What we’re about
Drawing New York is the largest art-making Meetup in the world! Make new friends while drawing together. We are a community of over 14,000 members who love to improve our drawings and paintings!
We are situated within the historic mansion of The National Arts Club, located on Gramercy Park South in Manhattan, New York. You do not need to be a club member to attend.
DNY helps people make "real and tangible progress" with their drawings, whether they are absolute beginners, intermediate sketchers, or professional artists.
We meet several times a week, in person and online to draw from a live model. We have both instructed and uninstructed classes.
Drawing New York hosts full-day workshops with exceptional drawing and painting teachers, presenting artist demonstrations and drawing competitions.
DNY also creates original content for museums and cultural institutions in New York City including The Morgan Library, The Museum of The City of New York, and The Museum of Arts and Design.
We hope this group provides a place to practice drawing and learn about exciting drawing sessions and exhibitions throughout New York.
Upcoming events
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- $30.00
Monday Night Figure Drawing (host Simon)
Drawing New York, 15 Gramercy Pk S, New York, NY, USJoin us for Monday Night Figure Drawing from 6:30 - 9:00 pm. We draw from a live model.
This uninstructed session begins with short poses for attendees to warm up. The longest poses are 20 minutes. We take a 5-minute break every 20 minutes. There are cookies and fresh water available. We listen to music while we work. Please bring your supplies (we have limited supplies to lend out).
If you don't know what to bring we recommend the following supplies.
PLEASE NOTE:
- we can not accommodate dry pastels (for health reasons), open ink containers, or paint other than watercolor.
- Latecomers will be seated at the moderator's discretion to prevent disruption to other artists.
- Because of the limited space, we can not offer any refunds for the session. Thank you for being so understanding.
- Absolutely no photography while the model is posing.
Looking forward to seeing you!
We encourage attendees to purchase tickets through the Drawing America website where they receive a 5% CREDIT ON EVERY PURCHASE that they can use towards their next purchase.11 attendees - $30.00
Wednesday Night Figure Drawing (host Jeff)
Drawing New York, 15 Gramercy Pk S, New York, NY, USJoin us for Wednesday Night Figure Drawing from 6:30 - 9:00 pm. We draw from a live model.
If you don't know what to bring, we recommend the following supplies.
This uninstructed session begins with short poses for attendees to warm up. The longest poses are 20 minutes. We take a 5-minute break every 20 minutes. There are cookies and fresh water available. We listen to music while we work. Please bring your supplies (we have limited supplies to lend out).
Looking forward to seeing you!
PLEASE NOTE:
- We can not accommodate dry pastels (for health reasons), open ink containers, or paint other than watercolor.
- Latecomers will be seated at the moderator's discretion to prevent disruption to other artists.
- Because of the limited space, we can not offer any refunds for the session. I appreciate your understanding.
- Absolutely no photography while the model is posing.
We encourage attendees to purchase tickets through the Drawing America website, where they receive a 5% CREDIT ON EVERY PURCHASE that they can use towards their next purchase.
1 attendee - $45.00
Improve Your Drawings (instructor Simon)
Drawing New York, 15 Gramercy Pk S, New York, NY, USJoin us for our weekly Instructed Drawing Class, which focuses on drawing techniques taught by Simon Levenson.
Using various still lives, students will learn about composition, line weight, negative and positive space, shading, mark-making, including hatching, proportion, etc… (Not every topic is taught in every class, but these are the focus of our sessions.)
The class begins by examining artists' works and discussing their techniques, followed by a short instructor demonstration. With that inspiration in mind, we will draw for about 2 hours.
We share our work at the end of class (if you wish to) and discuss what we got right and how we can improve going forward.
Please bring a pad up to 18×24, a 2H, HB, and 4B pencil, and an eraser. Materials: If you are looking for a good pencil set to bring we recommend these and a good drawing pad like this one.
About your teacher: Simon Levenson is the founder of Drawing New York, teaches drawing at The Morgan Library and Museum, shows his art at Cavelier Galleries and has taught oil painting at The Art Students League of New York. His work is permanently installed in the New York City transit system at The Beach 60th Street Station. He recently co-founded The Drawing Foundation a non-profit, dedicated to the art of drawing. He has also written and sold several screenplays.
Looking forward to seeing you!1 attendee
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