Tag Archives: poppies

South Bay Views

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

South Bay Landscapes in Mixed Media. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Silicon Valley | Tagged calero, california poppy, fortini trail, landscape, mixed media, poppies, poppy, san jose | 3 Comments

Bay Area Vistas

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Bay Area Landscapes in Mixed Media. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Silicon Valley | Tagged california poppy, fortini trail, landscape, mixed media, palo alto, poppies, poppy | 4 Comments

Matilija Poppies

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Giant poppies Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, flowers, studies | Tagged florals, flower, flowers, location drawings, matilija poppy, poppies, poppy, urban sketch | Leave a comment

More Spring Flower Experiments

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

More spring flower experiments Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, experiments, flowers, printmaking, studies | Tagged flowers, iris, poppies, spring, tulip | 1 Comment

Stepping out in Spring

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Are you, like me, starting to draw outside more than you did in the last year? Any challenges that come up from a practice that may have been dormant for a while? Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, flowers, Paintings, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged almaden, california poppy, landscape, location drawings, poppies, sketchbook, urban sketch | Leave a comment

Poppies, Poppies and more Poppies!

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Last week was poppy week. I taught a workshop based on a request to share this “loose and free” approach to flowers. What I loved most of all is that even though we all followed the same process and worked … Continue reading →

Posted in Paintings, studies, teaching, watercolor, Workshop | Tagged fall, floral, halloween, painting, poppies, pumpkin, skull, watercolor, watercolor painting | 6 Comments

A day in paradise at Maison du Lac

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

A day in paradise at Maison du Lac, Santa Cruz Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Paintings, san jose, Silicon Valley, teaching, watercolor, Workshop | Tagged botanical art, flowers, location drawing, maison du lac, nature drawing, negative painting, poppies | 2 Comments

Close to home

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Drawing close to home, and everyday practices. Do you have go-to subjects and locations? Is your sketching practice built around a schedule or does it fit into bits of your day, as mine does? I’d love to know. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Drink, Everyday Sketches, Food, people, Uncategorized | Tagged cafe, california poppy, coffee, everyday sketching, landscape watercolor, poppies, urban sketch | 7 Comments