NYC Urban Sketchers Sketchcrawl (RESULTS)
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 5:24 pm
Despite frigid conditions and a forecast of snow, 12 sketchers came out at various times of the day to join us. Mark had scheduled two indoor locations for us, the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Conservatory and the Brooklyn Musuem which are next to each other.
Susan and I arrived early and sketched this replica of the Statue of Liberty from her van in the parking lot. It is by an unknown American artist c. 1900.
We headed into the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens passing the famous Japanese pond. It was a lot frostier yesterday than the last time we sketched here in the Spring when the cherry blossoms were in bloom.
The greenhouses had several rooms. I sketched a bonsai plant and a muss 'Braziliana' from the banana family.
Mark, Pat, Louis, Svetlana, and Joy were in the tropical room.
Susan was sketching the tropical fan palm.
I also did a desert sketch.
At lunch I did a sketch of Joy sketching.
For the afternoon session we went to the Brooklyn Museum. In the Egyptian exhibit I did a sketch of a statue of a cloaked official from the Middle Kingdom (1759 - 1675BC) and a figure of a cat (305 BCE t 1st century CE).
Pat was sketching on her iPad.
Mary and Mark were sketching the statue.
Shawne was sketching a small statue.
We headed downstairs and Susan, Shawne, Joan (me) and Joy sketched a statue of a woman.
I liked this view of the lobby from above.
There were also some interesting masks to sketch. I did two.
It was a good day of sketching followed by a long ride home in the snow.
Hopefully there will be more sketches to come as some of the other NYC sketchers add their posts, so please check back.
Susan and I arrived early and sketched this replica of the Statue of Liberty from her van in the parking lot. It is by an unknown American artist c. 1900.
We headed into the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens passing the famous Japanese pond. It was a lot frostier yesterday than the last time we sketched here in the Spring when the cherry blossoms were in bloom.
The greenhouses had several rooms. I sketched a bonsai plant and a muss 'Braziliana' from the banana family.
Mark, Pat, Louis, Svetlana, and Joy were in the tropical room.
Susan was sketching the tropical fan palm.
I also did a desert sketch.
At lunch I did a sketch of Joy sketching.
For the afternoon session we went to the Brooklyn Museum. In the Egyptian exhibit I did a sketch of a statue of a cloaked official from the Middle Kingdom (1759 - 1675BC) and a figure of a cat (305 BCE t 1st century CE).
Pat was sketching on her iPad.
Mary and Mark were sketching the statue.
Shawne was sketching a small statue.
We headed downstairs and Susan, Shawne, Joan (me) and Joy sketched a statue of a woman.
I liked this view of the lobby from above.
There were also some interesting masks to sketch. I did two.
It was a good day of sketching followed by a long ride home in the snow.
Hopefully there will be more sketches to come as some of the other NYC sketchers add their posts, so please check back.
