Tag Archives: temple

India 2019: Bombay Meri Jaan

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

India 2019: Biryani, Bombay Sandwiches and Babulnath temple. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, India, people, Travel | Tagged babulnath, babulnath temple, biryani, Bombay, crowds, family, food vendor, india, khar, location drawing, Mumbai, people sketches, santa cruz, sketches of india, temple, travel sketch, urban sketching, usk | 12 Comments

Last bits from Pune: India 2017

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Suhita Shirodkar

Last sketches from India… Continue reading →

Posted in India, Travel | Tagged banyan tree, ficus, india, location drawing, pataleshwar, pipul, pune, temple, tree, urban sketchers, watercolor | 10 Comments

Bijapur, Part 2: India 2017

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Suhita Shirodkar

More from Bijapur, India. Continue reading →

Posted in India, Travel | Tagged bijapur, india, location drawing, market, masjid, mausoleum, mosque, temple, Travel, urban sketchers | 15 Comments

Cambodia: A colorful Buddhist temple in Siem Riep

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

Wat Preah Ang is alive with color and life. The detailing on the roofs reminded me of flourishes at the end of calligraphic strokes. And the maximalist approach to decoration was a delightful change from the subdued palette of weathered rock at the Angkor … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambodia | Tagged buddhist, cambodia, colorful, location drawing, monk, siam riep, stupa, suhita, temple, urban sketch, Wat Preah Ang | 2 Comments

Cambodia: Angkor Wat

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

If the temples of Angkor are huge, complex, and really hard to capture, then Angkor Wat just takes it to another level. We’ve all seen this iconic structure in photographs before. But walking in through those gates is overwhelming. So overwhelming, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambodia | Tagged angkor wat, architecture, cambodia, location drawing, monk, siam riep, suhita, temple, urban sketch | 4 Comments

Cambodia: the temples of Ta Prohm and Angkor Thom

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

A full day of sketching the temples around Angkor. Take big, complex, layered and textured stone structures. Throw in a cloudy day with diffused light and it’s quite a challenge to try and figure what to focus on and draw. Our first temple … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambodia | Tagged angkor, Angkor Thom, cambodia, location drawing, Ta Prohm, temple, travel sketch, tuk-tuk, urban sketch | 5 Comments

All my Waterloo Street Sketches

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

More from the Urban Sketchers Symposium, Singapore. When you teach a workshop on Waterloo Street 3 days in a row, and you demo at every one of the workshops, and you go in a day early and draw on location, and draw … Continue reading →

Posted in Singapore | Tagged chinese temple, location drawing, singapore, suhita, symposium, temple, urban sketch, vendor, waterloo street | Leave a comment

Sketching Goa: Part 5

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Suhita Shirodkar

Next up: Churches, temples and forts. Old Goa has two grand structures that are so different to sketch: The Basilica of Bom Jesus is a massive baroque structure. It’s warm colored stone is beautiful in the evening light. The Se Cathedral nearby, … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Travel | Tagged architecture, cathedral, chapel, church, goa, india, temple, urban sketch, urban sketchers | 5 Comments

Salt Lake City

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Suhita Shirodkar

An end of summer trip. On our way to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park. First stop: Salt Lake City. The sky is really blue, the summer is super hot and the people are so nice. We spent our day … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged family, great salt lake, location drawings, mormon, natural history museum, people, salt lake city, salt lake temple, suhita, temple, Travel, urban sketchers, Utah, watercolor sketch | 5 Comments

My many Indias. Part 4: Tirunelveli

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Suhita Shirodkar

Deep in southern Tamil Nadu is Tirunelveli, where I visit on every trip to India. It is where my husband Hari grew up and where his parents and grandparents still live. To me, there are two Tirunelvelis. One that exists … Continue reading →

Posted in India, people, Travel | Tagged chess, family, home, india, location drawings, mancala, people, temple, tirunelveli, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch | 6 Comments