Tag Archives: california

The Gift of a Really Cheap Sketchbook

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

I use and enjoy plenty of nice sketchbooks, books with lovely multi-media and 100% cotton watercolor paper. This book below isn’t one of them. The Midori Blank Notebook is about 4×6 inches, has 176 thin pages, and costs a little … Continue reading →

Posted in books, california, Close to home, Doodles, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal | Tagged california, location drawing, location drawings, people, quick sketching, urban sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketching | 5 Comments

Vignettes Big and Small

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Vignettes big and small.

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Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches | Tagged california, cupertino, location drawings, urban sketch, urban sketchers, vignette | 3 Comments

How Not to Draw this Symbol of a Car

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

How Not to Draw a Car (and some tips on drawing one too) Continue reading →

Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, How to | Tagged california, cars, how to draw, location drawing, location drawings, urban sketchers, urban sketching | 7 Comments

A short break in the Sierras, Part 2 of 2

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

More art from the Sierras. Continue reading →

Posted in california, watercolor | Tagged calaveras, california, giant sequoia, location drawings, nature drawing, redwoods, urban sketch, urban sketchers | 1 Comment

A short break in the Sierras, Part 1 of 2

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

A few days in the Sierras. Continue reading →

Posted in california, watercolor | Tagged calaveras, california, giant sequoia, location drawings, nature drawing, redwoods, urban sketch, urban sketchers | 7 Comments

Panoramas

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Drawing from home, but drawing wide open views. Continue reading →

Posted in virtual sketching | Tagged accordion fold, big sur, california, concertina, fontainhas, goa, india, panorama | 3 Comments

Spring in California

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Painting Mustard Fields Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, flowers, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged california, location drawings, mustard, saratoga, spring, urban sketching | 1 Comment

And yet again, Wilder Ranch State Park

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

I cannot seem to get enough of this place. This time, I was back with my sketching buddies on a sun-filled day that followed a week of rain. I have never actually walked down to the historic buildings that are … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home | Tagged california, california state park, location drawings, ocean, urban sketch location drawing, wilder ranch state park | 5 Comments

Wilder Ranch State Park

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

I went for a lovely walk at Wilder Ranch State Park and didn’t sketch these incredible views of the cliffs and the ocean. But this farm equipment at Jacobs Farm, I couldn’t pass that up. I guess I will just … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home | Tagged california, california state park, farm, jacobs farm, sketchbok, tractor, wilder ranch state park | 2 Comments

California Wildfires

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

If you live in California, you know we have a new season, one that never loomed over us like this every year: the season we burn. Climate Change is real. Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, california, reportage, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged california, california wildfires, covidart, sketchbook, urbansketching, wildfire | 19 Comments