Tag Archives: suburbia

Urban Fall

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

In San Jose California, where I live, it’s always like this: warm, almost hot, at the start of November. And then just like that one day, the trees are gorgeous colors and the air is crisp. A couple of days … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, watercolor | Tagged fall, fall colors, location drawing, sketchbooks, sketchjournal, suburbia, trader joes, urban sketch, watercolor | 10 Comments

Fun with Topiary

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Suhita Shirodkar

I’ve been away from the blogging (and drawing) for too long. Working on cleaning up my studio for Silicon Valley Open Studios last week (more on that later) and finishing some commissioned pieces. And it just felt right to get back to … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged accordion book, everyday sketch, location drawing, sketch, suburbia, topiary, urban sketch, urban sketchers | 6 Comments

Tinted paper, Accordion Folds

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

I bought a large roll of tinted paper for my weekly figure study session, and I folded some of it into little accordion-folded sheets to carry around in my sketchbook. This was the first one I used last week. Today, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged almaden, crowd, location drawings, market, people, singapore symposium, suburbia, urban sketchers | 7 Comments

The morning the tree trimmers came

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

The tree trimmers arrived at 8am. They turned off the electricity and cut down a couple of large branches from the tree outside my home. That big white vehicle is a branch-muncher, it can grind up huge tree limbs in seconds.The blue … Continue reading →

Posted in Close to home, Silicon Valley | Tagged location drawings, pg&e, sketch, suburbia, suhita, tree trimming, urban sketchers | 5 Comments

Cars

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Suhita Shirodkar

For someone who can’t tell one make of car from another, it’s surprising how many cars I draw. When I drive a car, it’s something that takes me from point A to point B. Hopefully it has low gas mileage, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged car, cars, drawing cars, fire engine, fire truck, location drawings, sketch, suburbia, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch | 4 Comments

Pinewood Derby Day

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Suhita Shirodkar

My son is a Tiger Scout this year, so we built our very first Pinewood Derby car and took it to the races today. It was a really fun, high energy event, which made it perfect for sketching. There’s so … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, people, Silicon Valley | Tagged almaden, california, family, kids, location drawings, penwood derby, people, scouts, suburbia, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch | 6 Comments

A Christmas Carol

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Suhita Shirodkar

Victorian Era costumes are so much fun to draw. Couple that with theater, and what’s to not like? So when my local Whole Foods store announced that San Jose Youth Shakespeare was performing ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the store this weekend, … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley | Tagged almaden, california, charles dickens, christmas carol, family, kids, location drawings, san jose youth shakespeare, shakespeare, suburbia, theater, urban sketchers, victorian | 8 Comments

More from the Farmers’ Market

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Suhita Shirodkar

I sketch the Farmers’ Market a LOT. because I’m there every Sunday. Because it’s close to home. But most of all because I just love the riot of colors and shapes of fruit and vegetables and throngs of people all … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home | Tagged almaden, california, family, farmers market, kids, location drawings, people, produce, suburbia, summer, summer vegetables, urban sketchers | 2 Comments

Finger-painting, Ed Emberley-style

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Suhita Shirodkar

Don’t know how it happened, but last week I found myself without a paintbrush in my bag. Paints, pens, water, sketchbook: yes. paintbrush: No. Oops. I wasn’t going to miss the opportunity to sketch, so fingerpainting it was. Here are … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Food | Tagged almaden, family, finger painting, food, in-n-out, kids, location drawings, soccer, suburbia, urban sketchers | 2 Comments

Summertime is… Farmers’ Markets

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Suhita Shirodkar

Here in San Jose, we’re lucky to have Farmers’ Markets all year round, but they’re extra-special in the summer. The fruit stands are a riot of color: peaches, plums, nectarines, little green sour plums. But you have to get there early … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley | Tagged almaden, california, family, Farmers, food, fruit, location drawings, los gatos, market, people, suburbia, summer, urban sketchers | 7 Comments