Tag Archives: location drawing

Santa Fe 2021: Part 1

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

First Impressions, Santa Fe Continue reading →

Posted in new mexico, teaching, Travel, Workshop | Tagged location drawing, location drawings, people, santa fe, urban sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketching, workshop | Leave a comment

A tool I love: The Pentel Pocket Brushpen

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Sketching with a favorite tool: the Pentel Pocket Brushpen Continue reading →

Posted in Close to home, Construction, Drink, Everyday Sketches, Food, tools | Tagged brush pen, construction, gin, location drawing, penel pocket brushpen, urban sketch | 2 Comments

Texture, Texture and more Texture

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Texture is everywhere in my work this year. In a year that the pandemic took away my ability to touch things everywhere I go, that sense of touch worked it’s way back into my art. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Everyday Sketches, experiments, Summer | Tagged location drawing, mixed media, point lobos, seaweed, texture, urban sketching | 2 Comments

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

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

Cat Tree Assembly

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Quick sketches as a cat tree gets assembled.

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Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people | Tagged cat, location drawing, location drawings, people sketches, people sketching, sketch, supplies, urban sketch | 2 Comments

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

Scraggly Trees and Mark-making

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Scraggly, windswept Monterey Pines are a joy to draw if you love bold, slightly out-of-control mark-making. (I do!) Here are some trees from a lovely weekend in June by Asilomar State Beach. Drawing on location is what I love best. … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches | Tagged asilomar, californai, location drawing, mark making, monterey, monterey pine, trees | 1 Comment

Sketching Santa Fe

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Join me for three magical days of sketching on location in Magical Santa fe, New Mexico. Sept 29, 30 and Oct 1st, 2021. Hurry, only a few seats remain! Continue reading →

Posted in new mexico, teaching, Workshop | Tagged location drawing, santa fe, urban sketching, workshop | 2 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