Welcome to my workshops page. Listed below are upcoming workshops.
To request a workshop you don’t see or to get on my mailing list:
e-mail Suhita: suhita@gmail.com
Registration is open until a workshop fills up.
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NEW DATES FOR MAY 2021 JUST ANNOUNCED
: People Alive! Sketches Full of Life
• Four Saturdays: May 8th, May 15th, May 22nd and May 29th, 2021
• Live online from 10am to noon, Pacific Standard Time

What does this workshop cover?
In this workshop we will consider many aspects of people sketching: We will look at simplified shapes and proportions of the face and body. We’ll explore gesture drawing to capture drama and action. And we’ll explore principles and strategies that help bring people and places together for a sketch that tells a story.
Each weekly session will be taught in a 2-hour Zoom session which will be available recorded in case you miss it. Over four weeks we will cover concepts related to seeing people as simple shapes, understanding proportion, gesture drawing and faces and features. In our last session we will bring all that we learnt together and explore the relation between people and place and learn to tell stories that showcase them together. We will work from photographic references and video in our Zoom sessions. Each week will also include a homework assignment where you will use the concepts we learn in your own work and share if you would like personal feedback.

Date and Time
The workshop will be held online , once a week, for 2 hours, for 4 successive weeks. The dates and times: (All dates and times are Pacific Time)
• Saturday, May 8th, 2021: 10am to noon
• Saturday, May 15th, 2021: 10am to noon
• Saturday, May 22nd, 2021: 10am to noon
• Saturday, May 29th, 2021: 10am to noon
Recordings of the workshop are available within 24 hours after the live session and will be available through the course of the workshop. You can watch a recording of a session and do the exercises and turn them in for feedback if you cannot attend a session.

https://youtu.be/NIHNUaQy8ik
Registration and Cost
The 4-session workshop costs $250.
Register here
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(SOLD OUT)
The Art of Capturing People, Places, and Objects
with Suhita Shirodkar
Four Saturdays: February 6, 13, 20, & 27 • Live online from 7am – 9am, Pacific Standard Time
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-art-of-capturing-people-places-and-objects-tickets-130487671137
What does this workshop cover?
In this workshop Suhita will teach you to see in both line and shape and to find a balance of the two and use it in exciting new ways. You will learn to observe key shapes and simplify them. You will also learn to really see and sketch in contours. Then, we’ll explore combining these two approaches in our sketches to bring a new sense of dynamism and excitement. Suhita will teach you to apply these techniques across interpretations of people, places and objects, creating rich and colorful sketches.

Each weekly session will be taught in a 2 hour Zoom session which will be recorded in case you miss it. We will cover concepts related to drawing objects, people and places, with a focus on experimenting and combining line and shape for dynamic sketches. We will work from photographic references and objects on our desks in our Zoom sessions. Each week will also include an assignment where you will use these concepts in your own work and share if you would like personal feedback.
Date and Time
The workshop will be held online on Zoom , once a week, for 2 hours, for 4 successive weeks. The dates and times: (All dates and times are Pacific Time)
• Saturday, February 6th, 2021: 7am to 9am
• Saturday, February 13th, 2021: 7am to 9am
• Saturday, February 20th, 2021: 7am to 9am
• Saturday, February 27th, 2021: 7am to 9am
Recordings of the workshop are available 24 hours after the workshop and will be available through the month of February in case you miss a session or would prefer to do it at a different time . You can watch a recording of a session and do the exercises and turn them in for feedback just like you would in a live session.
Registration and Cost
The 4-session workshop costs $235.
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-art-of-capturing-people-places-and-objects-tickets-130487671137
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(SOLD OUT) Fun and Free Florals
Date and Time
Fri, Dec 11, 2020 5:00 PM- 7:00 PM

A fun online session painting florals in a loose and interpretive manner in watercolor.
About this Event
Come join in a no-pressure fun way to play with watercolor as you interpret and paint poppies in a loose and fresh style.
In this 1.5 hour session, we will work from multiple photo references and create a small watercolor painting. The techniques you will learn in this session are applicable to loose and free florals, botanicals and even abstract painting, so you can continue to play with what you learn even after this session.
Suhita will guide you through this piece in a step-by-step fashion with demos and will answer questions that come up as you paint. Though we will loosely follow one technique, it is open to interpretation and you are encouraged to experiment and play and make it your own.
This is a small, personal session with a maximum of 15 participants so there will be personal feedback and guidance included.
A list of supplies needed will be sent to you within 48 hours of registration.
In addition, all participants will receive a step-by-step pdf of the process.
Registration and Details:
Eventbrite tickets at:
www.eventbrite.com/e/fun-and-free-florals-tickets-127244145665
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To request a workshop for your art group or to get on my mailing list:
e-mail Suhita: suhita@gmail.com
Wow!! I found your workshop for Oct. 10th in Urban Sketchers and wanted to sign up, but everything looks full. I live in San Rafael and I am an oil painter, painting mainly outdoors, and particularly enjoy painting in urban settings. I am trying to elevate my pen and ink with watercolor sketching abilities and would love to get into one of your workshops. Please add me to your email list. Fabulous work!! Thanks, Stu
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Stuart, write in at suhita@gmail.com… I’ll need an email address to put you on a waitlist
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I’d like to be WL for the 10/24 event & notified of your next Penninsula, SF or East Bay workshop. I’ve been sketching landscapes & botanicals yet want to ‘add people’ to my urban sketching also. Many thanks. Peace & Blessings.
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Please, please have a south bay workshop. I learned so much at the SF one on 10/9 and would love to take another.
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I’ll hold the same workshop in the South Bay sometime soon, Audrey.
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Suhita, the workshop today in Sausalito was over the top and far exceeded my expectations! Bravo!!!! I am so glad I got on your wait list!
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Staurt, Glad you thought so, I enjoyed teaching today, and what a lovely day it was… wish I could have stayed on and sketched around Sausalito!
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You are Inspiring .
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H suhita…ur work has inspired me alot to sketch and paint my heart out…and do u also have any instagram page that we can follow? ?
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Thanks anchal… you can find me on instagram at #suhitasketch
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So glad to visit this page. Any chance of holding a working in Pune or India?
Subhash Deshpande
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Do you conduct workshops in dubai? Please reply. Thanks. Fahd.
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FAHD, I’ve never been to Dubai. Most workshops I conduct are either through the urban Sketchers Symposium or in the San Francisco area where I live.
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I’m going to sign up for your figure class on crafty Do you have any other s ? San Juan capistrano
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George, besides teaching on location, the craftsy class is the only one I currently have.
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I would very much like to join one of your bay area classes. I love the freedom of your work.
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Meredith, all current open classes are listed here, but if you want to get on my mailing list, then email me at suhita@gmail.com and let me know!
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I’m not a Zoomer. Would it be possible to convert your Poppies workshop to a video format. I’d be happy to pay to watch!
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If I make a recorded version I’ll let you know for sure!
– Suhita
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I would love to do your Zoom Class on Florals. However, 10 a.m. Pacific time is 3 a.m. Queensland time in Australia. Would you maybe consider another class a little later in your day so folks in Australia and NZ can attend.
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