Tag Archives: sketchbook

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

Peaceful Scenes

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Both these pieces have this in common: they are places I have never visited. One is sketched from a photo that my niece took, another is from window-swap. Both pieces use watercolor, pen&ink and water soluble wax crayons. In this … Continue reading →

Posted in virtual sketching | Tagged japan, nova scotia, sketchbook, tokyo, virtual sketching | 5 Comments

A Day in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Sketching persimmon trees in the Santa Cruz mountains. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged location drawings, persimmon, santa cruz, sketch, sketchbook, urban sketching | 3 Comments

Pen and Ink: On Location and in Studio

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Drawing on location, repeating at home Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Sketch Journal | Tagged carmel, carmel-by-the-sea, landscape, location drawing, pen and ink, sketchbook, urban sketch | 8 Comments

Fall, Continued.

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Fall Colors continued Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, supplies, Supplies and Materials | Tagged almaden, big shape, fall, fall colors, location drawing, san jose, sketchbook, stillman & birn, stillman and birn, urban sketch | 6 Comments

Still More Fall Colors

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Fall Colors Continue in Almaden. And some thoughts on why I use the Stillman & Birn Beta Sketchbook.
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Point Lobos State Natural Reserve: Part III of III

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

A few sunny sketches from Point Lobos State Reserve
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Posted in california, Close to home | Tagged carmel, location drawing, nature drawing, point lobos, point lobos natural state reseve, sketchbook, urban sketching | 3 Comments

Point Lobos State Natural Reserve: Part II of III

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Inky sketches from Point Lobos State Reserve
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Posted in california, Close to home | Tagged carmel, location drawing, nature drawing, point lobos, point lobos natural state reseve, sketchbook, urban sketching | 4 Comments

Point Lobos State Natural Reserve: Part I of III

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Sketches form Carmel and Point Lobos State Reserve Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home | Tagged carmel, location drawing, nature drawing, point lobos, point lobos natural state reseve, sketchbook, urban sketching | 4 Comments

Window swap

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Window-swap.com is where I go when I want a quick sketch of a view out of a window somewhere really anywhere, in the world. I really enjoy the uncomposed nature of the views and that they come with movement and ambient sounds. Continue reading →

Posted in Everyday Sketches, virtual sketching | Tagged sketch, sketchbook, virtual sketching, window swap | 3 Comments