Category Archives: Sketch Journal

Colored Pencils and Crayon

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Mixing Dry and Wet Media Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal | Tagged colored pencil, crayon, taylor street farms, urban sketch | 2 Comments

The Gift of a Really Cheap Sketchbook

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

I use and enjoy plenty of nice sketchbooks, books with lovely multi-media and 100% cotton watercolor paper. This book below isn’t one of them. The Midori Blank Notebook is about 4×6 inches, has 176 thin pages, and costs a little … Continue reading →

Posted in books, california, Close to home, Doodles, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal | Tagged california, location drawing, location drawings, people, quick sketching, urban sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketching | 5 Comments

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

Drawing the kids again

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

As this country seems to go completely crazy (and I’m not just talking Covid here) , I turn to home and to the kids in my sketches to find some sense of sanity. The everyday feels sane, and the kids losing themselves in their books, games and music is what I sketch. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal | Tagged kids, location drawings, people, people sketching, urban sketch | 3 Comments

Pen and Ink: On Location and in Studio

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Drawing on location, repeating at home Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Sketch Journal | Tagged carmel, carmel-by-the-sea, landscape, location drawing, pen and ink, sketchbook, urban sketch | 8 Comments

Crissy Fields, San Francisco

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

An afternoon at Crissy Fields, San Francisco Continue reading →

Posted in california, people, san franciso, Sketch Journal | Tagged beach, crissy fields, people sketching, san francisco, summer | 2 Comments

Pattern and Texture

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

To keep it interesting and inspiring, I lean a lot on taking an idea or technique and applying it to familiar objects and scenes.
What has kept you inspired and making art through the pandemic? What’s worked for you and what hasn’t? I’d love to hear from you. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Cambodia, Doodles, Everyday Sketches, Sketch Journal | Tagged location drawing, shoes, texture, urban sketching | 3 Comments

More Mendocino Sketches

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

A few more sketches from Mendocino. I started this first sketch at the beach at Russian Gulch State Park. But we didn’t stay long, so I only got as far as adding a bit of color and added the dark … Continue reading →