WORKSHOP: Perspective Simplified: Creating Depth and Drama in Urban Sketches

 

Led by Charles Cannizzaro, in this workshop, you'll learn the fundamentals of perspective through a few simple techniques which are easy to use when sketching on location. You will work through a scene step by step, building confidence and understanding as we go.

Legion Paper will provide paper for this workshop. @legionpaper

When:  Saturday, September 26th, 10am-1pm

For information and tickets: Eventbrite

 Built in the Ruskinian Gothic style this building has a long history.  Originally built as a fire watchtower on a farmer’s market,  the structure was replaced with this beautiful building that served as a courthouse and jail. Decommissioned early in the 20th century it was going to be torn down but preservations prevailed.  The building eventually became a library.  For more information about this site and the building, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Market_Library,  The more modern women’s prison was built and eventually torn down and replaced with a beautiful garden that now surrounds the building.  

And for some extra sketches, walk over to Patchin Place, the shortest street in NYC to sketch the victorian cottages. 

Join us this week as we capture the unusual architecture of the building and the lush garden in our sketch books. 

DATE: Wednesday September 2 , 2026

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

MEETING SPOT:  We will meet in the garden. Enter on Greenwich St behind the building near 10th St. 

TRANSPORTATION: A,B,C,D,E,F,M to West 4th Street

HOST: Raylie Dunkel 201 273 0445

NOTES: 

Water and bathrooms are available in the building

Food is available at numerous outlets 

Saturday 8/29/26: Weekend Sketchers in Madison Square Park

 

Madison Square Park has lots to sketch: the Flatiron Building, NY Supreme Court, statues, monuments, fountains, a dog run, big beautiful trees, and the first Shake Shack!

HOST: Dan Honig (917) 843-5539
DATE: Saturday 8/29/26
TIME: Sketching 10am-3pm | Show and Tell beginning at 3pm.
SKETCHING LOCATION: Madison Square Park- Between 23rd St and 26th St, and 5th Ave and Madison Ave.

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: The shadiest benches surrounding Madison Square Fountain, which is toward the south-side of the park. Check with the host day-of for the exact show-and-tell location.
FOOD, DRINK, RESTROOMS, SEATING: There are restrooms, seating and food options. A stool gives you more options.

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.

WEDNESDAY, August 26, 2026: WESTCHESTER SKETCHERS at Muscoot Farm in Katonah

 

Today, Muscoot Farm has many of the original buildings, some of which were moved to accommodate the Muscoot Reservoir. Visitors can walk through the dairy barn, milk house, ice house, blacksmith shop, and several other barns and buildings. Livestock and poultry are breeds typical of an early 20th-century gentleman's farm and many represent minor rare breeds. The Main House is used to exhibit art shows by local artists.

HOST: Cathy Gutterman (914) 625-0766 

 

DATE: Wednesday, August 26, 2026

START TIME: 10 AM 

LOCATION: Muscoot Farm 51 NY-100, Katonah, NY Phone: (914) 864-7282 

DIRECTIONS: Muscoot Farm is on Route 100 nestled between Somers, Katonah, and Yorktown. The farm is located about 1 mile south of the intersection of Route 100 and Route 35. 

Transportation from NYC: The closest Metro-North train station is Katonah, on the New Haven line. Please contact Marianne at (914) 355-6507 to arrange a ride from the station.  

LUNCH: Bring your lunch. 

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:

- Come early for the best parking spots.

- Bring a stool if you have one. It gives you more options.

- Dress for sunshine. Bring a hat and sunscreen.

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: From Line to Pattern: Creating Character in Interior Drawings

 

Join Susan Greenstein for a workshop focused on using a wide range of marks to create value, rhythm, depth, and pattern. The workshop will take place in beautiful Victorian interiors of the private home of a member of NYC Urban Sketchers. 

Legion Paper will provide paper for this workshop. @legionpaper

When:  Saturday, September 19, 10am-1pm

For information and tickets: Eventbrite

Saturday 8/22/26: Weekend Sketchers on Governors Island

 

Get set for a day of sketching on what is becoming a veritable playground across Buttermilk Channel. The Hills, a hammock grove, water features, picnic areas, historic forts, Victorian houses, parade grounds, and the list goes on. Don't like the views on the island? Then turn your view across the water to the Manhattan Skyline or the Statue of Liberty. There is no end to sketching potential in this unique place.

The weather right now doesn’t look great, but there are plenty of indoor, or covered, options on the Island. The closest to the arrival spot is the LMCC Arts Center- Building 110 (free admission, and has a coffee shop inside), the victorian houses along Colonel’s Row are open on the weekends (and have deep porches, bring a stool), the houses surrounding Nolan Park are open, a small welcome center pavilion, and there are several cafe’s, coffee shops, and other businesses that offer shelter if it is raining…and the ferry ride itself offers incredible views.

HOST: Gabriel Foreman- (415) 810-1056
DATE: Saturday 8/22/26
TIME: Sketching 10am-3pm | Show and Tell beginning at 3pm.
SKETCHING LOCATION: Governors Island- Take the ferry from the Battery Maritime Building (10 South Street, NY, NY) and arrive at Soissons Landing. $5 round-trip.

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: If it is not raining we will meet on the grassy hill directly ahead of you as you exit the ferry. There is a low wall for seating. If it is raining let’s try the Arts Center, and/or the Yellow Sun Cafe in the Arts Center, directly to the right as you exit the ferry. Check with the host day-of for the exact show-and-tell location.
FOOD, DRINK, RESTROOMS, SEATING: There are restrooms, seating and food options on the Island. A stool gives you more options.

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.

 

Once working docks which were abandoned for years, this area became a concrete wasteland. But incredible vision, hard work and dedication has turned this forgotten waterfront into an amazing ecosystem, recreation park, beach and foodie destination.  Join us as we explore the many, many facets of this urban oasis nestled between the two most icon bridges in the city. 

For information about the park, maps, etc.  click here: https://brooklynbridgepark.org

DATE:     WEDNESDAY August 26, 2026

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

HOST: Lorraine Smith 929 614 1930

LOCATION: BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK

                        We will meet at the entrance to the park on Fulton Landing.

TRANSPORTATION:  A or C train to High Street. Walk down the street towards the water to Fulton Landing.  Or the F train to York Street  Or the East River Ferry to DUMBO/Fulton Ferry

• Bring a stool for best sight lines, but there are plenty of benches available

• Water and bathrooms are available.

• Food service is available in the park and surrounding area, or bring your own.