Category Archives: people

Where are the people?

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

I’m in search of people to draw. In the pre-Christmas rush, I found them in them (and me) in line at the post office, dropping off last minute parcels. Even a quick sketch while standing in a 6 feet apart … Continue reading →

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Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Klimt or Schiele? Most of us have strong opinions, whichever way we lean…
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Posted in Figure Drawing, people, Portrait | Tagged , | 6 Comments

New Workshop and Quick Gesture Drawing

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

A new people-sketching workshop. Coming, Jan 2021. Sign up now. Continue reading →

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Life Drawing in Line and Shape

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

To answer a question I get asked pretty often, “Do you do line first or shape/color first?” I shot this little video while sketching in a virtual life drawing session. The answer: I go either way and the end results … Continue reading →

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People in my House

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Drawing the big-little moments in my day. Continue reading →

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RIP RBG

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Somedays, I have no words. It is best then, to pick up my brush or pen and leave the words to a poet. And how beautifully Tammi Traux puts it. May Her Memory be a Revolution Some say notorious.We’re told … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, people, Portrait | Tagged , | 18 Comments

Crissy Fields, San Francisco

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

An afternoon at Crissy Fields, San Francisco Continue reading →

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Too Quick

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

The hardest stuff to sketch is something that happens only once and for not very long at all. Like this truck stopping in front of my house to deliver some chairs for the backyard. You’d think it takes a while … Continue reading →

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Drawing the Kids

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Drawing my kids, over and over. Continue reading →

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Finding Action, from a Distance

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Finding new ways to draw people Continue reading →

Posted in Close to home, Construction, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments