Entdecken Sie Brooklyn Heights durch Urban Sketching

I joined this experience for free as a tester through Partiful in exchange for my review. It was a lovely experience and I appreciated the host’s story of how she became interested in sketching, and the research she had done on the location. In the beginning, there was an orientation encouraging us to focus on what drew your attention, and at each stop, there were prompts to guide your sketching, which I found helpful. I appreciate that the group was kept small and intimate. At the end, we had a serendipitous chat with a longtime local couple who shared their stories on their history in the area.

Johnna is a fantastic host and uniquely skilled at getting a group of people to feel comfortable with one another and themselves. She knew the history of the block and the area, had extra supplies at hand, and created a great space for creative activity. Will definitely take part again!

Johnna’s the best! Kind, knowledgeable, fun, and attentive. We got to learn about the history of the neighborhood directly from locals who have lived there since the 70s and we were encouraged to really slow down and notice all the small details all around us as we selected subjects to sketch! Walked away with new friends and a newfound appreciation for NYC and finding calm in the chaos - you won’t regret it!

I've been wanting more calming artistic and creative experiences while being in NYC, and this tour definitely scratches that itch. I love exploring Brooklyn, but participating in something like this makes you really stop, slow down, and truly absorb the city in a beautiful way. Johnna is wonderful, and I loved hearing tales and stories about the city while we drew. I'm so glad I got to go on this, and make some new friends! And of course the best souvenir from the day is the art I made, and brought back home. If you're new to the city, or even have been here for a while and want to get out and try something new, an Ubran sketch walk is a lovely way to spend a day!

This was an incredible experience and can't recommend it enough! We loved sketching an discovering new hiiden gems, as well as meeting new friends as well as some great locals. Johnna is so knowledgable, fun, and kind.

I had an incredible time exploring Brooklyn Heights with Johnna! It was such a perfect fusion of tourism, art, and socializing. I highly recommend this experience for everyone. It was the perfect day in the most gorgeous neighborhood— you could never regret it! Firstly, Johnna is an excellent guide. She is very communicative, informative, and friendly. Being an accomplished artist herself, she was able to really guide the group into a creative groove, while also keeping it low pressure for those of us who aren't sketch artists (like me)! While walking through the neighborhood, she had so many facts and drew our attention to small, beautiful details that I would never have seen on my own. She lives locally and we bumped into so many interesting random people along the journey. It really felt like I was getting a behind the scenes tour of the open streets, plus I have some great drawings to remember my time with!! The group itself was fantastic—small enough so that it didn't feel crowded but big enough that I didn't feel I was talking to the same people the entire time. Everyone was so nice and encouraging of each other's art. It was super easy to chit chat and make some friends, and genuinely fascinating to see how differently we each saw the same street. We covered the perfect amount of ground and it was so unhurried that I left the tour feeling even more relaxed. Five stars isn't enough — just sign up and see for yourself!

Best tour I've ever done. Everyone in the tour was so kind and the sketching aspect of the tour lent itself to great conversations among attendees as we shared what we had made. We walked around Brooklyn heights and looked at architectural features, took breaks to draw, and learned a bit about the history of Cobble Hill Park. I brought my own supplies, but Johnna had paper and supplies for people as well. My favorite part was feeling so calm and refreshed after an afternoon of sketching in a beautiful neighborhood amongst the company of lovely people.