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I ❤️ Blackwing Pencils & Sailor Fude Pens

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Suhita Shirodkar

I love these pencils and this pen. Put them together, and they’re my current most-favorite-supplies combo. Here, they’re combined with a touch of colored pencil. And a bit more than a touch here, but still, mostly pen and pencil. The … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, composition, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, supplies, Supplies and Materials | Tagged location drawing, location drawings, people, people sketching, tractor, urban sketch, urban sketchers | 8 Comments

Everyday Views, Everyday Tools

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Suhita Shirodkar

Drawing with simple tools Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, composition, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal | Tagged composition, everyday sketch, framing, japantown, location drawings, non-composition, people, roys, urban sketch, vintage sign | Leave a comment

Two Museums

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Suhita Shirodkar

What I love about seeing art in museums (besides the obvious “it’s much better in real life” bit) is that I get to look at it in two ways: as an art piece in itself and as a part of an interaction with museum goers. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, people, san franciso, Silicon Valley | Tagged de young, fine art, kehinde wiley, koons, lichtenstein, location drawings, Los Angeles, museum, people, people sketching, san franciscos, the broad, urban sketch, urban sketchers | 2 Comments

Robots

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Suhita Shirodkar

At a First Robotics event in Monterey, California. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, reportage, Silicon Valley | Tagged california, first robotics, location drawings, people, robot, robotics, urban sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketching | 2 Comments

Urban Farming

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Suhita Shirodkar

Garden to Table Silicon Valley is the non-profit that runs Taylor Street Famrs in San Jose, where I sometimes volunteer with my kids. It’s an urban farm built on what was once a parking lot. With year-round veggies that they … Continue reading →