SATURDAY: Sketch the Met

 

For Saturday, November 19, 2022​

Sadly, the warm outdoor sketching weather is over.  The good news is we live in a city with fantastic resources that will sustain us in the cold months to come.

Our first indoor sketch event of the season will be at the Metropolitan Museum.  We will likely return to this wonderful museum many times.  We will be visiting with a sketch strategy, to focus on one area, or collection at a time.

The Petrie Court houses a magnificent collection of Western sculpture. The light is beautiful and the setting offers loads of perspective challenges for you to solve.  It's warm, bathrooms are nearby and the museum even has an attractive cafeteria.

The museum allows stools, but gets fussy about moving the chairs they provide.  The Met Sketching Policy:The use of ballpoint pens, ink, markers, fountain pens, or watercolors is not permitted at any time.  They like pencils. While sketching, please do not hinder visitor traffic flow in the galleries.  The policy is unevenly enforced - do not argue with the guards.

DETAILS

What:   We will be sketching at the ​Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave

Where:   We’re meeting ​and sketching ​at ​the Petrie Court - The Hall of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts ​ ​ (see map)

When:  Meet at 10 AM.  Sleeping late?  Come anyway - we’ll be there the whole day.  

How:

-   By Subway:  

East Side:

​86th St.​ ​- 4, ​5 or ​6 train

West Side:

​86th St. - B, C train

​Take the cross town bus - a free transfer to the east side of Central Park​

Lunch:  12:30 PM .  Bring your own or ​buy from the museum cafeteria

Afternoon:  1:30 PM  Back to the sketching

Show and Tell:  3:00 PM - We’ll find a likely spot (possibly where we had lunch) to share our work, tell stories and talk about what artists talk about.

NOTE:

-     Bring a stool, it gives you more options. ​Be careful where you place your stool so you're not blocking people.

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Can't find us?  

Call or Text Mark - 973-809-9128

There are no fees or attendance taken. All drawing skill levels are welcome

SATURDAY: Sketch the Plaza

 

My favorite forecast said that "Saturday morning might be soggy".   But that leaves us with what might be the very last day we can sketch outdoors this season.  

There is a beautiful area of Manhattan, the southeast corner of Central Park.  The area hasn't got a name, but feels like it should.  The Plaza Hotel is there and two small mini parks; one has the Pulitzer Fountain opposite the hotel and the other has a civil war statue of General Sherman.  The entrance to the park is across the street and leads directly to the zoo.  It's another wonderfully sketchable location for us.

We are having a shortened sketch  - so read the details below:

DETAILS

What:   We will be sketching the area by the Plaza Hotel and the southeast entrance to Central Park.  

Where:   We’re meeting at the Pulitzer Fountain, across the street from the Plaza Hotel.  (see map)  

When:  Meet at 12 PM - NOON.  November 12, 2022

How:-   By Subway:  5th Avenue / 59th St - N, R or W train

See map below.

Lunch:  We're not taking a lunch break, since we're starting at noon.  Feel free to bring food or rely on the many vendors in the area.

Show and Tell:  3:00 PM - We'll find a spot in Central Park to share our sketches from the day, and talk about the things artists talk about.

NOTE:

-     Bring a stool, it gives you more options.  There are some benches in the park but having your portable stool means you can sketch exactly where you like.

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Can't find us?  

Call or Text Mark - 973-809-9128

There are no fees or attendance taken. 

All drawing skill levels are welcome

Weekday and NJ Sketchers at Hoboken Terminal

Join. us this week for a join meeting between two NYC Urban Sketchers Groups 

Hoboken Terminal

Hoboken Terminal is a bit of an anomaly:  a very busy modern transit hub and an iconic tribute to a time gone by, when travel was a phenomenon to be celebrated by constructing palaces to transportation.  This beautiful terminal on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River is rich in history for the entire metro area.  Built in a time before the bridges and tunnels conveyed people across the river, it was one of many terminals of the  transcontinental rail systems that ended at the Hudson River.  While somewhat in decline, it still offers a glimpse to a time gone by with its wrought iron facade, iconic clock tower and beautiful waiting room.  

Waiting Room

Join us to capture the beauty of the interior space with its Tiffany glass ceiling, tile work and wooden benches.  Or, weather permitting, sketch the exterior with its intricate iron work.  Or walk through the Pier A Park and waterfront walkways to sketch the NYC skyline across the river.

For information about the terminal, its history and architecture, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoboken_Terminal

Hoboken Terminal Entrance

DATE: WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16,2022

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION:  HOBOKEN TRAIN TERMINAL

                            We will meet in the Waiting Room of the terminal 

TRANSPORTATION:  

         

        From NYC: take the PATH train to Hoboken.  Come up to the street level and follow signs to the Waiting Room

        From NJ: Use a map program to drive to Hoboken Terminal.  There is metered street parking available and parking garages in the area. 

Pier A Park

 NOTES

• Please RSVP directly to Raylie Dunkel at rayliedunkel1@gmail.com
• Looking for us? Call or text Raylie at 201-273-0445
• There is seating in the terminal and the adjoining park but bringing a stool gives you more options.
• Water, bathrooms and food are available in the terminal and surrounding area.

SATURDAY: Sketch Plans Undecided

 

Saturday looks like another mild pre-winter day.  The only problem is that the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole is going to bring heavy rain​  At this point, that weather is expected to hit us Friday night extending into Saturday morning, but that could change.   The tricky thing is figuring out if the storm is going to come early, on time or late.  It will certainly do one of those things.

Rather than give up on what could be a great day of sketching, let's hold on until Friday.  I'll contact everyone in the afternoon or early evening.  Sorry - wish we had a crystal ball.

About the photo - it probably won't rain that much, ... but - poor guy!

Workshop - Good News - Better News!

 

Afternoon Session: 

See The Lines - Alán Ramiro Manning

Alán's morning workshop sold out very quickly.  He has agreed to run an afternoon session and we just made this available.

So why should you consider taking this workshop?

• Alán Ramiro Manning is extremely well known and admired with 50,000 Instagram followers.
• He works in the Urban Sketching style.
• He has taught this workshop all over the worldHe is in NYC for a limited amount of time.

For more details and to register for the afternoon session on November 19th - click this link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/afternoon-session-see-the-lines-alan-ramiro-manning-tickets-462573438607?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

THURSDAY: Westchester Sketchers at John Jay Homestead in Katonah, NY

 

Come explore the John Jay Homestead State Historic Site and experience American History at the home of founding Father John Jay and 5 successive generations of the Jay family.  There are 62 acres to explore and enjoy.  These popular attractions are sure to inspire your artwork:

•  The Carriage Barn - Education & Visitor's Center
• The Farm Lane - the only original entrance to the historic farm once owned by John Jay
• The Formal Gardens - located through the white gate, a fountain and sundial form the centers, beautifully maintained by the Bedford Garden Club and Friends of John Jay Homestead
• The "Ha-has" - a unique landscape feature consisting of rock walls built to keep grazing livestock from getting near the house, but remain invisible when looking down the lawn
• The Herb Garden - created in 1991 on the site of a historic cutting garden and greenhouse.
• The Ice Pond - created for producing ice in the winter to use year-round, now a picturesque spot.

DETAILS:

DATE: THURSDAY, November 10, 2022

START TIME: 10:00 AM.   

LOCATION: John Jay Homestead State Historic Site  http://johnjayhomestead.org/

400 Jay Street, Katonah, NY 10536.  Phone: (914) 232-5651.  We'll meet by the parking lot entrance.

DIRECTIONS: http://johnjayhomestead.org/visit/directions-and-parking/

By TRAIN  Transportation from Grand Central Terminal, NYC: Take the Metro-North Harlem Line to the Katonah Station. The 8:44 AM peak train from Grand Central arrives in Katonah at 9:52 AM.  Please call Marianne to arrange for pick up and ride to the site.

LUNCH: 1:00 PM Bring your own.

SHOW and TELL: After lunch.  This is the social part of our day where we share our drawings, tips, and stories. It is a time not to be missed. 

NOTES:

• The grounds are open from sunrise to sunset.
• Restrooms are available.
• Parking is free.
• There are many picnic tables, but a stool will offer you more options.

Please RSVP to Cathy (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. 

Weekday Sketchers at Canstruction Exhibit

Every year Brookfield Place runs a competition for the best sculpture constructed out of cans of food...and it is called...CANstruction!  

In an effort to raise awareness about food insecurity, Brookfield Place holds an annual competition for the companies located in their properties.   All entries are made of  food cans with the labels giving the color to the creation.  No glue or superstructures are allowed.  The sculptures are displayed throughout the Brookfield Place hallways and are there for only about 10 days.  Then the sculptures are taken apart and the food is donated to City Harvest to provide holiday meals for people around the city.

Join us to see this creative effort, to support a good cause and pick you favorites to sketch.  

For more information about the event, click here: https://bfplny.com/canstruction/?mc_cid=861e93e771&mc_eid=fc8d56bd89

DATE: WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2022

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION:  THE WINTERGARDEN at Brookfield Place 

                        We will meet in front of the large windows at the end of the hall past the palm trees

TRANSPORTATION:  Any train going into the World Trade Center.

NOTES

• Please RSVP directly to Raylie Dunkel at Rayliedunkel1@gmail.com
• Looking for us? Call or text Raylie at 201-273-0445
• Plenty of chairs in the area but a bringing a stool always gives you options
• Food, water and bathrooms available throughout the facility