59th Sketchcrawl New York City - Come to the Bronx!

Saturday April 21st, 2018

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59th Sketchcrawl New York City - Come to the Bronx!

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See the updated post below

My cell # is 845 661 5994

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Re: 59th Sketchcrawl New York City - Come to the Bronx!

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The Van Cortlandt House Museum (http://www.vchm.org ) will be the initial focus of our sketching. We have arranged for small numbers (3-4) of sketchers to enter without charge for sketching the interior features; we'll see how busy they are, perhaps we can put in more, or rotate different groups in every half hour or so. Let's start assembling and sketching at 10 AM. The Museum grounds open at 10:45, the Museum itself at 11:00.

There are numerous scenic attractions nearby. The broad expanse of the Parade Ground offers vistas of the park's natural areas and nearby Riverdale, including the distinctive architecture of the Horace Mann School. The parade ground is well-populated with various athletic activities. A scenic wetland restoration area is to the south of the Museum. The old NY Central Putnam Division right of way is now a scenic bike path, and there are several access areas for Van Cortlandt Lake and its feeder, Tibbetts Brook. The advocacy group, Friends of Van Cortlandt Park, will be giving outdoor presentations about efforts to investigate and enhance the Tibbetts Brook watershed

I'd like to try this: for perhaps an hour or so, hang out at the Golf House and ask the returning duffers if they would be interested to pose for 10 minutes so we can do their portraits. This will "feed" into -

At 1:30 we will meet for lunch and show&tell at the Van Cortlandt Golf House, about a 5-minute walk from the Museum. I will have a scanner set up to capture images to be posted on the Sketchcrawl website. The lunch menu is bare bones but serviceable.

There are hardly any sheltered areas to retreat to should the weather be rainy, so let's all send out good vibrations for sunshine!
There is a healthy population of poison ivy throughout the wooded areas of the park, so if you're going off trail, it's best to assume that any emerging vegetation, which may be difficult to identify this early in the season, is going to be PI trouble, and then behave accordingly.

This is a link to the directions to the Van Cortlandt House Museum via subway or driving:
http://parkergambino.com/?p=3783

Public transportation: take the IRT #1 train to the last stop, 242nd Street - FYI that's about a 50 minute train ride from Times Square. If driving, there is a free parking lot. Meet at 10AM at Van Cortland House Museum.


Parker Gambino 845 278 0267
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