Tag Archives: mark making

Oranges

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Hot day. Backyard Tree dripping with fruit. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches | Tagged fruit, location drawing, location drawings, mark making, orange, orange tree, texture, urban sketch, urban sketchers | 5 Comments

Citrus Season in California

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

It’s Citrus Season in California! Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged california, location drawings, mark making, mixed media, orange, oranges, still life | 4 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

Inspired by Chard

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Exploring mark-making and the emotive power of line. Continue reading →

Posted in composition, experiments, teaching | Tagged abstraction, chard, mark making, sketching playlab | 2 Comments

Windows in Ho Chi Minh, Westbury and Switzerland

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Window swapping my way around the world.
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Posted in virtual sketching | Tagged landscape, mark making, virtual sketching, window swap | 1 Comment

Day 73 at Home: Friends, Complaints and Solutions

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Day 73 at Home: Friends, Complaints and Solutions #virtualsketching #googlemaps #ukraine #sketchbook
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Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged color, mark making, sketching at home, sketchingplaylab, texture | 7 Comments

Day 68 at Home: Mark-making and Texture

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Day 68 at Home: Mark-making and Texture #sketchathome #stayhome
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Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged color, mark making, sketching at home, sketchingplaylab, texture | Leave a comment

Calligraphic Sketching with Melanie Reim

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

I’ve wanted to take a workshop with Melanie Reim ever since I got a sneak-peek at her teaching in Barcelona. I love that she draws inspiration from her surroundings to explore mark-making and composition and I am fascinated by how much color and texture she brings … Continue reading →

Posted in Singapore | Tagged black and white, location drawing, mark making, Melanie Reim, suhita, urban sketch, urban sketcher, workshop | 5 Comments