Tag Archives: tea

Stuff

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Suhita Shirodkar

The upside of never clearing up is that an eclectic assortment of things that pass through my life end up in “found arrangements” all over the house. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chai, citrus, location drawing, location drawings, mixed media, orange, still life, tea, tulip, tulips, urban sketchers | 1 Comment

Looking back a little, and a lot.

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Not quite the end of the year, but I’m taking my end-of-year break from blogging, wrapping up work for a week or two, and looking back a wee bit. If we have only met like this, on zoom, I hope … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged biscuit, chai, food, food sketch, location drawing, parle g, people, roller skates, tea | 2 Comments

Sketching a Teashop in Myanmar

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

A few days ago, I posted about doing a Sketching PlayLab livestream with Paul Wang, where we chatted and sketched from a photo. Here are some images from that session. The top of this image is the photo reference we … Continue reading →

Posted in people, supplies, teaching, tools, virtual sketching | Tagged people sketching, sketching playlab, tea, usk, usk talks | 5 Comments

Behind the Scenes at the Dickens Fair: Ale and Tea

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Ale or Tea? Take your pick. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, people, reportage, san franciso | Tagged ale, costumes, dickens fair, location drawing, people sketching, pub, sketch, tea, urban sketching | 4 Comments

Brown Ink

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

A switchup I made recently: I filled one of my pens with Brown DeAtramentis Document Ink. When I used the ink, though, it looks a wee bit lighter and more burnt sienna-ish than the web sample shows. So I added … Continue reading →

Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, tools | Tagged contour drawing, people sketching, simple line drawing, tea | 5 Comments

Amsterdam: The first few days

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

I’m got to Amsterdam a few days before the Urban Sketchers Symposium. It gives me the chance to check out the location and figure some last minute details on the workshop I’m teaching. And, there’s time to slip in some … Continue reading →

Posted in amsterdam, Food, people, Sketch Journal, teaching, Travel | Tagged amsterdam, canal houses, coffee, food, people sketching flea market, tea, teaching, usk sympsoium | 9 Comments

Mostly black and white

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

My daily sketching practice has gotten a bit, shall we say, sketchy lately. So to try and get back to little studies last week, I decided to try and draw everyday: not big ambitious pieces, but with some focus: working … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, california, Close to home, Drink, Everyday Sketches, Food, people, supplies, Supplies and Materials, tools | Tagged black and white, cat, cat sketch, everyday sketch, monochrome, tea, teacup sketch, value, value study | 8 Comments

Happy 2015. A week in drinks.

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

I am just back from a week-long road trip with my kids. Sketches coming soon, but here’s some of what we sipped last week. Hot tea in a paper cup in Pismo. I’m fascinated by the designs on these cups. Who designs … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink | Tagged drink, drinks, tea, watercolor sketch | 18 Comments

Little Sketches

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Suhita Shirodkar

It’s been a week of little sketches for me: teacups and biscuits, and the first harvest from my backyard garden: 2 miniscule radishes. Orange Cinnamon Spice Tea, all the way from Seattle. In a Georges Briard Peony teacup. My friend Gail brought me … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged chai, family, food, radish, tea, teacup, vegetable, watercolor sketch | 5 Comments