Weekday Sketchers in Bryant Park CANCELED

So sorry to do this but the forecast is really bad for Tuesday.  The program in Bryant Park and the library is CANCELED for Tuesday.  Please watch for the announcement for next week.

Weekday Sketchers at Bryant Park TUESDAY

A carousel, a fountain, a beautiful lawn littered with sunbathers, bocci courts, food kiosks and beautiful trees with the NY Public Library as a backdrop is a clarion call for Urban Sketchers.  Join us on TUESDAY to capture the various scenes in this beautiful oasis in midtown.

Lots of seating but a stool is helpful. Bring lunch or purchase it at one of the food kiosks.  Please RSVP directly to Raylie Dunkel at raylie@verizon.net.  Looking for us? Call/text Raylie at 201-973-6387.

DATE: TUESDAY  September 18, 2018

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION: BRYANT PARK

                       6TH AVENUE AND 42ND STREET

  WE WILL MEET IN FRONT OF THE FOUNTAIN ON 6TH AVE AND 41 ST.

TRANSPORTATION: E,B,D,F,M to 42nd Street/Bryant Park    7 to 5th Ave/Bryant Park

IN CASE OF RAIN WE WILL MEET IN THE LOBBY OF THE LIBRARY ON 5TH AVE

SATURDAY: Sketch the Storytellers

This Saturday, the Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Center is providing a wonderful program for children of all ages, featuring fairy and folk tales from around the world.  Urban Sketcher Karen De Mauro is the featured storyteller this Saturday.  The event is centered around he Hans Christian Andersen statue "The Ugly Duckling" near 72nd Street & Fifth Avenue in Central Park.

The famous statue is located by the Central Park Model Boat Pond.  It’s a wonderful spot, filled with families and friends posing all day long in charming vignettes against beautiful backgrounds including the Fifth Avenue skyline peaking over the trees.  Any sketcher would be inspired.

DETAILS

When:  This Saturday, September 15th.  We’ll meet at 10 AM.  The story telling program begins at 11. There are wonderful scenes to sketch - all the time.

Where:  To get there enter the park at Fifth Avenue and 76th Street.  The pond and the statue are at what would be 74th Street so walk south.

How:  Subway - 6 train to 68th Street - Hunter College, or approach from the West side using the B or C train and walk across Central Park.  Check to make sure trains are running.  Lots of repair work on the weekends.

Lunch:  There are loads of vendors - buy food or bring your own.  We’ll eat around 12:30 dining together out doors.

Afternoon:  1:30  More sketching in the area including the boat pond.

Show and Tell: 3:00  We’ll walk to Riposo 72 located at 50 W 72nd St, ((212) 799-4140) where we’ll share drawings, good stories and a snack, beer or wine if you're so inclined.


NOTE:  Although there are benches, your options are always better if you bring a stool or chair.

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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 Sketcher do the Mural Arts Program in Jersey City

Jersey City has commissioned 99 artists to paint murals around the city and we are going to capture some of them in our sketchbooks. You know the woodcut of the wave done by Japanese artist Hokusai?  Well, Jersey City has one too. And a giant giraffe ,and Neptune rising from the sea,  and  Jim Bowie and ....much more. You can Google the murals for a peak at what we will be working on or visit Ling Chen's Instagram account to see how a local artist has captured these images: https://www.instagram.com/lingchen.art/

We will meet on the plaza by the Grove Street Station and work on the many murals in the immediate vicinity. Bring a stool and some lunch, or purchase lunch from the many restaurants in the area. 

DATE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

START TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION:  GROVE STREET PLAZA, JERSEY CITY at the intersection of Grove Street and Christopher Columbus Drive. 

TRANSPORTATON: Take either of the PATH lines (33rd Street or World Trade Center) to the Grove Street Station.  You can use your Metrocard on the PATH system. Stay towards the front or middle of the train. Exit the station via the escalator on the second exit level and gather near the rotunda around the train station.  From there we will explore a number of the murals in the immediate vicinity. 

Please RSVP directly to Raylie Dunkel at raylie@verison.net.  Looking for us? Call/text Raylie at 201-978-6387.  

Westchester Sketchers at Harbor Island Park on Saturday!

Harbor Island Park - Mamaroneck Avenue and Boston Post Road.  This is by far the gem of Mamaroneck with its historic landmark, plenty of open space, surrounded by greenery. with a wonderful beach and water park and play ground for kids and of course boating, including a launching area, docks, fishing floats.  There's loads to sketch.

Details:

WHEN:  Start time 10:30 AM on Saturday September 8th.

WHERE:  Harbor Island Park, use the entrance at Mamaroneck Ave. and Boston Post Road.
                 Meet us at the Welcome to Harbor Island Park sign, located near the parking area. 

TRANSPORTATION from NYC: Metro-North (New Haven Line) to Mamaroneck Train Station. 
                 Walk east along Mamaroneck Ave. about 5 blocks to the Park at the intersection of Boston Post Road.
                   
LUNCH:  12:30 PM  Bring your own or shop for possibilities on Mamaroneck Avenue.

SHOW and TELL:   1:00 PM - we will share drawings, good stories and thoughts.

NOTES:
_     Bring a stool if you have one, it gives you more options.
_     If coming by train, shop for your lunch as you walk along Mamaroneck Ave. to the park.
_     In case of rain, an alternate indoor location TBD will be announced.

If you can’t find us 

call Marianne at 914-355-6507 

or call Cathy at 914-625-0766.

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

SATURDAY: Sketch the Christopher Street Pier

It feels like NYC just noticed that we're an island.  We seem to have discovered our waterfront.  Areas that were run-down just a few years ago have been transformed into incredible locations.

I visited the Christopher Street Pier the other night to try to sketch a Tango Dance.  What a gorgeous location.  Views everywhere you looked, with a constant pleasant breeze.  I also found restaurants, lawns with views, clean restrooms and loads of interesting people to draw if you get tired of the view.


Join us sketching this Saturday.



DETAILS
What:  Sketch the Christopher Street Pier and the surround waterfront area.

Where:  We will meet at the entrance to the pier itself.

When:  10 AM is our start time.  If you come late look for people with sketch books or call or text me (number below).

How:  There are several subways that get you close, but you'll have an interesting walk through the picturesque West Village.  See the map below.

Lunch:  Noon - 12:00 PM Bring your own or purchase from vendors.  We'll be picnicking together.

Afternoon:  More sketching in the area.

Show and Tell:  At a location to be determined.  We will share drawings, good stories a snack or beer or wine if you're so inclined.

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

Christopher Street Pier

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 the Model Sail Boat Pond on Wednesday

Join us to sketch the Conservatory Waters, better known as the Model Sail Boat Pond in Central Park.   Originally created for children by Olmsted and Vaux and modeled after similar boat ponds in Europe, it was later enhanced with statues of Hans Christian Anderson, with the Ugly Duckling, and Alice in Wonderland with her entourage of characters.

There are plenty of benches around the pond but you might want to bring your stool to capture just the right angle. Bring lunch or get a snack at the concession stand. And, bring your imagination to see this lovely area of Central Park as if you were still a child. 

Please RSVP directly to Raylie Dunkel at raylie@verizon.net.  Looking for us? Call/text Raylie at 201-978-6387.

Conservatory Waters and Kerbs Boat House

Hans Christian Anderson and the Ugly Duckling

Alice in Wonderland and Friends

DATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION: CONSERVATORY WATERS/MODEL SAIL BOAT POND

         Enter the park through the "Vendors Gate" at 72nd St and 5th Ave. Follow the path to the pond.

TRANSPORTATION: 6 TRAIN to 68th Street.