Tag Archives: musician

Kenny Garrett at Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

When you sit by a red stained glass window and paint, you better know what color is what in your palette… Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society, jazz, location drawing, location drawings, music, musician, urban sketch, urban sketchers | 3 Comments

Travel-Sketching Oaxaca: Capturing Vignettes

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

A long, luxurious sketch is lovely. But what do you do when you travel with non-sketchers? Go on guided tours? Or when you watch a performance that won’t last very long? You find quicker ways to sketch. Perhaps you capture … Continue reading →

Posted in oaxaca, people, Sketch Journal, teaching, Travel, Workshop | Tagged location drawing, mexico, mural, musician, oaxaca, travel sketching, urban sketching, vignette, workshop | 7 Comments

Two flutists (and a tabla player)

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Friday night we attended a lovely little concert at the Saratoga Foothill Club in a gorgeous hall designed by Julia Morgan. Ray Furuta and Prasad Bhandarkar played the Western flute and the Indian flute. Vikas accompanied Prasad on tabla. This first … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal | Tagged classical music, concert, flute, location drawing, music, musician, prasad bhandarkar, ray furuta, sangam arts, saratoga, sketch, urban sketch | 3 Comments

Back in Mexico City , Part 1

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

6 years ago, I visited Mexico City for the first time. So I was excited to go back for a few days before heading to San Miguel Allende. Nothing like starting out with a meal at Cafe de Tacuba. Ornate cherubs … Continue reading →

Posted in Mexico City, Travel | Tagged aztec, cafe tacuba, food, harmonipan, location drawing, mexico, mexico city, Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral architecture, music, musician, shaman, sketch, templo mayor, Travel, travel journal, urban sketch, usk, zocalo | 11 Comments

Life Happens

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Suhita Shirodkar

After a long break, some everyday sketches… Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, Uncategorized | Tagged Everyday Sketches, food, friends, journal, kids, location drawing, music, musician, people, piano, pizza, urban sketchers, urban sketching, violin | 6 Comments

Spring Party Music

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Suhita Shirodkar

Drawing music. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley, Uncategorized | Tagged location drawings, music, musician, opera, people, piano, rock and roll, urban sketchers | 2 Comments

Concert Time

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Suhita Shirodkar

One hundred and twenty 3rd graders play the recorder, all together… Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, people, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged brushpen, california, family, location drawings, music, musician, people, school, urban sketch, urban sketchers | 2 Comments

Wedding Music

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

Traditional music at a South Indian wedding is led by an instrument called a nadaswaram accompanied by thavil drums. You can listen to it here. It plays almost continuously at a South Indian wedding. To a trained ear, I’m sure it means more … Continue reading →

Posted in India, people | Tagged ceremony, hindu wedding, india, indian wedding, location drawing, music, musician, urban sketch, wedding | 5 Comments

Back in New York, Part 4

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

My favorite thing about Central Park is that you can always see the city skyline above the treetops. This is sketched from the top of a rocky outcropping in the park. Here is what I learnt about this rock. (Thank you, Wikipedia): In … Continue reading →

Posted in New York, Travel | Tagged boat, central park, geology, musician, new york, new York City, park, suhita, Travel, urban sketch | 7 Comments