Tag Archives: halloween

More Halloween Sketching from Deadmond Avenue

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Next halloween, you must visit Deadmond Avenue ! Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

The Boo Crew welcomes you to San Jose’s most fantastical haunted house on Church Street Continue reading →

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Poppies, Poppies and more Poppies!

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Last week was poppy week. I taught a workshop based on a request to share this “loose and free” approach to flowers. What I loved most of all is that even though we all followed the same process and worked … Continue reading →

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Pumpkins and Skulls

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Boo! Continue reading →

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Small Sketches from an eventful week

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Suhita Shirodkar

Bits and pieces from last week. My very last school Halloween Parade (next year I have two middle schoolers, no more school parades…) The usual share of Pikachus, pandas, dinosaurs, unicorns. The bawling baby (in a pull up) took the … Continue reading →

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One last halloween post

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Suhita Shirodkar

Louise’s awesome front yard. Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Suhita Shirodkar

Walter and I wish you a Happy Halloween! Continue reading →

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Little white pumpkins

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Suhita Shirodkar

A few weeks ago the kids brought home some mini pumpkins and gourds, ostensibly to paint cat faces on for halloween. But they ended up on my table being sketched and painted for a while. You might recall having seen some of these … Continue reading →

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Halloween Parade

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

I started to sketch a few of the kids and their teacher as they  lined up for the 5th grader Halloween Parade, and then this incredible dragon on stilts appeared. Look in that monster head and you’ll see a tiny face: … Continue reading →

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Fall Color Palette

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Suhita Shirodkar

You can tell it’s fall when the green disappears from my flickr stream. And, as it starts getting chilly outside, I start painting little still lifes on my kitchen counter.Because I hate the cold (yes, even what passes for ‘cold’ in California). Here … Continue reading →

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