WEDNESDAY: Westchester Sketchers at Scenic Hudson Park in Irvington

 

The Scenic Hudson Park at Irvington is on the Hudson River in the Village of Irvington in Westchester County. There are approximately 4.5 acres of open lawns for passive recreation, picnicking, and appreciating views of the Hudson Highlands and Hudson River. You can see the Manhattan skyline in the distance to the South and the new Mario Cuomo Bridge toward the North.

DETAILS:

Where: Scenic Hudson Park  29 Bridge Street, Irvington, NY, 10533 Phone: 914-591-7736

We will meet in the middle of the park by the bleachers. 

When: Wednesday, August 3, 2022. 

Start time: 10:30 AM.

Directions: 

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/41.0319553,-73.7830858/41.0354796,+-73.87507699999998/

Note: The park is accessed via Bridge Street, a local street that is between, and parallel to, the Hudson River and the Metro-North tracks.

Transportation from NYC: Take the Metro-North Hudson line from Grand Central Terminal to the Irvington train station. The park is a short walk from the train station.  You will need to cross over the tracks and turn left.  Keep walking until you see the Park entrance, and continue until you see the bleachers. 

Lunch: 1 PM. Bring your own food and beverage.  Location to be determined.

Show and Tell: Following lunch, we will share drawings and tell stories. This social part of our day is not to be missed.

NOTES:

- Bring a stool if you have one.  It gives you more options.
- Dress for sunshine. Bring a hat and sunscreen.

Please R.S.V.P. to Cathy Gutterman at cathygutterman@verizon.net

If you can’t find us call: Cathy at (914) 625-0766

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

SATURDAY: Sketch the Red Hook Waterfront (UPDATE)

Initial meet-up will be at 10:30AM in front of the Brooklyn Crab Seafood Restaurant, 24 Reed Street, Brooklyn,NY.

The Foliage Workshop

 

THE FOLIAGE WORKSHOP

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On Saturday, August 27, 2002 Katie Woodward will be sharing her watercolor techniques for painting Foliagep.  In her workshop foliage will be treated as a main topic and as an element in the background.

Katie is an experienced Urban Sketcher, a published author and a very talented artist

To check out all the details and to register - click here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-foliage-workshop-tickets-391350859957

 

SATURDAY: Sketch the Red Hook Waterfront

This is a good one, - so much going on.   We’re spending Saturday in Red Hook.   We’ll be getting there by boat - the ferry at Pier 11/Wall St.  There’s no neighborhood in NYC that has the vibe of Red Hook - lots to see, and lots to sketch and there's a big art show going on too.

The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition is running a national juried art show, More Art of Coney Island which will be opening on Saturday - July 30, 2022.  Three of our regular Urban Sketchers are showing their work, and we’re all excited.

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DETAILS

What:   We’ll be sketching in Red Hook, and we’ll be getting there by ferry from Manhattan.

Where:   The ferry leaves from Pier 11/Wall St,  (see map below)

When:  Be at the ferry at 9:30 AM on Saturday morning for the salt water journey.  If you miss the boat a new one leaves about every half hour.   Anyone sketching in Red Hook is probably an Urban Sketcher!

How:

-   By Subway to get to the ferry:  

• Cortlandt - N, R, W
• Fulton - 2, 3, 4, 5,
• Wall St.  2, 3
• Bowling Green - 4, 5
• South Ferry - 1

     (see map below).

Lunch:  12:00 Noon .  Bring your own or rely on local vendors.

Afternoon:  See the art show.  Opens at 1 PM  481 Van Brunt St.  (see second map below)

Show and Tell:  3:00 PM - We’ll find a likely spot  to share our work, tell stories and talk about what artists talk about.

NOTE:

-     Bring a hat and be prepared for sunshine  

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

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If you can’t find us

call or text Mel Barranco at 203-550-3666

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

SUNDAY: Westchester Sketchers at Muscoot Farm

 

Muscoot Farm was originally a gentleman's farm owned by the Hopkins family and used as their summer estate and dairy farm from 1880 to 1924. In 1924 the family moved to the farm year-round and continued the dairy business until 1967 when Westchester County acquired the property.

Today, Muscoot Farm has many of the original buildings, some of which were moved to accommodate the Muscoot Reservoir. Visitors can walk through the dairy barn, milk house, ice house, blacksmith shop, and several other barns and buildings. Livestock and poultry are breeds typical of an early 20th-century gentleman's farm and many represent minor rare breeds. The Main House is used to exhibit monthly art shows by local artists.

DETAILS:

Where: Muscoot Farm 51 NY-100, Katonah, NY Phone: (914) 864-7282

When: Sunday, July 31, 2022. 

NOTE: The Farmers Market opens at 9:30 AM and runs until 2:30 PM.  Come early for the best parking spots.

Start time: 10:00 AM.

Directions: Muscoot Farm is on Route 100 nestled between Somers, Katonah, and Yorktown. The farm is located about 1 mile south of the intersection of Route 100 and Route 35.

Transportation from NYC: The closest Metro-North train station is Katonah, on the New Haven line. Please contact Marianne if you would like someone to meet the train and provide a ride from the station.

Lunch: 1 PM. We will have lunch by the picnic table area. Bring your own food and beverage.

Show and Tell: Following lunch, we will share drawings and tell stories. This social part of our day is not to be missed.

NOTES:
- Come early for the best parking spots.
- Bring a stool if you have one. It gives you more options.
- Dress for sunshine. Bring a hat and sunscreen.

Please R.S.V.P. to Cathy Gutterman at cathygutterman@verizon.net

If you can’t find us call: Cathy at (914) 625-0766 or Marianne at (914) 355-6507

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

Weekday Sketchers in Washington Square Park

It's a classic location! 

We've been there before and will go there again because it is such an amazing place: arches, fountains, street performers, food vendors, people, people, people.  Come and sketch the arch and the attractions, the clowns and the musicians, the children and the chess player.   How could you possibly go wrong??

DATE: July 27, 2022

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION:  WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK

                        Meet near the arch at the base of 5th Avenue

TRANSPORTATION: A, C, E, B, D, F, M to West 4th Street

NOTES

• Marianne Milzoff will be hosting this event.  Please RSVP to mmilzoff@optimum.net
• Looking for the group? Call Marianne at 914 355 6507
• Bathrooms and water are available
• There is no food service in the park but there are vendors and plenty of food outlets surrounding the park
• Bring lunch, a stool, and a cap

New Jersey Sketchers in Van Saun Park July 28.

 

This train is for you!  

And so is the zoo, the lake and so much more!

Join us at Van Saun Park in Paramus, NJ for a day of sketching. 

There are picnic areas, playgrounds, Walden pond, a magnificent carousel, a miniature train ride, and a nationally accredited Bergen County Zoo with American Bison! That’s a lot to sketch. Who will do it all?

The zoo is $4 for Bergen County residents, $8 for non-residents.

Train ride is $2.

When: Thursday, July 28, 10:30am

Where: 322-336 Continental Ave, Paramus, NJ 

Bring a stool, lunch. Map shows restrooms. 

Margaret Casagrande will host the session. We will meet at the Carousel.  Looking for us? Call/Text Margaret at 646 515 9913

Rsvp to: margaret.casagrande@gmail.com

 Weekday Sketchers Schedule July and August

Rector Gate Battery Park

In an effort to help you plan your attendance at the weekly Weekday Sketchers events, here is the schedule for the rest of July and August.

Oldest Streets in NYC

NOTE:These will be the last group of sketch events "Below 14th Street",

Due to weather or other reasons, the scheduled location might be different than the one posted here. Please make sure to watch for the weekly announcements of event locations. 

Queen Elizabeth Garden

July 20 2022                    Elizabeth Street Garden

July 27 2022                    Washington Square Park

August 3, 2022                Duane Park and Washington Market Park

August 10, 2022             Walk Along the River: Arches and Sculptures in Battery Park

August 17, 2022              Oldest Streets in NYC and Queen Elizabeth Garden

August 24, 2022              Union SquarePark and  Green Market (Well, it's just at 14th Street)

August 31 2022               Rockefeller Park: Lily Pond and Irish Hunger Memorial

FRIDAY: Westchester Sketchers at Untermyer Gardens

 

Untermyer Park is a historic 43 acre park, located in Yonkers, NY, just north of New York City.  Also known as Untermyer Gardens, the park was previously part of an estate known as Greystone.  Situated on a hillside above the Hudson River, the park features a "Grecian garden" (actually a Persian Paradise garden), a small Grecian-style amphitheater, a classical pavilion, pergola, statuary, a rock and water feature called the "Temple of Love" and a "Vista" staircase.  To the west, the park has views of the Hudson River and the Palisades.

The gardens were developed during the first 40 years of the 20th century by prominent lawyer and civic leader, Samuel Untermyer.  Mr. Untermyer devoted approximately one third of what was then Greystone's 150-acres to its gardens, which were considered among the finest in America. 

DETAILS:

DATE: FRIDAY, July 22, 2022

Start time: 10:30 AM

LOCATION: Untermyer Gardens, 945 North Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701

Phone: 914-613-4502. https://www.untermyergardens.org

We will meet by the Community Center just inside the entrance to the park.

NOTE: There are spaces for about 75 cars in the parking lots. In addition, there is street parking along North Broadway which is both metered (coin-operated) and unmetered.

DIRECTIONS: https://www.untermyergardens.org/visit.html

TRANSPORTATION from NYC: Take the Metro North – Hudson Line north to the Greystone Station. There is an off-peak train that departs Grand Central at 9:20 AM and arrives at 9:58 AM at Greystone.  Please contact Marianne ((914) 355-6507) if you would like to have someone to meet the train and provide a ride from the station.

NOTE: The gardens are a 20-minute uphill walk from the station: walk uphill from the station to find the stairs on the left to Warburton Avenue.  Climb the stairs. Cross Warburton Avenue and go up Odell Avenue until it ends at North Broadway.  Turn right on North Broadway and walk to 945 N. Broadway, which is on the right. Caution: this is a significant uphill walk of more than 200 feet in elevation.  The Greystone Metro-North station does not have a taxi stand.

LUNCH: 1:00 PM. We will have lunch by the designated picnic area.  Bring your own as the park has no options for purchasing food.

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:

• The Garden is open 9 AM to 7 PM.
• Bring a stool if you have one. It gives you more options.
• Dress for sunshine. Bring your lunch, a hat, water, and sunscreen.
• Stay on the paths or lawns; do not walk or set up easels or stools on the garden beds.

Please RSVP to Cathy Gutterman cathygutterman@verizon.net 

Looking for us? Contact Cathy at (914) 625-0766 or Marianne at (914) 355-6507.

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

Weekday Sketchers at Elizabeth Street Garden

Of all the gardens in NYC, the Elizabeth Street Garden is truly unique.  It is part of the history of the Lower East Side: it is a bit unkempt, very quirky, fun to be in and fabulous to draw.  Come and spend the day with lions, funerary urns, reclining ladies and a strange array of artifacts hauled in from buildings being taken down in the neighborhood.  Come and enjoy the scenery, the flowers and the shade of the trees that are interspersed between the architectural artifacts. 

If you have been here before, you will find new and interesting things to draw.  If you have never been here you in for a wonderful treat. Come and celebrate this truly odd and remarkable place before the developers come and take it away.   

DATE: WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 2022

STARTING TIME:  11:00 AM (That's when the garden opens)

LOCATION: Elizabeth Street GARDEN

                        Elizabeth Street between  Spring and Prince Streets

TRANSPORTATION:  6 Train to Spring Street.  Walk East for three block and turn left onto Elizabeth Street. 

NOTES

• Kristen Zimmermann will be hosting this event.  
• Looking for the group? Call or text Kristin at 917-673-6867
• Seating is available but bring a stool for best sketching angles
• Bring a hat, bug spray,  sun screen and water.  Lunch and show and show and tell will be at 1:00 PM
• There are no services in the park. Bathrooms are available in nearby restaurants. (you might have to buy a coffee).  There is no water or food service. Bring what you need with you.

SAVE THE DATES - September 17-19, 2022 - NYC Urban Sketchers Retreat to Princeton University

We are going back to school! To sketch, that is! Join us for a pleasurable 3 days as we get together to render our artistic interpretations of the beautiful campus of Princeton University and its surroundings. The Ivy League college architecture is Collegiate Gothic and includes buildings that once served as a hospital and barracks during the American Revolutionary War. So, let history meet art as we enjoy each other's company during this urban sketching getaway. 

Here is our preliminary itinerary:

SUNNY DAY ITINERARY

Sketch of a Princeton Building by Andrew Borloz

Saturday, September 17 - Meet at Hampton Inn in Princeton at 1 pm. Carpool to Princeton University with those who took public transportation. Gather in front of the Princeton University Chapel to sketch there or any other area on campus. Show and Tell at 5 pm. Dinner at 6.

Sunday, September 18 - Meet in the hotel breakfast room at about 8:30 am. Head over to Carnegie Lake for morning sketching. Lunch at 1 pm (Palmer Square restaurants). Afternoon sketching at the Art@Bainbridge Gallery or any other area on campus. Show and Tell at 5 pm. Dinner at 6.

Monday, September 19 - Meet for breakfast around 8:30 am. Check out of the hotel and head to Grounds for Sculpture (timed admission tickets needed) for morning sketching. Show and Tell at 2 pm. End of formal sketching event.

RAINY DAY ITINERARY

Sketch of Alexander Hall by Marilyn Hansen

Saturday, September 17 - Meet at Hampton Inn in Princeton at 1 pm. Head over to the Princeton University Chapel to sketch there or in any sheltered area. Show and Tell at 5 pm. Dinner at 6.

Sunday, September 18 - Meet in the hotel breakfast room at about 8:30 am. Go to the Morven Museum and Garden for morning sketching. Lunch at 1 pm. Afternoon sketching at the Art@ Bainbridge Gallery or any other sheltered area. Show and Tell at 5 pm. Dinner at 6.

Monday, September 19 - Meet for breakfast around 8:30 am. Check out of the hotel and head to the Grounds for Sculpture Museum building. Show and Tell at 2 pm. End of formal sketching event.

Interested? Contact Marianne Milzoff at mmilzoff@optimum.net.

SATURDAY: Sketch The Gardens at St. Luke in the Fields

Lauded in the village as the “secret” garden, the Gardens at St. Luke is a little known oasis to escape the city. High brick walls run the perimeter of the garden, creating a perfect retreat to read and smell the flowers and sketch.

The gardens’ southwest orientation and heat-retaining brick walls create a warm micro-climate, allowing a wide variety of flora and fauna to thrive. This green space, with its abundance of berries and flowers, provides a small but important way-station for migrating birds and butterflies during the spring and fall seasons. Over 100 species of birds and 24 types of moths and butterflies have been recorded.

The Garden has asked all visitors to be masked.  The garden doesn’t open until noon on Saturday which is the reason we’re starting late.

DETAILS

What:   We’ll be sketching in the Gardens at St. Luke in the Fields

Where:   487 Hudson St, between Christopher and Grove St.

When:  Start time - Noon.   The Gardens open at 12:00 PM.  Saturday, July 16, 2022

How:

-   By Subway:  

• 1, 2 train - To either Christopher or Houston St (Christopher is the closest stop)

• A, C, E, B, D, F, OR M train to West 4th Street 

• A, C, E train to 14th Street

• 1, 2., 3 train to 14th Street. 

     (see map below).

Lunch:  You are permitted to bring food to the garden.

Show and Tell:  3:00 PM - We’ll find a likely spot in the garden to share our work, tell stories and talk about what artists talk about.

NOTE:

-     Bring a hat.    

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

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If you can’t find us

text Mark at 973-809-9128

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

SATURDAY - July 16 - Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket: America’s Famous Seaside Resorts

 

Let’s visit and sketch the classic New England summer retreat off Cape Cod. The world-famous resort islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket are located just south of Cape Cod, off the Atlantic seacoast. Both islands are a dream for photographers and artists, with stunning beaches, beautiful landscapes, historic lighthouses, charming storefronts and cottages, and colorful gardens. 

The Island of Martha’s Vineyard is just seven miles off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. On less than 100 square miles, you’ll find six small towns, each with their own distinctive personality. The island has 17,000 year-round residents, although the population swells to 200,000 during the summer. 

Nantucket is a small island of size similar to Martha’s Vineyard. It is located about 38 miles east of Martha’s Vineyard and has 14,000 year-round residents. The population of Nantucket swells to 80,000 during the summer months. Nantucket is known for its sand dune beaches and unpainted cedar-shingled buildings. 

There are no fees. All skill levels welcome. 

Registration is required. Click on the Eventbrite link below:
Sketch Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Tickets, Sat, Jul 16, 2022, at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

Photographic references for this virtual event are provided below:
https://62c2b48b40d52.site123.me/

What’s Coming Up Next

July 23 - Iceland - The Land of Fire and Ice

July 30 - Race Cars

August 6 - International Cats and Dogs

NYC Urban Sketchers is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization. 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. 

FRIDAY: Westchester Sketchers at the Greenburgh Nature Center

 

The Greenburgh Nature Center’s mission is to inspire passion, curiosity, respect, and action for our natural world.  It is a beloved retreat because of its peaceful, relaxing setting.  Among its 33 acres, you will find, rambling forest trails, a flourishing native plant meadow, seasonal organic gardens, Native American Replica Village, and open green spaces. Surrounding the Manor House, you will find many outdoor animal habitats including the Barnyard, Birds of prey, Beehives, and Butterfly Arbor. Adjacent to the Great Lawn is the Nature Center’s Discovery Playground.

DETAILS:

Where: Greenburgh Nature Center 99 Dromore Rd. Scarsdale, NY 10583 Phone: (914) 723-3470

When: Friday, July 15, 2022. 

Start time: 10:30 AM.  We will meet in front of the Nature Center manor house.

Directions: https://greenburghnaturecenter.org/visit/directions/

Transportation from NYC: The closest Metro-North train station is Hartsdale, on the Harlem line. 

The Nature Center is a short taxi ride from the station.

Lunch: 1 PM. We will have lunch by the picnic table area. Bring your own food and beverage.

Show and Tell: Following lunch, we will share drawings and tell stories. This social part of our day is not to be missed.

NOTES:

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

- Dress for sunshine.  Bring a hat and sunscreen.

- Parking is free.

- Optional - A ticket to the Butterfly Arbor can be purchased for $5.00.

For the month of July, visitors can immerse themselves in a living exhibit that features approximately 150 free-flying native butterflies, while viewing nature's beautiful palette of colors revealed in monarchs, painted ladies, and eastern black swallowtails. Tickets can be purchased at the Manor House.

Please R.S.V.P. to Cathy Gutterman at cathygutterman@verizon.net

If you can’t find us call: Cathy at (914) 625-0766 

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