Weekday Sketchers at South Street Seaport 

South Street Seaport Museum Entrance

Join us this week as we explore the incredible sailing ships, old cobblestoned streets and colonial buildings at the South Street Seaport.  But wait....there's more......Great views of the Brooklyn bridge, the lower Manhattan skyline, the East River and Brooklyn Bridge Park across the river.   

Seaport Museum Meet Spot

DATE: WEDNESDAY JUNE 15, 2022

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION: SOUTH STREET SEAPORT

                        East River and Fulton Street

                         Meet in front of the South Street Seaport Museum 

TRANSPORTATION: 2, 3, J, Z 4, 5 to Fulton Street.  Walk east towards the East River after exiting the station. 

NOTES

• Please RSVP directly to Raylie Dunkel at Rayliedunkel1@gmail.com
• Looking for us? Call or text Raylie at 201-273-0445
• Bring a stool for best sketching site lines
• Bring a hat and sunscreen
• Bring lunch or purchase it from the many vendors
• Public restrooms are available 

SATURDAY, June 11 - African Safari

Let's virtually sketch into the wilds of Africa.  An African Safari will be a wondrous sketching adventure.

There are no fees. All skill levels welcome.

Registration Required. Click on Eventbrite link below:

Sketch African Safari Tickets, Sat, Jun 11, 2022, at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

For art inspiration, click the link below:

African Safaris (site123.me) 

What’s Coming Up Next:
June 18 - Sequential Art -  Comics, Cartoons and Graphic Novels
June 25 - Cuba and Dadaism
June 2 - Sketchers Holiday - Happy Independence Day!

NYC Urban Sketchers is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization (EIN 84-3937060). Tax deductible donations by check may be sent to NYC Urban Sketchers, P.O. Box 1083, James A. Farley Post office, New York, NY 10116. 

SATURDAY, JUNE 11: Westchester Sketchers at the Strawberry Festival in New Rochelle

This week we will set our sights on sketching the Masonic Care New Rochelle Strawberry Festival. Masonic Care New Rochelle is a senior citizen center located on the former site of The College of New Rochelle.  The campus features historical neo-gothic buildings and manicured grounds with lush greenery and an expansive lawn.  Come join us for a carefree summer afternoon of family-friendly fun and sketch the festival activities: Food, Live Music, Crafts, Rides, Vendors, and Face Painting.

      

 DETAILS:

What and When:  STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL, Saturday, June 11, 2022, 12 pm - 4 pm

NOTE:  LATER Start time.

Location: Masonic Care New Rochelle, 29 Castle Place, New Rochelle, NY, 10805

NOTE: Free Parking will available at the Wellness Center lot on Meadow Lane.  Access to the lot is on Meadow Lane at the back of the building. Try to come early, parking will fill up quickly.

                               Front of the Wellness Center                    Back of the Wellness Center

                           

Time: 11:30 AM We will meet at the front entrance of the Wellness Center, on Liberty Avenue.

Directions: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/41.0319553,-73.7830858/Masonic+Care+New+Rochelle

Lunch: Due to our later start, we will not be having lunch together.

Show and Tell: 2:30 PM at a site to be announced.

Please RSVP to Cathy Gutterman at cathygutterman@verizon.net
 
Looking for us? Call Cathy at 914-625-0766 or Marianne at 914-355-6507


NOTES:

• Free admission.
• Bring a hat.
• Bring your stool for more sketching options.

SATURDAY: Sketch WW-KIP

 

Saturday June 11, 2022

Read the details - the format for this event is a little different including a later start time

Writing on Wednesday morning the Saturday forecast shows a 40% chance of rain.  Who knows what that might mean, but a good sketch plan for the day needs to include a nearby rain back-up.  No problem!  We've got a great solution.

World Wide Knit in Public Day (WW-KIP) was started in 2005 by Danielle Landes and takes place on the second Saturday of June each year. It began as a way for knitters to come together and enjoy each other's company. Knit in Public Day is the largest knitter run event in the world.  In NYC that event is hosted by Bryant Park.

Being married to an accomplished fiber artist means this is an event I'm very familiar with.  Why should we care?  No one holds a pose better than a knitter.  They can sit happily for hours in the same position.  It is a golden opportunity to practice our people sketching.

For sketchers who are also knitters the NYC WW-KIP is being run by the city's foremost knitting store:  Knitty City

Rain Plan:   If it's raining when you arrive go to the main branch of the library, which is directly behind Bryant Park.  We'll meet in the main lobby.  If it starts to rain while we're in the park that's where we'll go.Hopefully we'll have a lovely day with no weather contingencies.

DETAILS

What:  Sketch - World Wide Knit in Public Day

Where:  Bryant Park - NYC.   Enter on 6th Ave.  We'll meet by the fountain.  The park is located on 6th Ave (Avenue of the Americas) between 40th and 42 streets.   (see map below)

When:  Start time - 11 AM.   Running late?  Messed up by the subways?  Come anyway - we'll be there.

How:

-   By Subway:  

Almost every train line has a stop near Bryant Park including the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, B, D, F, M, N, Q, R and W trains

Lunch:  We'll break at 12:30 - Bring your own or rely on the many vendors and stores in the area. Location in the park to be determined.  There is a clean bathroom and many water fountains in the park.

Afternoon:  1:30  PM   Back to sketching

Show and Tell:  3:00 PM - Location to be decided.  Well share drawings, tell stories and talk about the things that artists talk about when they get together.

NOTE:

-     Bring a hat

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

-     For wider viewing when you post your work - include these hashtags,

#nycurbansketchers, #knittycity, #bryantparknyc

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.

Weekday Sketchers at WTC Graffiti Walls 

 

Join us this week for a day filled with color and whimsy!

In an effort to make the temporary walls surrounding construction sites around the WTC Plaza more interesting,  artists were invited to cover them with murals and graffiti.   The result is a whole lot of fun to look at and a joy to draw!

Bring your most colorful paints, crayons and pencils.  Bring a stool and a sun hat. Bring you imagination as you draw theses whimsical murals set against the skyscrapers of lower Manhattan.  Be aware that some of the best site lines might be across the street from the WTC. 

Optional afternoon drawing site will be Nevelson and Chase plazas to capture the large scale sculptures by world famous mid-century sculptors Louise Nevelson and Jean DuBuffete 

DATE: WEDNESDAY JUNE 8, 2022

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

TRANSPORTATION:  Any train to Word Trade Center

LOCATION: World Trade Center Plaza Along Church Street between the Oculus and the Oculus Beer Garden 

Meet along Church Street south of Vessey Between Oculus and Oculus Beer Garden 

Meet in this area

NOTES

• Please RSVP Directly to Raylie Dunkel at Rayliedunkel1@gmail.com
• Looking for us?  Call/text Raylie at 201-273-0445
• Bring a stool, a hat and sunscreen
• Be prepared to work from surrounding streets to get the best views.
• Bathrooms and food vendors available in the WTC and Brookfield Place
• We will break for lunch and then those interested will continue on to the second site

Don Quixote by Louise Nevelson

Four Trees by Jean Dubuffet 

Weekday Sketchers Schedule or June and July

WTC Graffiti Walls 

In an effort to help you plan to attend the Wednesday sketch events for the Weekday Sketchers, here is the schedule for the next few weeks.  Please note that there may be changes to this schedule due to weather, availability or other reasons.  Please make sure to check the blog site or the Facebook Page for changes.  If you are receiving this message in your Inbox, you will automatically receive the weekly notices and any changes to the schedule in the same manner.

Pearl Street 

Nevelson Plaza 

In preparation for our winter Art Exhibit entitled "Below 14th Street" many of the events over the next few months will be....below 14th Street.  If you have suggestions for more sites, please forward them to Raylie Dunkel at Rayliedunkel1@gmail.com

Looking forward to seeing you at these events. 

Elizabeth Street Garden

Wednesday June 8, 2022                   WTC Plaza Graffiti Murals, Nevelson Plaza and Chase Plaza 

Wednesday June 15, 2022                  South Street Seaport and Pier 15

Wednesday June 22, 2022                   St. Luke in the Field Garden and Pier 45

Wednesday June 29, 2022                  Oldest Buildings in NYC: Hanover Sq, Stone St, Frances Tavern, etc

Wednesday July 6, 2022.                    Happy 4th of July!! 

                                                            No Event Scheduled This Week 

Wednesday July 13, 2022                  Battery Park         

Wednesday July 20, 2022                  Elizabeth Street Garden

Wednesday July 27, 2022                 Washington Square Park

SATURDAY: Sketch the View from SNFL

 

It took three years, 

... even longer than the pandemic.  

However construction is completed at 

midtown Manhattan’s newest sketch site.

The New York Public Library is delighted to welcome you to the all-new Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), following a full-scale renovation that transformed NYPL’s largest circulating branch into the library that New Yorkers need and deserve.   Visitors are now welcome to explore and use nearly all of the building’s services and resources, including unlimited browsing, seating, computer access, the free publicly accessible rooftop terrace, and more.

Discover the all-new rooftop terrace at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL). The free outdoor space is now open to the public to enjoy views of Midtown Manhattan and open-air seating.  Please note that seating on the terrace is first-come, first-served, and we are unable to guarantee availability for individuals or groups.

DETAILS

What:   We’ll be sketching the SNFL - The New Stavros Niarchos Library 

Where:   455 Fifth Avenue.  Take elevators to the Seventh Floor. (The new library is across the street and one block down from the Main Branch of the Library - [the famous one with two lions out front])

When:  Start time - 10 AM.   Running late?  Come anyway - we'll be there.

How:

-   By Subway:  

Take the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, A, B, C, D, F and M trains all stop nearby - (see map below).

Lunch:  We'll break at 12:30.  Rooftop dining.  Bring your own food and drink or rely on vendors.

Afternoon:  1:30 PM  Back to sketching.  

Show and Tell:  3:00 PM - Rooftop  We’ll share stories from the day, show our artwork and talk about the things artists talk about when they’re together.

(click to enlarge)

NOTE:

-     Bring a hat.  We are expecting full sunshine and there’s not much shade.  

-      Bring a stool if you have one, it gives you more options. (although there are many table and chairs there)

If you can’t find us

call or text Mark at 973-809-9128

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