Category Archives: Supplies and Materials

Small Sketchbook Reset

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Stuck in a rut? This tip might work for you… Continue reading →

Posted in books, california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san franciso, supplies, Supplies and Materials | Tagged california, golden gate, golden gate park, location drawing, location drawings, people, people sketching, san francisco, sketchbook, urban sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketching | 6 Comments

Sailor Fude Pen: Demo Video

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Supplies and Tools: the Sailor Fude Pen with the 55 degree nib. Continue reading →

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Playing with Printing

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Lately I have been playing with printmaking. A home press seems like a big investment right now, so I got myself a gelli plate. It’s different in many ways from a traditional setup, but it allows for printing without a … Continue reading →

Posted in experiments, Supplies and Materials | Tagged gelli, life drawing, monoprint, persimmon, printmaking | 2 Comments

Fall, Continued.

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Fall Colors continued Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, supplies, Supplies and Materials | Tagged almaden, big shape, fall, fall colors, location drawing, san jose, sketchbook, stillman & birn, stillman and birn, urban sketch | 6 Comments

Still More Fall Colors

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Fall Colors Continue in Almaden. And some thoughts on why I use the Stillman & Birn Beta Sketchbook.
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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

Small Setup

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Testing a Small Setup, ready to sketch in Mexico! Continue reading →

Posted in How to, mexico, supplies, Supplies and Materials, teaching, tools, Travel, Workshop | Tagged colors, mexico, oaxaca, palette, setup, tools | 22 Comments

Lake Shasta and Color Play

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Almost every year, Labor Day weekend is spent with friends on a houseboat on Lake Shasta in Northern California. I didn’t draw very much this year, just some small vignettes and some color play. This first spread uses a new … Continue reading →