Park, watercolor | 2 Comments

India 2019: Bombay Meri Jaan

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

India 2019: Biryani, Bombay Sandwiches and Babulnath temple. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, India, people, Travel | Tagged babulnath, babulnath temple, biryani, Bombay, crowds, family, food vendor, india, khar, location drawing, Mumbai, people sketches, santa cruz, sketches of india, temple, travel sketch, urban sketching, usk | 12 Comments

India 2019: Quiet Places & Not-so-Quiet ones

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

India 2019: Quiet Places & Not-so-Quiet ones Continue reading →

Posted in Food, India, people, Travel | Tagged crowds, family, fish, fish market, goa, india, location drawing, people sketches, pune, sketches of india, travel sketch, urban sketching, usk | 8 Comments