Tag Archives: cafe

Three San Jose cafes. And one in Oakland

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

It’s about more than just the coffee. Continue reading →

Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged cafe, coffee, location drawing, people, people sketching, san jose, urban sketch | 1 Comment

Cafe Vignettes

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Cafe vignettes might help ease you back into drawing people on location. Continue reading →

Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged cafe, coffee, location drawing, people, people sketching, urban sketch | 2 Comments

Maskless Faces

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

One day soon this will seem normal and I’ll stop sketching everyone I see sitting outside maskless and chatting with a friend. But for now I just want to draw them all. Here are friends in the sun sharing a … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose | Tagged cafe, coffee shop, people, people sketching | Leave a comment

Amsterdam: A day in Edam, actually.

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

A day in the village of Edam. Continue reading →

Posted in amsterdam, Drink, Food, people, Sketch Journal, Travel | Tagged amsterdam, boat, bridge, cafe, canal, edam, food, location drawing, symposium, teaching, urban sketchers symposium | 1 Comment

Amsterdam: Windmill and some easy-sketching

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Amsterdam: Bloemenmarkt and Rembrandt Square Continue reading →

Posted in amsterdam, Drink, Food, people, Sketch Journal, Travel | Tagged amsterdam, bicycle, boat, bridge, cafe, canal, food, location drawing, symposium, teaching, urban sketchers symposium, windmill | 6 Comments

Day 14-17: Direct Watercolor Challenge

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Day 7-13: Direct Watercolor Challenge. Chugging along. Continue reading →

Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, India, Paintings, watercolor | Tagged 30x30directwatercolor2019, cafe, chinatown, coffee, direct watercolor, jacaranda, small paintings, traffic, watercolor | 10 Comments

Close to home

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Drawing close to home, and everyday practices. Do you have go-to subjects and locations? Is your sketching practice built around a schedule or does it fit into bits of your day, as mine does? I’d love to know. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Drink, Everyday Sketches, Food, people, Uncategorized | Tagged cafe, california poppy, coffee, everyday sketching, landscape watercolor, poppies, urban sketch | 7 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

Why do you Journal?

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

Giving the question” Why do I Journal?” some thought helped me lay some ground rules and goals for my journaling practice. #sketchjournal #journal #usk #urbansketch #historysanjose #coffee #messyjournal Continue reading →