THURSDAY, October 23, 2025: WESTCHESTER Sketchers at Croton Gorge Park, Croton-on-Hudson

 

Croton Gorge Park is a 97-acre property at the base of the Croton Dam and affords impressive views of the dam and spillway. The park is a popular spot for fishing, picnicking and hiking, with direct trail access to New York State’s Old Croton Aqueduct, which begins here. The Croton River also begins here. The bridge that spans the Croton River and affords the best view of the spectacular spillway.

The Old Croton Dam, built to supply New York City with water, was the first large masonry dam in the United States. Completed in 1842, it was the prototype for many municipal water supply dams in the east during the mid-nineteenth century. The city’s needs, however, soon outgrew the Croton Dam water supply. Consequently, work began on the New Croton Dam, also called the Cornell Dam because of its location on land purchased from A.B. Cornell, in 1893. Completed in 1907, the Cornell Dam stands over 200 feet high. The Croton Reservoir has a capacity of about 34 billion gallons of water with a watershed covering 177 square miles.

DETAILS: 

DATE: THURSDAY, October 23, 2025. 
Start time: 10:00 AM

LOCATION: 
Croton Gorge Park, Route 129, Cortlandt, NY 10566 Phone: (914) 827-9568

Driving Directions:  (35 Yorktown Rd, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 using online maps)  https://www.google.com/maps/place/NY-129+%26+Croton+Gorge+Park,+Cortlandt,+NY+10520/

From NYC: Take an Amtrak train from Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station or a Metro-North train from Grand Central Terminal to the Croton-Harmon station and then take a taxi to the park.

LUNCH: Please bring your own snack/lunch and beverage.  There are no food options at the Park.

SHOW and TELL: 1:00 PM. We will share our drawings and tell stories. This is the social part of our day and not to be missed.

NOTES:

• Make sure you dress warm - the forecast is mostly sunny but 61 degrees.
• Restrooms available.
• Parking is free.

Please RSVP to Cathy Gutterman westchester@nycurbansketchers.org

Looking for us? Call/text: Cathy at (914) 625-0766. 

10/24 NJ Sketchers at Iviswold Castle

 

Sketch Iviswold Castle

Meet us at Felician University Campus to sketch the Iviswold Castle, a 3-story turreted structure built in the late 1800's. The building is One Felician Way.

PARKING: 223 Montross Avenue, Rutherford, NJ 07070

STARTING TIME: 11:00am

DATE: Friday, October 24, 2025

RSVP to: Julia Bazaz 

jazaz7658@gmail.com

(551) 206-1273

Bring a stool and your lunch. Bathroom available.

instagram: @njurbansketchers

All welcome, no fees to attend

Weekday Sketchers at Foot Fountain

What is this thing?

It's ten feet tall.

Its painted "Pesto Bismol" pink

It has mouths with tongues sticking out 

It  sprouts water from foot activated pedals

.  It is called Foot Fountain and this week we are going to sketch it!

Sometimes you just have to give in to the quirkiness that is New York City!  This is one of those times.  How creative can you get in sketching this sculpture?  Big? Small? People interacting with it? Surrounding skyscrapers?  It's up to you.  

Also in the neighborhood:  The Vessel, the Shed and Bella Absug Park and Fountains and the High Line. 

DATE: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, 2025

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION:  HIGH LINE AT 30TH STREET

TRANSPORTATION:  7 TRAIN TO 34th Street/ Hudson Yards

Bella Absug Park 

NOTES

• Please RSVP directly to Raylie Dunkel at President@nycurbansketchers.org
• Looking for us? Call or text Raylie at 20-1274-0445
• Food, water and bathrooms are available in Hudson Yards 
• Bring a stool

 

New Jersey Schdule of Events

New Jersey Schedule of Events

 

10/18/25: Sketch the Elizabeth Street Garden

 

The Elizabeth Street Garden is a community sculpture garden and green space in the Nolita neighborhood of New York City. Over the years it has been a favorite sketch site for our group. Always threatened by impending development, we have gathered to say goodbye to this quiet corner of New York many times, but it has recently been saved by an injunction preventing the garden from being evicted! Come and capture this unique spot.

Host: Leslie Sim (516) 633-2340

Time: Sketching: 10am - 3pm | Show and Tell: Beginning at 3pm.

Location: Elizabeth Street between Prince and Spring

Meeting Spot: Inside the garden

Seating: There is some seating in the garden, but a stool gives you more options.

Food, drink, restrooms: There is no food, drink, nor restrooms available in the gardens, but all are available in the local neighborhood.

Website: www.elizabethstreetgarden.com

About NYC Urban Sketchers Events: All are welcome–no fee, no registration. Just look for folks with sketchbooks at the meeting spot and say hello. If you have trouble finding us, contact the host; their contact info is in the NYC Urban Sketchers blog post for this event. #nycurbansketchers.

THURSDAY, October 16, 2025: WESTCHESTER Sketchers at the Village of Larchmont

 

Larchmont Library

The Village of Larchmont is a 1.1 square mile area just north of NYC, and towards the southeastern section of Westchester County. Known for its tree-lined streets and easy access to the Long Island Sound shore, Larchmont is a walkable town with a friendly village atmosphere. It has been ranked among the best places in the nation to live. We will be sketching the charming neighborhood along Larchmont Avenue. Here you will find the Larchmont Library, the Village Hall and Firehouse, Constitution Park, Saint Augustine Church, stately homes, as well as beautiful trees and flowers. The storefronts on nearby Post Road are also an option for your sketches.

Larchmont Village Hall and Firehouse

DETAILS:

DATE: THURSDAY, October 16, 2025

START TIME: 10:00 AM.   

LOCATION: Village of Larchmont 

Meet in front of the Larchmont Library, 121 Larchmont Ave., Larchmont, NY 10538 (914) 834-2281

DIRECTIONS: https://www.larchmontlibrary.org/about/directions/ 

PARKING: While parking is metered in Larchmont, you can drive east (towards the water) on Larchmont Ave and look for a spot further down from Elm Street where metered parking ends.  

By TRAIN (From Grand Central Terminal, NYC):
Take the Metro-North New Haven line to the Larchmont Station.  The Library is less than a mile walk from the Larchmont station.  (Walk on Chatsworth until you reach the Post Road. Turn right. Larchmont Avenue is your next left and the Library is the second building on your left across the street from the Firehouse).  If you need a ride from the Station, please call Marianne (914) 355-6507 to arrange for pick-up.

LUNCH: 12:30 PM Bring your own or purchase from local shops on Post Road.

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:

• Restrooms in the Library.
• Dress for cooler weather.
• There are benches in front of the Library and in the Park, but bring a stool if you have one. 

Please RSVP to Cathy (westchester@nycurbansketchers.org). 

Looking for us?
Call/text: Cathy at (914) 625-0766 or Marianne at (914) 355-6507.

October 15,2025Weekday Skechers at Forest Hills Garden

 Weekday Sketchers at Forest Hills Gardens

We were rained out a few weeks ago.....let's try again! 

Station Square

Is this NYC or Suburban London? 

When Forest Hills was being developed out of Dutch owned farms in Queens, the developers paid attention to every detail in order to attract people to buy homes in this remote outpost of the city. The idea was to create a suburban environment that modeled the English suburbs: winding streets, tutor houses, beautiful gardens....and...well no thatched roofs!  Starting at Station Square, where the Long Island RR could scoot people into midtown in minutes, to the mix of housing options, this area does not look anything like the rest of the city.  And so it remains today, a quirky oasis in the suburban sprawl of Queens. 

Join us as we capture the turrets, gardens, gates, homes and churches in our sketch books. 

We will meet at the train station and then walk through the village scouting out sketch locations. Please note this is a private community. We will be able to set up in the public green spaces within the village.  Please be respectful of the private properties. Bring a stool.   

Thanks to Diana Berchan for suggesting this location and guiding us through the village!

DATE: WEDNESDAY October 15, 2025

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION:  FOREST HILLS GARDENS STATON SQUARE,     

                        Forest Hills Garden Queens NY  11375

TRANSPORTATION: E, F, M, R to Forest Hills/ 71st Ave 

                                        Long Island RR to Forest Hills

When you exit the station walk to Continental Ave and walk to Burns Ave to the meeting spot.

NOTES

• Please RSVP directly to Raylie Dunkel at President@NYCUrbansketchers.org
• Looking for us? Call or text Raylie at 201-273-0445
• Bathrooms and water are available near the station
• Food can be purchased at nearby vendors
• Bring a stool for best sight lines.
• If you are driving, DO NOT park inside the Forest Hills Gardens perimeters.  You will be booted and fined.