New Details on Mario Linhares Workshop on July 12th in Battery Park

New Details have been added on what the student can expect to learn at Mario Linhares Workshop on July 12th. 

Candle and Drawing Interaction with Mario Linhares

When: Saturday July 12, 2025 from 10am-1pm

Where: Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park

Mario Linhares is a noted lecturer, teacher and author who currently is on the Faculty of the University of Lisbon. He was the founder of Urban Sketchers Lisbon and served on the international Board of Urban Sketchers from 2011 to 2019. For examples of his work on instagram, see: @linhares.mr

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Saturday, July 12, 2025 - Bethesda Fountain

 

The Bethesda Fountain is one of the most iconic gathering spots in Central Park. Measuring 26 feet high by 96 feet wide, it’s one of New York’s largest fountains and the gorgeous focal point of the Bethesda Terrace.  

DETAILS:

Meeting spot: The fountain is located mid-park around 72 Street. We’ll gather at 11:00 at the south side of the fountain, near the tunnel of Bethesda terrace. If it rains, we can paint inside the tunnel.

Sketch hours: 11 am-3 pm

Show and tell location: To be TBD day of the event

Host: Rene Barkett (917) 699-2751‬

WEDNESDAY, July 9, 2025: NYBG

 

 WEEKDAY and WESTCHESTER SKETCHERS 

JOINT MEETING

Join us this Wednesday for a very special join meeting with the Westchester chapter at the New York Botanical Garden.  In addition to the wonders that the garden offers on a daily basis year round, there is a special exhibit recreating Van Gough's paintings of flowers  ...So many sunflowers!! If you want purchase a ticket for the indoor exhibit you can do so, but the grounds sprout (pun intended) many facsimiles of what he painted,  so you will dee them with a general admission ticket.  

Please take note of the following:

• For more information about the garden, exhibits and facilities click here: https://www.nybg.org
• Your RSVP is much appreciated so we know who will be coming. RSVP to Cathy Gutterman at Westchester@nycurbansketchers.org or Marianne Milzoff at Secretary@nycurbansketchers.org
• Bring a stool, sun block and a hat
• Looking for us?  Call Cathy Gutterman at 914-625-0766 or Marianne Milzoff at 914 355 6507. 

Entrance Info:

• There is fee to enter the garden, as well as a fee for parking. Check the web site for costs.
• The garden is FREE on Wednesday to NYC residents with proof of address
• The Garden is free for non-NYC residents on Wednesday BETWEEN 10 and 11 AM. If you are not a NYC resident try to arrive in time not to pay an entrance fee
• The American Alliance of Museum card is accepted for free admission.
• If you are a member of the NYBG, and willing to share a guest pass, please do so that those who don't have a pass can get a guest entrance. Let us know that you are holding passes.
• If you need a guest pass, please let us know. 

Meeting instructions:

• We will meet in two locations:
• Cathy Gutterman will meet members who are coming by car at 10:30 AM OUTSIDE the Main Entrance on Southern Boulevard (see map on the NYBG web site).
• Marianne Milzoff will meet members coming by train or subway at the at 10:30 AM OUTSIDE the entrance at the Mosholu Entrance  (see map on the NYBG web site).
• We will meet for lunch and a throw-down at 1:00 PM location TBD.
• You can stay as long as you wish after lunch but there will not be a final gathering. 

DATE:  WEDNESDAY JULY 9 , 2025

LOCATION:  NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 

                       2900 SOUTHERN BLVD, BRONX, NY

TIME:  10:30 AM (see Meeting info above)

TRANSPORTATION: Click here for information on NYC subway, Metro North and driving directions https://www.nybg.org/visit/directions

NOTE: Please check the NYBG web site for information on dinning options, what is in bloom, special exhibits and much more https://www.nybg.org

 

Workshop on August 2 with Mel Barranco

 

When: August 2, 2025 at 10am

Where: Meet in front of the New York Public Library at 476 Fifth Avenue, by the lion Fortitude, which is the one on the right as you face the Fifth Avenue entrance.

For More Details and To Sign Ups Click Here:

Description: In this workshop students will learn to fuse observation of details with a colorful interpretation of the overall scene. Three parts of the bus stop scene will be explored in sequence:

1. Inanimate details of the bus stop setting, including those you imagine,
2. Moving objects - how to capture a fleeting moment, especially people in motion, and
3. Combining all elements onto a previously marked sheet of paper.

Saturday, July 5, 2025 - No Weekend Sketch Event

Happy July 4th!

NJ Schedule for July and August

 New Jersey Group Schedule 

The New Jersey Group, a sub-chapter of the NYC Urban Sketchers, would like to invite all sketchers in the NY/NJ Metro area to join us for our summer sketch events.  Most events are accessible by public transit from NYC.  Group members are happy to pick up commuters from train stations near the events. 

• Thursday, July 10^th– Verona Park

Bucolic suburban park with a lake and swan boats, perfect for a summer afternoon!

• Thursday July 17th Jersey City Waterfront

Join us for this early evening event to capture the NYC skyline at dusk.  

• Thursday, July 24^th  – Morristown Green  

  History has happened here. George Washington's troops were camped nearby. The green is the center of this town with beautiful architecture surrounding the green

•  Sunday, August 3, Overpeck Park, Leonia

811acres to explore. Take a kayak ride, do some bird  (or people) watching, sketch the bridges or the golfers and get your fill of untouched acreage in the middle of a densely populated area

 

• Friday, August 15^th – Van Vleck House & Gardens, Montclair

        The house and gardens in the center of Montclair offer multiple outdoor landscaped "rooms" perfect for sketching

• Thursday, August 28^th – Liberty State Park, Jersey City

Looking east to the fabulous views of the city skyline, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and looking west to the salt marshes and bird sanctuaries provide plenty of sketch alternatives. 

 

No Weekday Sketch Event Week of July 4

Happy July 4th!  

There will not be a Weekday Sketch Event the week of July 4th.  Enjoy the holiday sketching your picnics and BBQs with family and friends. The next Weekday event will be a join meeting with the Westchester Group art the NY Botanical Garden on July 9th.  Watch for the announcement.