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Weekday Sketchers at Green-Wood Cemetery

Greenwood Cemetery is a treasure trove of Victorian Funerary sculpture, enormous trees and lots of atmosphere.  From the incredible front entrance you can wander the hills, lakes and valleys in search of the weird and wonderful gravestones, crypts and statuary.  Join us for a day of delving into this other world experience with the tinge of fall and Halloween in the air.

The Shroud

 

                                                          

SKETCHING CHALLENGE 

Find a really spooky gravestone or crypt and render it in your scariest colors!!

DATE:  WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20,2021

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION:  GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY

                       5TH AVENUE ADN 25TH STREET BROOKLYN

TRANSPORTATION: R Train to 25th Street Station. Exit the subway and walk uphill one block to the main entrance. (see photo above).

Bring your lunch and a stool.   Good walking shoes are a must. 

Please RSVP to Raylie Dunkel at raylie@verizon.net.  Looking for us? Call or text (not email) to Raylie at  201-273- 0445.

WEDNESDAY: Westchester Sketchers at Hilltop Hanover Farm in Yorktown Heights, NY

Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center is a beautiful, historic 400-year-old 187-acre farm with rolling hills and scenic vistas only 45 minutes from mid-town Manhattan. Operated by Westchester County in partnership with the Friends of Hilltop Hanover Farm, the farm is dedicated to the development and advancement of sustainable agriculture, environmental stewardship, community education, and accessible food systems for all. Visitors are warmly welcomed and encouraged to visit with the farmers and animals and to take advantage of fresh organically-grown produce at their farm stand and pick-your-own vegetable gardens.

DETAILS:  

DATE: WEDNESDAY October 20th

Start time: 10:00 AM.

LOCATION: Hilltop Hanover Farm

1271 Hanover Street, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 

Phone: (914) 962-2368

DIRECTIONS: https://hilltophanoverfarm.org/who-we-are/visit-us.html

LUNCH: 1:00 PM. Bring your own. The farm stand will not be open. We'll find a spot by the picnic tables.

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:

- Admission and parking are free.

- Bring a stool if you have one.  It gives you more options.

- Dress for sunshine and cool temperatures.  Bring a hat, water and sunscreen.

Please RSVP to Cathy Gutterman cathygutterman@verizon.net 

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.

SUNDAY: USk Sketch Together

 

We can sometimes lose sight of the fact that as Urban Sketchers we belong to an international organization.  This Sunday October 17, 2021  sketchers all over the world will be sketching together - a hundred thousand sketchers on every continent.

It's been suggested that we pick an iconic location.  You've probably noticed that it's hard to see NYC when you're in the middle.  I can think of no more beautiful view of our city than the one provided by Roosevelt Island.  We will be sketching on the southern part of the island facing the United Nations and the midtown skyline, or facing east you'll see the iconic Pepsi sign in Long Island City.

Participate in the world's largest Show and Tell:

When you share your artwork with all the sketchers around the world, please use these tags:  

@urbansketchers 

#usksketchtogether 

#sketchtogether 

 The USk Social Media team will pick it up to share with our global community

DETAILS
What:  Sketch the views from the southern end of Roosevelt Island

Where:   We will meet at the Information Booth (see photo) , and will wait there from 10 to 10:30.  There is good sketching right at that spot.   At 10:30 we'll start to walk south along the West Loop Road (see map below)

​When:  Start time - 10 AM to 10:30 AM .   Running late?  Messed up by the subways?  Come anyway - we'll be there.

How:
-   By Subway:  F Train to Roosevelt Island stop.

Lunch:  We'll break at 12:00 - Bringyourowni or rely on vendors.  We'll find a shady spot .

Afternoon:  1:00  Back to serious sketching.   

Show and Tell:  3:00 PM -  We'll probably use our lunch locations to share our sketches and tell stories.  We'll also remind each other to use the special event handles:  @urbansketchers   #usksketchtogether   #sketchtogether 

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

(click to enlarge)

If you can’t find us

call or text Mark at 973-809-9128

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

SATURDAY - Autumn in New England - October 16th

Grab your art gear and let’s travel online through New England, exploring landscapes filled with vibrant fall foliage, farms, villages and covered bridges. Of all the places on earth, fall in New England may be one of the most colorful. The region was made for the autumn season, and every fall activity you could dream of can be found here, with a backdrop of brilliant foliage.

Traveling through New England in search of autumn’s changing colors has become so popular it has sprouted its own subculture of “leaf-peepers”. Let’s immerse ourselves in the fall harvest spirit with the ultimate Virtual New York City Urban Sketchers online road trip. Leaf peepers flock to Vermont , New Hampshire, Maine and parts of Massachusetts to see the sugar maples, ash, birch, beech, dogwood, tulip tree, oak and sassafras trees that contribute to the kaleidoscope of autumn color. 

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

Join NYC Urban Sketchers on Saturday, October 16th at 10am EDT. Register for this virtual sketching event at the Eventbrite link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-autumn-in-new-england-online-sketch-event-tickets-184909749037?aff=erelpanelorg

For photo references for Autumn in New England, see the following link:

https://61477b0932ef7.site123.me/

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CANCELLED

Rain is forecasted

This event will be hosted by Amanda Kavanagh

NOTE:

1)  The forecast suggests we're likely to have rain on Sunday, but that could change.  Final decision will take place on Saturday.

2)  Raylie's weekday group is also going to be doing this sketching tour towards the end of the month.

Untapped New York ran a wonderful article about Victorian Flatbush (https://untappedcities.com/2021/09/28/mansions-victorian-flatbush-brooklyn/).  For an Urban Sketcher it was impossible not to become enthused about this neighborhood.

"Once home to acres of colonial Dutch farmland, Flatbush is now an area of Brooklyn known for boasting some of the most magnificent and diverse architecture in New York City. Flatbush’s architectural splendor can be attributed to the development boom it experienced in the late 19th and early 20th-centuries. At that time, a slew of real estate developers bought up farmland in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn and constructed residential suburban neighborhoods. This boom was spurred by many factors, including new transportation lines that connected the borough to Manhattan, the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883, and the opening of Prospect Park in 1867.'

'Today, thanks to architectural trends of the time and developers’ desire to have the most appealing and unique homes, we have a highly concentrated array of stunning mansions to admire." - Written by NICOLE SARANIERO - Untapped New York

1440 Albemarle Rd

DETAILS

What:  We’ll be sketching beautiful residential homes in the South Flatbush section of Brooklyn.  All the houses in the area are interesting, we created a map that highlights some of the really sketch able places (see map and list below)

Where:  Our host for the day is Amanda Kavanagh.  We will meet at her house at 155 Argyle Rd, which is two blocks from the subway station

When:  Start time - 10 AM.   Running late?  Messed up by the subways?  Come anyway - we'll be there.

How:
-   By Subway:  Take the Q train to Beverly Road.  See the map (below) for directions to Amanda’s

Lunch:  We'll break at 12:00​ PM​.  Location to be determined.  Bring your own or rely on the stores in Church Avenue which is two blocks away

Afternoon:  1:00​ PM​  Back to sketching

Show and Tell:  3:00 PM - Location to be determined.

NOTE:
-      Bring a hat (for the sun - hopefully!)
-      Bring a stool if you have one, it gives you more options.  There are no benches.

click to enlarge

 

If you can’t find us

call or text Mark at 973-809-9128

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

SATURDAY - America’s Historic Seaside Resorts - Cape May and Ocean Grove

Grab your favorite art supplies and let’s sketch - The Painted Ladies of Cape May and Ocean Grove. America’s historic seaside resorts are a treasure trove of colorful Victorian architecture with elaborate mansions and ornate guest houses. The Victorian era is made up of various architectural styles including Queen Anne, Gothic revival, Italianate, and French Second Empire.

Cape May, is the oldest seaside resort, and is named after Cornelius Jacobson Mey, a Dutch sea captain who explored the coast in 1621. But Cape May really came into its own after the War of 1812, with the popularity of the steamboat. The Historic District spans 380 acres with over 600 buildings within the resort town.

Ocean Grove was founded in 1869 when a group of Methodist clergymen formed the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association to develop a summer camp meeting site. Visitors to this historic city will notice “Tent City”, a colony of canvas structures available to rent in the summer, a tradition that goes back to 1870. However, don’t hold your breath to get a canvas cottage - the waiting list is 10 years long. 

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

Join NYC Urban Sketchers on Saturday, October 9th at 10am EDT. Register for this virtual sketching event at the Eventbrite link below. The photographic references are provided at the Eventbrite site. 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/americans-historic-seaside-resorts-cape-may-ocean-grove-sketch-event-tickets-179311203637?aff=erelpanelorg

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 Weekday Sketcher at the Brooklyn Promenade and Brooklyn Heights

If you have never been to the Brooklyn Promenade you have been missing one of the best views of lower Manhattan, The Brooklyn Bridge, Governor's Island and the Statue of Liberty.  The view from the East River provides a sight line to many iconic buildings and the waterfront piers and boats at South Street Seaport. Not enough for you? Wander the beautiful antique neighborhood behind the promenade with stately Brownstones, slate sidewalks and overarching trees. 

DATE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2O21

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION:  THE BROOKLYN PROMENADE AT MONTAGUE STREET 

TRANSPORTATION:  N, R,W Train to Court Street, 2, 3 to Clark Street 4, 5 to Brough Hall. Exit the stations and walk west to the river. 

NOTES

• There is seating along the Promenade but you might want to have a stool for sketching in the neighborhood
• There are bathrooms available 
• Bring lunch or purchase food at the many markets and restaurants in the neighborhood.
• RSVP directly to Raylie Dunkel at raylie@verizon.net. Looking for us?  Call or text Raylie at 201-273-0445.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

In an effort to help you plan your time with the Weekday Urban Sketchers here are the upcoming event.  Due to various circumstances there have been some changes made to the previously posted schedule. 

Wednesday October 13, 2021. No weekday meet up due to the trip to Asbury Park

Wednesday October 20, 2021. Green Wood Cemetery

Wednesday October 27, 2021. Tour of Victorian Houses in Brooklyn with Halloween decorations

Wednesday November 3, 2021. Origami Statures along Broadway