Tag Archives: urban sketch

Sunday in Chinatown

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Sketching in the middle of the street in Chinatown San Francisco Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, people, san franciso | Tagged chinatown, landscape, pen and ink, people sketching, san francisco, urban sketch | 2 Comments

Matilija Poppies

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Giant poppies Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, flowers, studies | Tagged florals, flower, flowers, location drawings, matilija poppy, poppies, poppy, urban sketch | Leave a comment

A day in Berkeley

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Albany Bulb, an arts and crafts home and Boichik Bagels: a d
ay in Berkeley Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people | Tagged arts and crafts, berkeley, boichik, house, location drawings, urban sketch | 2 Comments

Looking through a fence

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

In trying to put this scene on paper, perhaps I was trying to solve the wrong problem: I wasn’t really interested in drawing the fence. I was interested in the experience of looking through the fence at this view beyond. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Construction, Everyday Sketches, experiments | Tagged berkeley, cityscape, construction, fence, location drawings, urban sketch, urban sketching | 11 Comments

A short break in the Sierras, Part 2 of 2

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

More art from the Sierras. Continue reading →

Posted in california, watercolor | Tagged calaveras, california, giant sequoia, location drawings, nature drawing, redwoods, urban sketch, urban sketchers | 1 Comment

A short break in the Sierras, Part 1 of 2

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

A few days in the Sierras. Continue reading →

Posted in california, watercolor | Tagged calaveras, california, giant sequoia, location drawings, nature drawing, redwoods, urban sketch, urban sketchers | 7 Comments

Farmer’s Market Season

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Farmer’s Market season is here (and People-sketching on location is back!) Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged accordion fold, farmers market, location drawings, maret, people, people sketching, urban sketch, usk | 1 Comment

Digger

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

A walk around a digger, captured in a sketch. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Construction, Everyday Sketches, experiments, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged accordion book, accordion fold, construction, digger, location drawing, urban sketch, vehicle | 16 Comments

Stepping out in Spring

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Are you, like me, starting to draw outside more than you did in the last year? Any challenges that come up from a practice that may have been dormant for a while? Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, flowers, Paintings, san jose, Silicon Valley | Tagged almaden, california poppy, landscape, location drawings, poppies, sketchbook, urban sketch | Leave a comment

Car Sketching as Urban Sketching

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

If you’ve been wanting to sketch outside but haven’t tried it yet, or if you’ve gotten rusty with doing it in the last year, Car Sketching might help jumpstart your practice.
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Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches | Tagged henrys hi-life, location drawings, palm tree, san jose sign, urban sketch, usk, vintage sign | 1 Comment