Saturday, May 24 - Sketch Balto the Dog

 

Balto has a heroic story about saving people from cholera. But was he really the hero or is there more to the story?

After we gather at the Dairy Visitor Center at 10 am, we’ll walk to Balto’s statue where David Baram, a Central Park volunteer, will tell the real story behind this legendary dog. Then, feel free to sketch in the vicinity on your own.

LUNCH 12 noon       

SHOW & TELL: 3 pm at the Chess and Checkers House Visitors Center

TRANSPORTATION: Take the 1, A, C, B, or D subway to Columbus Circle. Or, the R, W, N, or Q to 57th-7Av

NOTES: Bring a stool for more options.

Hosts: Judy Garza (651-283-0031) and David Baram

FRIDAY, May 23, 2025: Westchester Sketchers at Greenwich Botanical Center and Montgomery Pinetum Park, Cos Cob, CT

 

Get ready for an adventure in nature! 

Located in the 61-acre Montgomery Pinetum Park, Greenwich Botanical Center is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to promoting horticulture, conservation, and the arts through educational programs and outreach activities. It's mission is to connect people with plants and nature through horticulture, botany, and conservation education.

DETAILS:

DATE: FRIDAY, May 23, 2025

START TIME: 10:00 AM

LOCATION: Greenwich Botanical Center, 130 Bible Street, Cos Cob, CT
Phone: (203) 869 9242

DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/41.0812416,-73.7640448/Greenwich+Botanical+Center,+130+Bible+St,+Cos+Cob,+CT+06807    

LUNCH: Bring your own.  

SHOW AND TELL will follow lunch. It is a time for sharing and not to be missed.

NOTES:

• We will meet near the Gift Shop in the Center. 
• Parking is available.
• Bring your stools.

Please RSVP to Cathy Gutterman at westchester@nycurbansketchers.org

Looking for us? 

Call/text: Cathy at (914) 625-0766 or Marianne at (914) 355-6507

There are no fees to attend. All art levels welcome.

May 21, 2025. Weekday Sketchers on Broadway Wednesday.

Weekday Sketcher on Broadway Wednesday

No, we are not performing!

Just sketching the new installation on Broadway between 39th and 41St Streets 

Join us this week as we explore the new installation on Broadway "growing" out of the pavement in the Garment District.  These sculptures by Steve Tobin are the newest installation of the Garment District Alliance. Come and walk between, around and through these giant tree roots and try to capture their twists, turns and shadows in your sketchbooks. 

For more information about this exhibit, click here: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/there-are-giant-metal-roots-growing-out-of-midtown-right-now-040425

DATE: WEDNESDAY MAY 21, 2025

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION: WE WILL MEET ON THE CORNER OF BROADWAY AND 41st STREET

TRANSPORTATION: ANY TRAIN TO TIMES SQUARE

NOTES

Please RSVP to Raylie Dunkel at President@nycurbansketchers.org

Looking for us? Call or text Raylie at 201-273-0445

Bring a stool

Bathrooms and water available in local businesses

Bring your lunch or purchase something from the many outlets along the street

Weekday 5/14 Sketchers Change of Venue

Important Announcement 

Weekday Sketchers Change of Venue

NOTE: 

Due to a rainy forecast we will not be able to sketch at the Stonewall Museum.  The museum is small and the intention was for us to view the exhibits and spend time sketching inside the museum and outside in the park.  The museum is too small for all of us to fit inside. 

Weekday Sketchers at the Center for Book Arts Wednesday

Did you ever wonder how a book was made? Did you ever want to make a book, perhaps with some of your own single sheet paintings, sketches and journal papers?  This is your chance to see how it is done and perhaps take part in the process.  The Center for Book Arts is a workshop open to the public for just such purposes.  Presses, type face cabinets, interesting machines and large windows with views of surrounding buildings will offer us many sketching options. 

For information about the Center for Book Arts, click here: https://sideways.nyc/discover/4aMpaeUeFcPs7XkQw0AL9q/center-book-arts

 

DATE: WEDNESDAY MAY 14, 2025

STARTING TIME: 11:00 AM (when the center opens) 

LOCATION: 28 WEST 27TH STREET

TRANSPORTATION: R, W TO 28TH STREET

NOTES

• Please RSVP to Raylie Dunkel at President@nycurbansketchers.org
• Looking for us? Call/text Raylie at 201-273-0445
• Bring a stool
• Water and bathrooms available
• There is no food allowed in the center
• The is an active workshop, please be mindful of those at work.

Sunday May 18th Sketch Flushing Meadow Park

 

Sketch Flushing Meadow Park

Sunday May 18 at 11am-3pm

We'll meet at 11 am on the side of Unisphere that’s nearest to the Queens Museum.

 There’s a whole universe in and around the Unisphere. Sketch the iconic globe, the many other sculptures from the 1964 and 1939 World's Fairs, the soccer games in the park, or the treasures in the Queens Museum. Food trucks and bathrooms available. Hop on the 7 train to Mets-Willet Point and from there, walk into the park. Public parking available on either side of the Queens Museum.

Call or text Frieda at 917 747-6060

Note it's on Sunday this week and an 11am start.

Saturday June 14, Workshop With Susan Greenstein

 

Embracing Looseness in Wet on Wet Watercolor

Workshop with Susan Greenstein 

When:  Saturday June 14 10am-1pm

Where: We will meet at the corner of 9th Street and Prospect Park West, near the entrance to Prospect Park, Brooklyn. 

What: In this workshop we will begin our paintings in a loose style, and build detail and specific information as we go. Starting with a wet-on wet approach and allowing watercolor to blend, we will see the beauty of the medium shine. We will work in multiples, allowing the paint to dry on one piece while we start on another. Working in this way the color of the first layer will distribute, mix and form halos. The beauty of the first layer will peek through and create a looseness and freshness for our work.

How: Many detail and how to sign up here.

This workshop is partly sponsored by Legion Paper. 

Friday, May 16: Westchester Sketchers at Katonah Museum of Art

The Katonah Museum of Art is a non-collecting institution geared towards visual arts, located in Katonah, New York.  The Museum presents changing exhibitions that cross a spectrum of artistic disciplines, cultures, and historical periods.  Housed in an elegant building designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes, and accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the Katonah Museum of Art originates three to four major exhibitions annually.

Currently on Exhibit:

Ali Banisadr: The Alchemist

March 16 - June 29, 2025

Ali Banisadr: The Alchemist is the first major U.S. museum survey of the contemporary artist Ali Banisadr. Organized by the Katonah Museum of Art (KMA), this exhibition encompasses nearly twenty years of the artist’s singular practice, from 2006 to the present, across the mediums of painting, drawing, and printmaking. Sculpture, a new direction for the artist, will be presented for the first time.

 

DETAILS:

DATE: FRIDAY, May 16, 2025.

Time: Our official event will be 1:00 - 3:00 pm, but please arrive before 1:00 PM to start with a tour of the current exhibit.  We will be participating in the SENIOR SOCIAL AFTERNOON of art, refreshments, and socializing. Our own Judy Aronow will be giving a demo on watercolor techniques and textures. Advanced registration recommended. 

Register here: https://www.simpletix.com/e/senior-social-afternoon-tickets-206671

LOCATION: Katonah Museum of Art 134 Jay Street - Route 22, Katonah, NY 10536

Phone: (914) 232-9555 

DIRECTIONS: https://www.katonahmuseum.org/visit/getting-here.php
From NYC: From Grand Central Terminal, take the Metro-North Harlem Line to Katonah Station. The trip one-way from Grand Central is about 1 hour 15 minutes. The Museum is located 0.7 miles east of the Katonah train station. From the train station, it is a 10-20-minute walk. Taxi service is also available. For daily train schedules, visit MTA. 

LUNCH: Due to our later start, we will not stop for lunch.  

SHOW and TELL: 3 PM

NOTES:

• Admission: Seniors $9, others $12.
• Reciprocal Admission: Fairfield Westchester Museum Alliance (FWMA), North American Reciprocal Museum Association (NARM), American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Members.  Also check check your local Library Pass Program.
• Food, drink, chewing gum and tobacco products are not allowed in the galleries.
• PENCIL ONLY in the galleries, and we have to be sitting down when we draw, not walking or standing with pencils out. We can use watercolor and non messy materials in the Learning Center and outside. 
• The museum has stools and we should use them.

Please RSVP to Cathy Gutterman at westchester@nycurbansketchers.org

Please also register for the Senior Social Afternoon here:

https://www.simpletix.com/e/senior-social-afternoon-tickets-206671

Looking for us? 

Call/text: Cathy at (914) 625-0766 or Marianne at (914) 355-6507

There are no fees. All drawing skill levels are welcome.