Tag Archives: teaching

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

Kid’s Art Camp in India: A Report

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Kid’s Art Camp in India: A Report with lots of photos that will make you smile Continue reading →

Posted in India, supplies, Supplies and Materials, teaching, Travel | Tagged art camp, india, observational drawing, teaching, teaching kids, teaching kids art | 38 Comments

Life Drawing, Studies & Urban Sketches

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

When drawing from photos, life drawing, sketch journaling and urban sketching all come together… Continue reading →

Posted in Figure Drawing, people, Portrait, Sketch Journal, Uncategorized | Tagged head structure, heads, people, portrait, Sketch Journal, teaching, urban sketch ueban sketching location drawing | 5 Comments

More Lesson Plans (and a new workshop)

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

More Lesson Plans. And a new workshop on weeknights so everyone can join in! Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal, teaching, Workshop | Tagged messy journal, perspective, Sketch Journal, teaching, workshop | 10 Comments

Keepers of Memories, Stories and Lesson Plans

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Sketch Journals as Keepers of Memories, Stories and Lesson Plans. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Food, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, teaching | Tagged burger, coffee, elvas coffee in-n-out, food, history, location drawing, perspective, san jose, Sketch Journal, teaching, urban sketch | 4 Comments

In my sketchbook last week

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Lots of sketches from nature in week 1 of my Workshop. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Everyday Sketches, Sketch Journal, teaching, Workshop | Tagged journaling, location drawing, nature drawing, nature sketching, Sketch Journal, teaching, workshop | 10 Comments

‘People at Work’workshop (and a downloadable pdf)

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

Not all sketching is about the sketch. Sometimes it’s about who you sketch with and just the memories… Continue reading →

Posted in Portugal, Travel, Workshop | Tagged duoro river, location drawing, people sketching, porto, Portugal, teaching, urban sketch, urban sketchers symposium, usk, vignettes, watercolor, workshop | 13 Comments

Workshop: Urban Sketching for Beginners

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Suhita Shirodkar

It’s exciting teaching beginning students to see and draw. Continue reading →

Posted in Close to home, teaching, Uncategorized | Tagged cupertino, cupertino library, fundamentals of urban sketching, teaching, workshop | 7 Comments

Usk Chicago Part 4: Workshop at The Bean (and a free download)

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Suhita Shirodkar

My workshop at The Bean and a link to a free download of my workshop handout. Continue reading →

Posted in chicago, people, teaching, Workshop | Tagged Anish Kapoor, chicago, Cloud Gate, gesture drawing, location drawing, sketch, teaching, The Bean, urban sketch, workshop | 11 Comments

Workshop: People & Places, Life in Contrast (and a downloadable pdf)

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Suhita Shirodkar

I based the workshop I taught in Manchester titled People and Places: Life in Contrast on the most common questions I get asked when I teach, both at workshops and through my Craftsy class: How do I incorporate gesture sketching into my sketches? … Continue reading →

Posted in manchester, Uncategorized | Tagged location drawings, manchester, pdf, people, teaching, urban sketch, urban sketchers, workshop | 11 Comments