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Seattle, Part 1 of 2

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Suhita Shirodkar

A spectacularly sunny weekend teaching in Seattle…and no, that’s not an oxymoron. Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle, teaching, Uncategorized, Workshop | Tagged fish market, gum wall, location drawing, market, people, people sketching, people sketchng, pike place, pike place market, seattle, urban sketchers | 6 Comments

Bijapur, Part 2: India 2017

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Suhita Shirodkar

More from Bijapur, India. Continue reading →

Posted in India, Travel | Tagged bijapur, india, location drawing, market, masjid, mausoleum, mosque, temple, Travel, urban sketchers | 15 Comments

Impressions of Italy: Back Streets, Little Bits

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Suhita Shirodkar

Back Streets and Little Things… Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged artisan, Basilica de Santa Croce, fish market, florence, instrument, ironwork, Italy, location drawings, market, mask, music, people, police car, rome, scooter, urban sketchers, venice, vespa, viola, violin | 16 Comments

Valladolid, Part 2.

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Suhita Shirodkar

Casa Hamaca, the bed&breakfast we stayed at in Valladolid is a big part of what made the town so lovely. An old home, it is beautifully restored and filled with art collected by the owner Denis Larsen. This is the kitchen … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Uncategorized, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico | Tagged casa hamaca, food, location drawings, market, mexico, quintana roo, urban sketch, urban sketchers, valladolid, yucatan, yucatan peninsula | 2 Comments

Isla Mujeres

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Suhita Shirodkar

Isla Mujeres is beautiful, just like every tourist guidebook will tell you. It has the finest, whitest sand I’ve every seen and the ocean is a beautiful gorgeous color. It’s just that I don’t really enjoy beaches like Playa Norte, … Continue reading →

Posted in people, Travel, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico | Tagged beach, cancun, ferry, isla mujeres, market, people, tourist, yucatan, yucatan peninsula | 4 Comments

Cambodia: The markets of Siam Riep

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

The main market of Siam Riep covered a whole block. Around it’s perimeter were stalls that mostly sold dry good, like this seller of tens of varieties of rice. And this cart selling satay. But the inside of the market is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambodia | Tagged cambodia, fish, fruit vegetable, location drawing, market, siam riep, suhita, Travel, urban sketch, vendor | 16 Comments

Sketching in Goa: Part 4

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

Fisherwomen are fun to draw, with their brightly printed saris and dresses, hair decorated with flowers, gold jewelry and often-colorful language. I spent a morning sketching in Panjim market, with the Sunday morning crowds often blocking my view. This lineup of women … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Travel | Tagged boats, deogad, fish, fish auction, fish market, fisherwomen, fishing, fishing village, goa, goat, india, maharashtra, market, meat, mutton | 12 Comments

Sketching in Goa: Part 3

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

Back to mangoes. My all-time favorite mango? The Alphonso mango. Lucky me, my parents own a mango farm and I visited during mango season. This is what a fully grow Alphonso mango looks like. Green, with just the barest touch of yellow. Picked … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Travel | Tagged alphonso mango. padel, deogad, deogad mango, location drawing, mango, mangoes, market, urban sketch | 15 Comments

Sketching in Goa: Part 2

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

Panjim market is a huge indoor area divided into many sections. This is the flower section of the market. These stalls sell garlands used either in worship or to adorn just about anything: a woman’s hair, the doorway of a home, a vehicle… The guy on … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Travel | Tagged crowd, flower market, flowers, fruit, goa, india, location drawing, mango, mankurad, market, suhita, urban sketch, urban sketchers | 4 Comments

Tinted paper, Accordion Folds

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

I bought a large roll of tinted paper for my weekly figure study session, and I folded some of it into little accordion-folded sheets to carry around in my sketchbook. This was the first one I used last week. Today, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged almaden, crowd, location drawings, market, people, singapore symposium, suburbia, urban sketchers | 7 Comments