Tag Archives: stanford

Wine and Watercolors

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Watercolor sketches on wine labels. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Drink, Food, watercolor | Tagged illustration, location drawing, stanford, urban sketch, vineyard, watercolor, wine, wine label, winery | 6 Comments

More sketching in the South Bay

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Suhita Shirodkar

Another great thing about having visiting sketchers? You end up meeting all your local sketching friends that you really should meet more often. Day 2 of sketching with Liz Steel , was an opportunity to meet up with Nina Khashchina and Gay … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Food, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged ackerman pen, apples, eichler, eichler hmes, food, garden, location drawing, new guinea garden, palo alto, stanford, stanford quad, tools, urban sketchers, urban sketching | 7 Comments

Back at Stanford

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Suhita Shirodkar

Stanford with Rob Sketcherman. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley | Tagged ipad sketching, memorial church, rob sketcherman, stanford, stanford campus, Stanford University | 6 Comments

The New Guinea Gardens at Stanford

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Suhita Shirodkar

In the gardens with a friend. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged art, garden, location drawing, new guinea garden, papua new guinea, sculpture, stanford, Stanford University, urban sketchers | 11 Comments

Back at Stanford Memorial Church

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Suhita Shirodkar

Sketching with friends Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley | Tagged architecture, california, church, location drawings, palo alto, people, stanford, stanford memorial church, Stanford University, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch | 10 Comments

The Cantor Museum and Stanford Bikes

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Suhita Shirodkar

I was at Stanford University one morning to see Richard Diebenkorn’s sketchbooks. It was as fabulous as I expected it to be! If you can’t make it to the Cantor Museum, then please see the sketchbooks through this interactive feature, they are superb. Diebenkorn’s … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, people, Silicon Valley | Tagged bicycles, Cantor, Diebenkorn, hoover tower, location drawings, museum, Richard Diebenkorn, stanford, Stanford University, urban sketch, urban sketchers | Leave a comment

Rodin’s Thinker

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Suhita Shirodkar

I sketched this gigantic Thinker by Auguste Rodin at the Cantor Museum on the campus of Stanford University. This little gem of a museum has loads of pieces by Rodin, including many of the small studies for his Gates of Hell sculpture. Initially … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, people, Silicon Valley | Tagged auguste rodin, california, cantor museum, family, location drawings, people, rodin, stanford, the thinker, urban sketchers | 4 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

Warm winter days

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Suhita Shirodkar

It’s been an unusually warm winter, and we just had a couple of super-warm days, so I had no excuse to NOT sketch. Day 1: Stanford Campus. Hoover Tower and Stanford Memorial Church. Everyone looks so intent and sincere as … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home | Tagged beach, california, capitola, hoover tower, location drawings, palo alto, stanford, stanford memorial church, urban sketchers | 12 Comments

Blogging- and sketching- again

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Suhita Shirodkar

So the big trip to India is over, and I’m back in California. It’s always easy for me to sketch a lot when I travel: new place, new things to see, no day-job to go to…and it’s always hard to … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home | Tagged almaden, band, cafe, california, church, family, fire engine, location drawings, los gatos, music, people, stanford, suburbia, traffic lights | 15 Comments