Tag Archives: urban sketching

Texture, Texture and more Texture

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Texture is everywhere in my work this year. In a year that the pandemic took away my ability to touch things everywhere I go, that sense of touch worked it’s way back into my art. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Everyday Sketches, experiments, Summer | Tagged location drawing, mixed media, point lobos, seaweed, texture, urban sketching | 2 Comments

Urban Sketching workshop in Santa Fe, New Mexico: People Alive!

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Urban Sketching workshop in the Farmers’ Market of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/people-alive-santa-fe-tickets-167794970273 Continue reading →

Posted in Education, How to, people, Travel, Workshop | Tagged santa fe, urban sketching, urban sketching workshop, workshop | 1 Comment

The Gift of a Really Cheap Sketchbook

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

I use and enjoy plenty of nice sketchbooks, books with lovely multi-media and 100% cotton watercolor paper. This book below isn’t one of them. The Midori Blank Notebook is about 4×6 inches, has 176 thin pages, and costs a little … Continue reading →

Posted in books, california, Close to home, Doodles, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal | Tagged california, location drawing, location drawings, people, quick sketching, urban sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketching | 5 Comments

Sketching Santa Fe

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

Join me for three magical days of sketching on location in Magical Santa fe, New Mexico. Sept 29, 30 and Oct 1st, 2021. Hurry, only a few seats remain! Continue reading →

Posted in new mexico, teaching, Workshop | Tagged location drawing, santa fe, urban sketching, workshop | 2 Comments

How Not to Draw this Symbol of a Car

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

How Not to Draw a Car (and some tips on drawing one too) Continue reading →

Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, How to | Tagged california, cars, how to draw, location drawing, location drawings, urban sketchers, urban sketching | 7 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 →