Tag Archives: school

Winter Concerts

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Suhita Shirodkar

End of year is also concert season for the kids. These first sketches are from a recital that my daughter’s violin teacher holds every holiday season. It was a small, intimate setting, so I didn’t pull out my watercolors. A pen, … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, people, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged castillero middle school, concert, location drawing, music, recital, school, urban sketchers, violin | 6 Comments

Reportage illustration with just 3 tools

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Suhita Shirodkar

Reportage illustration with one pen, one pencil and small journal. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, reportage, san jose, Silicon Valley, Uncategorized | Tagged cello, location drawing, music, orchestra, reportage, school, sketchbook, urban sketchers, urban sketching, violin | 5 Comments

Annual Art Show, Part 2

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Suhita Shirodkar

More music sketches… Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged california, cello, gesture drawing, location drawings, music, music teacher, orchestra, people, people sketching, school, urban sketchers, violin | 9 Comments

Annual Art Show

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Suhita Shirodkar

Sketching art and artists Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, people, Silicon Valley | Tagged art, art show, artist, books, location drawings, los alamitos, los alamitos elementary school, music, people, people sketching, school, urban sketchers, urban sketching | 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

Portraits for a Fundraiser

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

Every year, my kid’s elementary school has a fundraiser and I paint little portraits to raise money for school. It’s 3 minute portraits at 5 dollars a portrait. Today I painted 40 of them in 4 hours. Here are some photos from the … Continue reading →

Posted in How to, Portrait | Tagged portrait, school | 7 Comments

Surprise Sketches are the Best

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

Sometimes the unplanned stuff is the best. Early at school to pickup my kids today (that almost NEVER happens) and what do I see? Our local middle school Chamber Orchestra playing under the redwood trees. I dug out a piece of taupe-colored, accordion-folded paper and … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home | Tagged almaden, california, castillero middle school, kids, location drawing, location drawings, music, orchestra, san jose, school, urban sketchers | 14 Comments

Los Alamitos Elementary School Art Show, 2012

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Suhita Shirodkar

A big day at Los Alamitos Elementary School in Almaden, San Jose. Art by all the kids, music performances by students and alumni, and tables of fun craft activities for the kids. While I manned a little table with my … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art show, california, family, kids, location drawings, los alamitos, san jose, school, suhita, urban sketc, urban sketch | 4 Comments