Saturday 7/25/26: Weekend Sketchers at Gapstow Bridge in Central Park

 

Looks like beautiful weather this weekend, so let’s have a picnic! Bring your picnic basket filled with goodies, a blanket or beach chair, and your sketching kit. We’ll gather on a grassy knoll on the shores of The Pond in central Park. From there you’ll enjoy amazing views of The Pond, the beautiful Gapstow Bridge, and the Central Park South skyline. If you want more to sketch, nearby is the Hallette Nature Sanctuary hosting one of Central Park’s 5 waterfalls, the Cop Cot rustic wooden structure atop a rocky outcropping, and the Woolman Rink… or venture further afield to Grand Army Plaza or the Pulitzer Fountain. This is a beautiful area of the park and the perfect setting for a social summer gathering.

HOST: Charles Cannizzaro (914) 552-3658
DATE: Saturday 7/25/26
TIME: Sketching 10am - 3pm | Show and Tell beginning at 3pm.
LOCATION: Gapstow Bridge, Central Park

MEETING SPOT: Our home base will be on the west side of the Gapstow Bridge on the lawn of the shore of The Pond. See the map above for the exact location. There will be no official meeting to kick off the day, join your fellow sketchers and just start sketching. We have had some trouble with closures and construction fencing this summer. Should the area indicated above be not accessible for any reason, continue along the path, away from the Gapstow Bridge, and you will come upon a grassy field just past the next fork in the road. This will be our backup location.
SHOW AND TELL LOCATION: Same as the meeting spot.
SEATING: Bring your blankets, stools, or beach chairs.
FOOD, DRINK, RESTROOMS: There are restrooms nearby. Bring a picnic lunch.

About NYC Urban Sketchers Events: All are welcome–no fee, no registration. Just look for folks with sketchbooks at the meeting spot and say hello. If you have trouble finding us, contact the host; their contact info is in the NYC Urban Sketchers blog post for this event. #nycurbansketchers.

 

The Brooklyn Museum offers us limitless opportunities for sketching, whether inside or out.  Inside the permanent  collection offers contemporary and classic opportunities for sketching.  Outside we have the classic building and surrounding garden in front adn back of the museum. Or visit the special exhibit “Iris Van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses” (add additional entrance fee) .  For more information about the museum and the various collections and exhibits, click here: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/

DATE: Wednesday July 29 , 2026

STARTING TIME: 11:00 AM

TRANSPORTATION: 2,3 train to Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum

HOST: Marianne Milzoff, 914 355 6507

NOTES: 

Water and bathrooms are available 

Use only dry materials inside

You can only bring a small pack into the museum, which you can borrow at the coat check

There is no food or water allowed in the galleries. 

Food service is available in the cafe

Bring a stool 

THURSDAY, July 23, 2026: WESTCHESTER SKETCHERS at Hudson River Home in Croton-on-Hudson

 

Urban Sketchers are invited to a private home located on the Hudson River overlooking Haverstraw Bay. Come paint the river, garden, and birds on a shady fish-shaped patio overlooking the river, with a tour of the house filled with art and woodwork from a pre-World War 2 Polish synagogue. Hosting the Westchester Urban Sketchers has been a longtime dream of this once-in-a-blue-moon Urban Sketcher. At the end of the street there’s a perch where the train comes around the bend and you can see the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

HOST: Jane H. Cuniffe (917) 697-8819

DATE: Thursday, July 23, 2026

START TIME: 10:30 AM 

LOCATION: 33 Battery Place in Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520

DIRECTIONS: To get to the house you have to go through FDR VA Hospital in Montrose off 9A / Old Albany Post Road. (IMPORTANT NOTE: At VA Security, tell them you’re going to Battery Place and they will wave you through). The VA is just across the street from the Cortlandt Metro North Station. The house is ¾ mile through the VA, left and down toward the riverfront, then left over a one-lane bridge. 

 Transportation from NYC: Take the Metro-North Hudson Line to Cortlandt Station. The house is an hour by train from the city and under a mile walk from Cortland station. Or a four-minute drive.  

LUNCH: Bring your own lunch and we can eat at a shaded picnic table or under the trees overlooking the river.  Water and lemonade will be available.

SHOW and TELL: After lunch, we will share our drawings and tell stories. This is the social part of our day and should not be missed.

NOTES:

- Bring drinking water.

- There are chairs and plenty of steps to sit on, but bring a stool for more options.

- Dress for sunshine. Bring a hat and sunscreen.

- Restroom in house available.

- Park along the road on the right before the first house or down the street on the left. (33 is the third house).

Please RSVP to Cathy Gutterman at westchester@nycurbansketchers.org

About NYC Urban Sketchers Events: All are welcome–no fee, no registration. Just look for folks with sketchbooks at the meeting spot and say hello. If you have trouble finding us, contact the host; their contact info is in the NYC Urban Sketchers blog post for this event. #nycurbansketchers.

WORKSHOP-2nd SESSION ADDED Let It Glow: Finding Sunshine in Shadows with Katie Woodward - August 15

 

Join Katie Woodward, @ramblingsketcher, August 15, to learn about working with shadow and light

August 15, 10-1pm SOLD OUT

A second session has been added, August 15, 2-5pm.

Using a limited palette, this workshop will focus on how to give the viewer more information about the quality of light and atmosphere by varying the color and value within every shadow.

For more information and tickets, see Eventbrite Scroll down to see the new posting.

Paper for this workshop will be generously donated by Legion Paper @legionpaper

NJ Sketchers Schedule

 

Saturday 7/18/26: Weekend Sketchers at 1 Bryant Park Atrium

1 Bryant Park features a large, open public atrium on the ground floor that serves as a welcoming indoor extension of Bryant Park, offering a bright, accessible space for visitors and building occupants. 

Please note that this is a location change due to the forecasted weather. We were originally supposed to sketch Governor’s Island, but with a 90% chance of rain this location will give us more options. If the rain holds off we can sketch Bryant Park, the NYPL, Times Square, etc. If/when it rains this will be our home base. We will try to reschedule Governor’s Island for another weekend. 

HOST: Leslie Sim: 516-633-2340

DATE: Saturday 7/18/26

TIME: Sketching 10am-3pm | Show and Tell beginning at 3pm. 

SKETCHING LOCATION: 1 Bryant Park on the corner of 42nd Street and 6th Avenue.

MEETING SPOT: There will be no official meeting to kick off the day, join your fellow sketchers and just start sketching.

SHOW AND TELL LOCATION:  1 Bryant Park Atrium

FOOD, DRINK, RESTROOMS, SEATING: All available nearby. There are tables and chairs in the atrium. 

About NYC Urban Sketchers Events: All are welcome–no fee, no registration. Just look for folks with sketchbooks at the meeting spot and say hello. If you have trouble finding us, contact the host; their contact info is in the NYC Urban Sketchers blog post for this event.  #nycurbansketchers.

Infamous or famous, the Christopher St Pier has been a part of life in Greenwich Village for decades.  Once a rotting hulk, it has been turned into a green respite for all to enjoy.  Join us to capture the river views or the skylines on both sides of the river.  Or focus on the people relaxing and recreating on the pier.  Need more?  Wander the West Village to sketch the iconic street scenes of lower Manhattan. 

DATE: Wednesday July 22 , 2026

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

TRANSPORTATION: 1 train to Christopher St/Stonewall

HOST: Kristine Zimmermann  917 673 6867 

NOTES: 

Water and bathrooms are available 

There is limited food service in the park.  Bring your own or purchase from local outlets

There are trees and shady spots but bringing a hat is a good idea

Bring a stool