​SATURDAY: Sketch the Conservatory Gardens​

 

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SATURDAY:  Sketch the Conservatory Gardens​

The Conservatory Garden in Central Park has shaded alleys, beautiful flowers, water features and statuary...  a perfect sketch site.  Join us Saturday for a day of sketching in the only formal gardens in Central Park.  

Enter between 104th and 105th Street through the beautiful gates and you will find three different gardens, an English garden, a French garden and an Italian garden, each with its own special features and beauty.

DETAILS

When:  Saturday, October 12,  2024 starting at 10 AM

Where:  Central Park's Conservatory Garden.  We'll meet near the Vanderbilt Gate on Fifth Avenue between 104th and 105th Streets.  (see map below)

Lunch:  12:00 Noon - Exact location to be determined.  We'll eat in the garden or nearby if picnicking isn't permitted in the Garden.  Bring your own or chance buying from vendors in the park.

Afternoon:  1:00 - Back to sketching in the area.

Show and Tell:  3:00  Meet at our lunch spot where we will share drawings, good stories.

NOTE:
-     Bring a stool if you have one, it gives you more options.   

If you can’t find us

call or text Mark at 973-809-9128

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

THURSDAY, October 10, 2024: Westchester Sketchers at Untermyer Park and Gardens in Yonkers

 

 

Untermyer Park is a historic 43 acre park, located in Yonkers, NY, just north of New York City.  Also known as Untermyer Gardens, the park was previously part of an estate known as Greystone.  Situated on a hillside above the Hudson River, the park features a "Grecian garden" (actually a Persian Paradise garden), a small Grecian-style amphitheater, a classical pavilion, pergola, statuary, a rock and water feature called the "Temple of Love" and a "Vista" staircase.  To the west, the park has views of the Hudson River and the Palisades.

The gardens were developed during the first 40 years of the 20th century by prominent lawyer and civic leader, Samuel Untermyer.  Mr. Untermyer devoted approximately one third of what was then Greystone's 150-acres to its gardens, which were considered among the finest in America. 

DETAILS:

DATE: THURSDAY, October 10, 2024

Start time: 10:00 AM

LOCATION: Untermyer Gardens, 945 North Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701

Phone: 914-613-4502. https://www.untermyergardens.org

We will meet by the Community Center just inside the entrance to the park.

NOTE: There are spaces for about 75 cars in the parking lots. In addition, there is street parking along North Broadway which is both metered (coin-operated) and unmetered.

DIRECTIONS: https://www.untermyergardens.org/visit.html

TRANSPORTATION from NYC: Take the Metro North – Hudson Line north to the Greystone Station.  Please contact Marianne ((914) 355-6507) if you would like to have someone to meet the train and provide a ride from the station.

NOTE: The gardens are a 20-minute uphill walk from the station: walk uphill from the station to find the stairs on the left to Warburton Avenue.  Climb the stairs. Cross Warburton Avenue and go up Odell Avenue until it ends at North Broadway.  Turn right on North Broadway and walk to 945 N. Broadway, which is on the right. Caution: this is a significant uphill walk of more than 200 feet in elevation.  The Greystone Metro-North station does not have a taxi stand.

LUNCH: 12:30 PM. We will have lunch by the designated picnic area.  Bring your own as the park has no options for purchasing food.

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

NOTES:

• The Garden is open 9 AM to 7 PM.
• Bring a stool if you have one. It gives you more options.
• Dress for sunshine. Bring your lunch, a hat, water, and sunscreen.
• Stay on the paths or lawns; do not walk or set up easels or stools on the garden beds.

Please RSVP to Cathy Gutterman westchester@nycurbansketchers.org

Looking for us? Contact Cathy at (914) 625-0766.

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

10/9 Bethesda Fountain

Weekday Sketchers at Bethesda Fountain

Bethesda Terrace, located mid park at 72nd Street is one of the iconic sites of Central Park, if not the city itself.  Featured in movies, magazine and advertisements, the multi-level terrace with the arcade and fountain is a natural meeting spot in the park and a magnet for artist,  photographers, musicians and brides.  Join us this week as we take it all in. 

For moe information about the park, the terrace, the fountain and the statue of the Angel of the Waters, click here: https://www.centralparknyc.org/locations/bethesda-terrace

Thanks to Margaret Casagrande for hosting this week's event!

DATE:  WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9, 2024

STARTING TIME:  10:30 AM

LOCATION:  BETHESDA TERRACE

                                    MID PARK AT 72ND STREET

TRANSPORTATION: B, C train to 72nd Street. Or the 6 Train to 68th Street

NOTES

Please RSVP directly to Margaret Casagrande at margaret.casagrande@gmail.com

Looking for us?  Call or text Margaret at 646-515-9913

Plenty of benches but bring a stool for best sight lines 

Water and bathrooms are available

There is limited food service in the park 

SATURDAY, October 5, 2024: Westchester Sketchers Plein Air Day at the Bronxville Library

 

Come join the Westchester Division of the NYC Urban Sketchers for a fun and supportive day of open air painting or sketching on the beautiful new patio at the Bronxville Public Library. This this event is meant to be an opportunity for people to relax, create art and make new friends.  All experience levels are welcome.  There will be no formal art instruction.  Please arrive with your own supplies such as paper, drawing materials and a surface to lean on.

DETAILS

DATE: SATURDAY, October 5, 2024. 

START TIME: 10:00 AM We'll meet on the patio.

LOCATION:  Bronxville Public Library, 201 Pondfield Rd, Bronxville, NY 10708

Phone: (914) 337-7680

DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/dir//201+Pondfield+Rd,+Bronxville,+NY+10708/

PARKING: Parking is free on Library Lane behind the Library for 90 minutes (enter from Midland Avenue).  Parking is free (two-hour limit) directly in front of the Library on Pondfield Road.  You will need to move you cars after those time limits.  Car pooling is recommended.

Lunch: 12:30 PM. We'll have lunch on the patio followed by Show and Tell.

NOTES: 

• In case of inclement weather, our event will be moved indoors to the Teen Room.
• Bring water and your lunch or a snack.
• Clipboards, stools, etc. are not necessary to participate, but bringing them can offer more options.

Please RSVP to Cathy Gutterman at westchester@nycurbansketchers.org

Looking for us? Call/text: Cathy at (914) 625-0766.

SATURDAY: Sketch the Chinese Scholar’s Garden

 

The New York Chinese Scholar's Garden 

is part of the 

Staten Island Botanical Garden, located in the Snug Harbor Cultural Center. 

for SATURDAY, October 5, 2024

A location so peaceful the tranquility will seep into your artwork.  Getting there is half the fun.  We’ll get to sample almost all of NYC’s different types of mass transit.  Our focus will be on the garden, but the grounds at Snug Harbor are extensive with lots of interesting views and foliage.

We will be meeting the Plein Air Painters of New York who will be sketching with us at the Garden

It’s a wonderful sketching location that you’ll love.

DETAILS

-   We meet at the Staten Island Ferry, our starting point, at 10:00 AM.

DIRECTIONS:

Part 1 - THE SUBWAY:

Take the subway to lower Manhattan, via the 1 train to South Ferry or the 4/5 train to Bowling Green or the R train to Whitehall.  Exit and walk south to the Staten Island terminal to take the FREE ferry.

Part 2 - THE FERRY:

After landing in Staten Island take the S40 bus at Gate D to travel along Richmond Terrace, less than a 10-minute ride.

Part 3 - THE BUS:

 Let the bus driver know that you want to get off at Snug Harbor.  It's a short walk to the Scholar's Garden where we'll be sketching.

The Cultural Center and the grounds are free, but there is a $5 entrance fee to the Garden.  The Garden is located on the right side towards the back of the property.

LUNCH:   12:30 - We will dine al fresco.  Location to be determined but probably near the Scholar’s Garden.  Your best bet is to bring food.  There are not many choices in the area.

SHOW and TELL:   At 3 PM - location to be determined, probably our lunch spot.  This is the social part of our day when we'll share drawings and tell art stories.

NOTE:  

• Bring a folding chair or stool if you have one - it provides more sketching choices.

If you can’t find us

call or text Mark at 973-809-9128

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

 

Weekday Sketchers at Duane Park Wednesday

Surprise!!   

The Weekday Sketchers will meet on October 2nd thanks to Kristin Zimmermann's offer to host the event.  

Duane Street Park



Good things come in small packages and this week's event will prove the point.

Once a warehouse district with the largest food market in the city, this area we now call Tribeca, still has remnants of times past with vistas of the current redevelopment of the area.  These two parks offer great vantage points to capture the old and new street vistas.  This is a great opportunity to practice your urban sketching with long sight lines of streets lined with old buildings, opening to views of modern skyscrapers.  Or, concentrate on the greenery tucked in between the street views.   And don't forget about the unusual skybridge between the buildings lining the park. 

Duane Park was the first piece of land purchased specifically for a park by the city of New York from Trinity Church in 1797 for $5.00!  Read more about the long and interesting history of the park on the plaque in the park.

Washington Market Park was the site of the original open wholesale market that brought fresh fruits and vegetables to the city.  The site now houses the  5 block-long Manhattan Community College, a greensward, a playground, a community garden, a gazebo, a flower garden, and a stand of some of the most unusual trees in the city. 

Washington Market Park

DATE: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2, 2024

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

MEET-UP  LOCATION: DUANE PARK

                        Corner of Hudson and Duane Streets

TRANSPORTATION: 1, 2, 3 Train to Chambers Street

Washington Market Park

NOTES

• We will meet at Duane Park to sketch for a while.  You are welcome to stay with the group or walk over to Washington Market Park.
• Looking for us? Call/text Kristin at 917 673 6867
• We will meet at Duane Park to sketch for a while then walk over to Washington Market Park.
• Bathrooms and water available at Washington Market Park.
• No food service in the parks but plenty of vendors nearby.
• Bring a stool, a hat, and bug spray.

Skybridge near Duane Park

CANCELLED - Saturday: Sketch the Bronx's Little Ital

 

Our sketching event for Saturday, September 28, 2024 is cancelled

Arthur Avenue - The Bronx Little Italy

a sketch outing conceived and planned by Marvel Muñoz

Looks like we've got a rainy Saturday.

Working with Marvel to reschedule this event

SUNDAY, September 29, 2024: Westchester Sketchers at Lyon Park in Port Chester

 

 

Lyon Park is a local neighborhood park in Port Chester, NY. It has many features that offer opportunities for sketching: a 9/11 Memorial, the Bush Lyons Farmstead historical farmhouse and outbuildings, a Firefighters Memorial, Veteran’s Memorial Walk, Vietnam War Memorial, and a garden, bandstand, and beautiful old trees.

DETAILS:

DATE: SUNDAY September 29, 2024

LOCATION: Lyon Park, 331 Putnam Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573

TIME: 10:00 AM We will meet by the bandstand (near Putnam Avenue).

DIRECTIONS: https://www.mapquest.com/us/new-york/lyon-park-407509938

Additional Notes:

• Street parking is free.  It is best to park on the Putnam Avenue side of the Park.
• Bring your own/snack or lunch and water.
• Bring your own chair or stool for the best sketching options.
• Restroom facilities are available.

Please RSVP to Cathy Gutterman, westchester@nycurbansketchers.org, so we will know who to expect.

Looking for us? Call Cathy (cell 914-625-0766) or Marianne (cell 914-355-6507)

 Weekday Sketchers at the Elephant Migration 

The elephants are marching down 8th Avenue.....let's capture them in our sketchbooks!

100 elephants are marching up 8th Avenue in the Meatpacking district to bring awareness of the plight of these beasts.  Fashioned from an invasive plant that threatens the farms in India, the animals have created a buzz in the city.  Join us as we explore this incredible sight!

For information about this project, click here: https://lovebrand.com/en-us/blogs/news/the-great-elephant-migration-new-york#:~:text=The%20Great%20Elephant%20Migration%20has,iconic%20The%20Gates%20in%202005!

DATE: WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION.   9th Avenue and 14th Street 

TRANSPORTATION:  A, C , E TRAINS TO 14TH STREET

NOTES

• Please RSVP directly to Raylie Dunkel at President@NYCUrbanSketchers.org
• Looking for us? Call or text Raylie at 201-273-0445
• Bring a stool for best sight lines
• It will be crowded 
• Food, water and bathrooms available in local stores

       




     

New Jersey Sketchers

 CANCELED DUE TO RAIN

New Jersey Sketchers in Liberty State Park

Manhattan view.....Check!

Up close to the Statue of Liberty.....check!

Views of the fanciful buildings on Ellis Island.....check!

Waterfront scenes, people, boats......check!

What are we missing?  Urban Sketchers!!

 Join us as we explore the largest urban park in New Jersey.....Liberty State Park in Jersey City.

Acres and acres of greenery along the Hudson River with fabulous views of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island and the Verazzano Bridge, are what make this park a major destination. 

DATE: THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION: LIBERTY STATE PARK

                        We will meet on the plaza by the Empty Sky Memorial

TRANSPORTATION:  

DRIVING:  Check a local maps program

PUBLIC TRANSIT FROM MANHATTAN:  NY WATERWAYS FERRY, or PATH to Exchange Place and Light Rail to Liberty State Park. 

NOTES: 

• Please RSVP directly to Raylie Dunkel at President@NYCurbansketchers.org
• Looking for us? Call or text Raylie at 201-273-0445
• Water and bathrooms are available.
• There is no food service in the park
• Bring a stool for best sight lines. 
• Free Parking is available. (the free parking lot is on the LEFT at the END of Audrey Zapp Dr)

SATURDAY: Sketch the Elephants

 

Yes, the elephants have come to town! 

It’s the largest outdoor art exhibition in NYC for the last twenty years.  (Remember Christo’s Gates in Central Park, back in 2005?)  

Herds of elephants are roaming the Meatpacking district, amidst the cars and warehouse glitz of this hip neighborhood.  Each elephant is a full sized portrait of a real living animal including their name and other details.  It is truly a sight to behold and one that will inspire some really interesting sketches.

DETAILS

What:  We’re sketching the Elephants in NYC

When:  We’ll meet at 10 AM, on Saturday, September 21. 2024.  Our sketching lasts until 3 PM when we get together to share our artwork.

Where:  Meet at the public space at the corner of Gansevoort Street and 9th Avenue (see map)

How:  The closest subway is the 14th Street stop of the A, E and C trains, walk two blocks west.

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Lunch:   12:00 PM - We’ll meet at the Gansevoort/ (9th Ave spot for some al fresco lunch together.  Bring your own food or rely on the local street vendors and stores.

Afternoon:  1:00 PM - Back to sketching

Show and Tell:   3:00 PM.  Back to our meeting spot at Gansevoort and 9th Ave. where we’ll share our artwork, tell stories and maybe even discuss the things that artists talk about when they get together.

NOTES:

-  Bring a stool if you have one.  It increases your options 

-  If we get a sunny day, be prepared, sketching outdoors is like a day at the beach - plenty of sunshine.

If you can’t find us

call or text Mark at 973-809-9128

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