Tag Archives: saratoga

Hakone Gardens

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Hakone Gardens, Saratoga. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, reviews, supplies, tools, Uncategorized | Tagged hakone gardens, japanese garden, kakimori, nature, saratoga, sketchbook, trees, urban sketch | 5 Comments

Downtown Saratoga

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Drawing in Downtown Saratoga Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged california, location drawing, location drawings, people, people sketching, saratoga, urban sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketching | 6 Comments

Spring in California

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Painting Mustard Fields Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, flowers, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged california, location drawings, mustard, saratoga, spring, urban sketching | 1 Comment

Saratoga Library in the spring

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Saratoga in the Spring: Cherry Blossoms and Mustard Fields Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, flowers, Silicon Valley, watercolor | Tagged california, location drawing, saratoga, saratoga library, sketchbook, spring, urban sketching | 1 Comment

FAQs: Line First or Paint First?

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Line first or color? Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, How to, Silicon Valley, watercolor | Tagged california, hakone gardens, los gatos, saratoga, watercolor | 2 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

Mustard Fields

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Saratoga, California. The mustard blooms are out! Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Paintings, san jose, Silicon Valley, watercolor | Tagged california, city of saratoga, location drawing, mustard fields, saratoga, saratoga library, urban sketch | 8 Comments

One coffee shop, two views.

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Suhita Shirodkar

One coffee shop, two views. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, people, Silicon Valley, Uncategorized | Tagged Big Basin Cafe, coffee, coffee shop, location drawings, people, saratoga, urban sketchers | 6 Comments

Montavlo Art Center

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Suhita Shirodkar

Does this ever happen to you: You live someplace for years, think you know the place you live in pretty well, then you end up somewhere, not far from home, just by chance, and you wonder: how could I NOT … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley | Tagged california, location drawings, montalvo, montalvo art center, saratoga, suhita, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch | 5 Comments

Dappled light, Summer days

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Suhita Shirodkar

You know it’s summer when your yellow, gold and green paints run out before your Payne’s grey ( goodbye winter and spring!) Summer is lots of outdoor sketching, hikes and art shows. Sometimes I paint in the warm sunlight. And … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley | Tagged california, hike, location drawing, los gatos, people, saratoga, stanford, suhita, summer, urban sketchers | 12 Comments