WEEKDAY SKETCHERS AND WESTCHESTER 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 Westchester@nycurbansketchers.org or Marianne Milzoff at Secretary@nycurbansketchers.org
• Bring a stool, sun block and a hat
• Looking for us?  Call/Text Cathy Gutterman at 914-625-0766 or Marianne Milzoff at 914 355 6507.  I 

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.