Category Archives: studies

Join me in Drawing the Beauty Around You

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Draw what’s blooming around you, share it and tag it #2022inbloom Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, flowers, san jose, studies, Summer | Tagged 2022inbloom, bloom, challenge, flowers, foliage, fruit, gulmohar, nature, shilpa agashe | 3 Comments

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

Sketchbook as Study

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Looking at Alice Nee’s people, looking at me. Continue reading →

Posted in Close to home, hands, people, san franciso, studies | Tagged alice neel, de young, hands, people, people drawing, people sketching, study | 4 Comments

Poppies and Other Native Flowers

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Poppies and other native vegetation.
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Posted in california, experiments, flowers, studies | Tagged california, california poppy, floral art, flower, location drawing, location drawings, poppy, urban sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketching | 4 Comments

Wisteria

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Wisteria in bloom.
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Posted in california, Close to home, flowers, studies | Tagged florals, flower, flowers, wisteria | 5 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

Flora, Fauna, and a Cat

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Flowers. Because it is spring.
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Posted in california, Close to home, flowers, studies | Tagged family, florals, flower, flowers | 2 Comments

Springtime flowers

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Flowers. Because it is spring.
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Posted in california, Close to home, flowers, studies | Tagged florals, flower, flowers | 4 Comments

A few wild trees

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

For me, drawing trees is all about capturing energy, gesture and movement. Continue reading →

Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, studies | Tagged location drawings, manzanita, markmaking, mohini, nature, nature drawing, oak, park, tree, tree sketch | 4 Comments

Seasonal Flowers

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

The dahlias are all gone now, but a couple of weeks ago, I brought home these beauties from the farmers’ market and painted them. Here’s a link to a short video of me making this piece. And here are some … Continue reading →

Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, flowers, studies | Tagged flowers, sunflower | 8 Comments