Category Archives: Vintage Signs

San Jose Landmarks

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

22 landmarks from San Jose, California. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs | Tagged buildings, illustration, landmarks, san jose, signs | 10 Comments

Relighting the Dancing Pig

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

An spent evening among sign loving San Joseans at History Park San Jose. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, reportage, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs | Tagged california, dancing pig, history san jose, location drawing, location drawings, stevens meat products, urban sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketching, vintage sign | 1 Comment

Sketching Place

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Too often, I’m guilty of drawing an iconic structure and assuming I’m capturing something of place… Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs | Tagged asilomar, location drawings, plaza hotel, sketchbook, taxi, urban sketch, vintage sign, Vintage Signs | 2 Comments

Finding Beauty

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Finding beauty in surprising places. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs | Tagged daily sketch, location drawings, mess, san jose, urban sketch, uskathome, vintage sign, vintage signage | 5 Comments

San Jose’s Pig Lights Up!

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

San Jose’s Pig Lights Up! And, Sharkie draws a selfie. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, san jose, Vintage Signs | Tagged location drawing, orchard supply, osh, pig, reportage, sketchbook, stevens meat products, urban sketch, Vintage Signs | 1 Comment

Chinatown, San Francisco

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Sketching in Chinatown, San Francisco Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, san franciso, Vintage Signs, watercolor | Tagged chinatown, crowd, lanterns, li po, location drawing, people, san francisco, urban sketching, usk, Vintage Signs | 5 Comments

Line first or color first?

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Line first or color first? Process shots. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs, watercolor | Tagged arrow sign, Dealin' Dollar Dan, location drawing, san jose, sign, urban sketch, Vintage Signs | 11 Comments

Why Save a Sign?

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Why Save a Sign? Morgan Newby has a great reason for wanting to save this wonderful sign of a cowboy that sits on his lot. Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, california, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs, watercolor | Tagged Dealin' Dollar Dan, location drawing, san jose, sign, urban sketch, Vintage Signs | 6 Comments

Wrapping up 2018 : Hello 2019

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

Wrapping up 2018 : Hello 2019. Looking back at last year and announcing more exciting projects and workshops for the new year. Cheers! Continue reading →

Posted in california, challenge, Everyday Sketches, Figure Drawing, How to, Miscellaneous, people, san franciso, san jose, Silicon Valley, studies, teaching, Vintage Signs, watercolor, Workshop | Tagged 2018, end of year, workshop | 9 Comments

Keeping at it through the holidays

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

Keeping at sketching through December… Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Drink, Everyday Sketches, Food, people, san jose, Sketch Journal, Vintage Signs, watercolor, Workshop | Tagged cafe, coffee, coffee shop, journal, location drawing, Sketch Journal, urban sketching | 8 Comments