Category Archives: supplies

Fall Yellow

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Do you have a fall color you love? It’s yellow for me, can you tell? Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, supplies | Tagged fall, fall colors, fire hydrant, hansa yellow, location drawing, trees, urban sketching, yellow' | 6 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 →

Posted in california, supplies, Supplies and Materials, watercolor | Tagged lake shasta, landscape, pigment, sunset, watercolor | 3 Comments

Playing, Experimenting, Discovering

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Playing, Experimenting, Discovering. Gouache-like fun with a watercolor kit. Continue reading →

Posted in books, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, supplies, Workshop | Tagged accordion fold, demo, gouache, stillman and birn | 11 Comments

Kid’s Art Camp in India: A Report

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Kid’s Art Camp in India: A Report with lots of photos that will make you smile Continue reading →

Posted in India, supplies, Supplies and Materials, teaching, Travel | Tagged art camp, india, observational drawing, teaching, teaching kids, teaching kids art | 38 Comments

In a Cemetery with South Bay Sketchers

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Santa Clara Mission Cemetery, South Bay Sketchers and my no-dewey-Decimal book categorizing system. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, san jose, Silicon Valley, supplies, Supplies and Materials, watercolor | Tagged cemetery, journal, location drawing, santa clara, south bay sketchers, stillman and birn, urban sketching, watercolor painting | 5 Comments

(More) Accordion Fold Samplers

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

Making accordion fold sampler books Continue reading →

Posted in Collage, Food, How to, supplies, Supplies and Materials, teaching, tools, Workshop | Tagged art supplies, paper, pear, samples, sketchbooks, stillman & birn, workshop | 6 Comments

These are a few of my favorite things

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

These are a few of my favorite things. Yup, a list of supplies I love, just in time for #inktober2018 #inktober Continue reading →

Posted in supplies, Supplies and Materials, Uncategorized | Tagged beta, blackwing, dagger brush, daniel smith, deatramentis document ink, rosemary and co, stillman and birn, supplies pentel brush pen, watercolor | 5 Comments

MacPherson’s 2018 workshop in Vegas

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

In Las Vegas, playing with paper (and supplies). Continue reading →

Posted in How to, supplies, Supplies and Materials, teaching, Workshop | Tagged art supplies, paper, samples, sketchbooks, stillman & birn, workshop | 11 Comments

I’m in Watercolor Artist Magazine!

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

The August issue (yes, it’s out already and available at Barnes &Noble) of Watercolor Artist focusses on painting the world around you, with a special focus on sketchbooks. I’m thrilled and honored to have a piece in there with some … Continue reading →

Posted in books, News, supplies, Supplies and Materials | Tagged magazine, News, publish, Watercolor Artist, Watercolor Artist Mag | 28 Comments