Tag Archives: sketchbook

Fragments. Memories.

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Some of the quickest sketches are the ones with the best memories. They might now always be “good” sketches, but I am always glad I made them and dated them. Like these quick studies of Russ and his assistant jackhammering … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches | Tagged band, construction, doctor, location drawing, music, people sketching, sketchbook, urban sketch | 1 Comment

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

Three Tools

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Three tools I love, two I’ve used for a long time and one that’s new… Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, reviews, supplies, tools, Uncategorized | Tagged hakone gardens, kakimori, nature, sketchbook, trees, urban sketch | 2 Comments

Small Sketchbook Reset

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Stuck in a rut? This tip might work for you… Continue reading →

Posted in books, california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san franciso, supplies, Supplies and Materials | Tagged california, golden gate, golden gate park, location drawing, location drawings, people, people sketching, san francisco, sketchbook, urban sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketching | 6 Comments

Virtual Travel Sketching

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Virtual Sketching with friends. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged joshua tree, joshua tree national park, layout, sketchbook, taiwan, virtual travel | 1 Comment

Embrace the Pace: Cooking

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Adventures in the Kitchen: part of the series on drawing movement Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cake, cooking, food, food sketch, how-to, location drawing, location drawings, moving, people, sketchbook, urban sketch, urban sketchers | 8 Comments

Embrace the Pace: Ice Skating

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Ice Skaters: part of the series on drawing things that move Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged how-to, ice skating, location drawing, location drawings, moving, people, sketchbook, urban sketch, urban sketchers | 4 Comments

Embrace the Pace: Construction Crews

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

Drawing things that move Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged construction, how-to, location drawing, location drawings, moving, people, sketchbook, urban sketch, urban sketchers | 3 Comments

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