Workshops

Welcome to my workshops page. Listed below are upcoming workshops for Spring 2020.

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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People Alive! (San Francisco Bay Area)

An Urban Sketching Workshop with Suhita in Saratoga, California (San Francisco Bay Area)
Sat, May 30, 2020 • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM • Saratoga Farmers’ Market at West Valley College

This workshop is designed to help you draw sketches with people full of life. There’s something for everyone, whether you are afraid to draw people, or someone looking for a fresh way to see and draw them. We will start by drawing people at a distance, relying on just the idea of shape. Next we’ll use gesture-drawing building in more detail and action for people that look alive. And lastly, we will bring together line and shape and put it all in context to draw people in a setting.

In this workshop we will
• Learn to draw people through observation using different techniques combining shape and line drawing
• Get a basic understanding of the structure of the human figure in a non-intimidating way that allows us to use our observation combined with this knowledge
• Learn to introduce people in a setting

Cost: $55
Use this link to sign up now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/people-alive-an-urban-sketching-workshop-san-francisco-bay-area-tickets-97639017931
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People Alive! (San Diego version)

An Urban Sketching Workshop with Suhita in SAN DIEGO
Sun, June 7, 2020 • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM • Balboa Park, San Diego, CA

This workshop is designed to help you draw sketches with people full of life. There’s something for everyone, whether you are afraid to draw people, or someone looking for a fresh way to see and draw them. We will start by drawing people at a distance, relying on just the idea of shape. Next we’ll use gesture-drawing building in more detail and action for people that look alive. And lastly, we will bring together line and shape and put it all in context to draw people in a setting.

In this workshop we will
• Learn to draw people through observation using different techniques combining shape and line drawing
• Get a basic understanding of the structure of the human figure in a non-intimidating way that allows us to use our observation combined with this knowledge
• Learn to introduce people in a setting

Cost: $55 plus processing fee
Use this link to sign up now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/95773231313

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Draw From History

With the Sketching Trio in Virginia City, Nevada
Suhita Shirodkar | Nina Khaschina | Gay Kraeger

June 10, 11, 12, 2020 • Virginia City, Nevada
Reserve your spot now to receive Early Bird Pricing.

Take a step back in history to enjoy three days of drawing and painting. Ride the steam train, visit silver mines and grave yards! Enjoy lots of practice sketching as you explore the old western mining town of Virginia City, Nevada, a National Historic Landmark.

Instruction begins with creating a simple journal. Then we will teach you to fill it with lessons in journal layout, quick sketch, nature journaling, people drawing, watercolor, gouache and many other techniques.

Cost includes three days of instruction, all materials and a comfortable sketching location.

• Lodging, food, steam train excursion and museums cost extra. The hotel costs about $100/night double occupancy with continental breakfast.
• Want to bring a non-sketching buddy? This unique and historic place offers adventures for people of all ages and interests.
• Virginia City is just a 40-minute drive from Reno, but a world away from today.

Some topics covered in the Workshop:
– Creating a simple journal
– Layout design
– Quick sketch
– Nature journaling
– People drawing
– Watercolor, gouache and other techniques

Cost: Early Bird Price: $450 | After April 15th $550

How to sign up:
Use this link to sign up now: www.watercolorjournaling.com/virginia_city_form.html

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People | Places | Color

A Sketching Workshop by Suhita Shirodkar | Stephanie Bower | Shari Blaukopf 
WORKSHOP FULL Email me to get on a waiting list

May 15-16, 2020 • 10am-5pm • Downtown San Jose, CA

About the Workshop:

This is a rare opportunity to learn location sketching from three Urban Sketchers doing what they do best!

Suhita Shirodkar (USA) will teach quick sketching of people in motion.
Stephanie Bower (USA) explains the basics of perspective sketching.
Shari Blaukopf (Canada) teaches her masterful use of watercolor.

Format: The workshop will be taught through 4, 3-hour sessions over the two days. For each half-day session, we will divide registrants into three small groups of no more than 12 participants each. You and your group will take the first 3-hour lesson with one instructor, then rotate through two more half-day sessions until you’ve had a class with all three teachers.

In the final afternoon session, we’ll put it all together in a joint sketching class taught by all three instructors. We are also adding an optional opportunity to join other sketchers on Sunday morning, May 17, for a Sketching Meet-Up that is open to all sketchers! (Yet another chance to cement what you have learned.)

Additional information about locations, recommended sketching supplies, and more will be sent to registered participants at a later date.

Cost: $300.00 US/person
Payable by check (preferred method) or PayPal ($310.00US including additional transaction fee.) Payments will be coordinated by Stephanie at s.bower.arch@gmail.com.

How to sign up:
Mark your calendars: Registration starts precisely on Sunday, December 15, 2019, at 12:00 noon Pacific Time (no sooner, please.)

First come, first served, in the order your email is received.
To sign up, email s.bower.arch@gmail.com.

Workshop payment will be due in February 2020.

For more info about this workshop, contact me at suhita@gmail.com with “People | Places | Color” in the subject line. But to register, you must get on the list with Stephanie Bower at s.bower.arch@gmail.com.

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Magical Mexico City: A Travel Sketching Adventure

Centro Historico of Mexico City  •  6-Day, 5-Night Travel Sketching Workshop
​Sunday, October 25 – Friday, October 30, 2020

Timed so it falls just before “Dia de los Muertos” this workshop in the beautiful historic center of Mexico City is a travel-sketching workshop designed to get you to capture the energy and excitement of the city.

Join us for this culturally rich deep dive into the Centro Historico. We’ll stay in the heart of the Zocolo, near the stunning Metropolitan Cathedral  and we’ll discover some of it’s history and architecture as we create a travel sketchbook of the energetic and colorful cityscape around us, with Suhita instructing us how to capture the energy, color and activity around us. We’ll learn to sketch people and places. We’ll take the fear out of sketching people on the move, action-filled sketches and architecture. We’ll learn quick-capture techniques, so you’ll never complain about not having enough time to draw anything ever again. And we’ll discuss techniques for capturing vibrant color in your sketches. You‘ll go home knowing you’ve seen and sketched Mexico City’s Centro Historico like you never imagined.  

Some topics covered in the Workshop:
– Sketching people, including people on the move
– Drawing architecture and places without getting bogged down with details
– Creating vibrantly colored sketches that capture the energy and color of a place
– Quick sketching techniques for all subjects ,so you never feel like you can’t sketch on your travels again.
– Watercolor and pen and ink techniques

How to sign up:
More details, including how to sign up:
www.artleapadventures.com/cdmxsuhita2020.html

Spaces Limited, sign up soon!

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Travel Sketching in Costa Brava, Spain. 2021.

A Sketching Workshop with French Escapade and Suhita Shirodkar

Come join me for a week long painting adventure in the magnificent Costa Brava, Spain.

Over the week, you will:

• learn travel sketching techniques, from 5-minute pen & ink sketches to creating larger watercolor pieces in your sketchbook
• develop your observational skills, and learn to draw from life
• study watercolor painting and mixing color to help you capture the colors of your travels with a limited palette
• learn to sketch people, places, flora and fauna so your sketchbooks can truly reflect your travels
• learn compositional techniques for successful travel sketchbooks.

There will be critiques and discussions about your paintings and I will spend part of each day “one on one” with you as you sketch the magnificent views.

More details:
More details including a detailed itinerary and photos are right here.

How to sign up: A step by step process is listed here. Sign up early for the best rates and rooms.