Workshop with a Ghost: Hunting the New York Painters of Yesteryear.
Toby Wright hunts down and identifies exact locations where painters stood 100s yrs ago, revealing our evolving world through art. Discover the NYC of yesteryear through this open-air workshop and discover the techniques and process of a time travelling “treasure hunt” through an insightful and fun demonstration. Learn to search, identify and develop a keen eye for detail from his insightful observations and drawing advice. No prior drawing experience needed.
15 min walk to location, includes demos, historical context of paintings, how to see past the obvious, and time to sketch. All you need is an A4 sketchbook and pencil, and your adventurous spirit.
BLICK art store is 4mn walk from theatre venue: 237 W 23rd St, New York. Please gather your materials ahead of time.
Materials suggestions at BLICK:
CANSON hardback Sketchbook $9.33 Item #:10350-1085
Single pencil: $2.95. Item #:82519-2020
Erasor: 0.83$ Item #:21026-1020
Sharpener .$1.11 Item #:21416-1000
Toby is a classically trained artist inspired by the natural world. Alumni and teacher of the “Florence academy of Art” in Italy, he has pursued a 25+ yr career in portraiture and landscape painting. Over recent years, he has added the practice of expedition artist.
Member of the Explorers club NYC and the Alpine club UK, Toby Wright draws and paints through extreme terrain ranging from Arctic, Antarctica, Himalayas, Alps, Gobi desert and under water in the sea of Cortez.
His documentary at NYC’s 2026 climate film festival, “Workshop with a Ghost”, is a powerful testament to the intersection of art and science, revealing the past, confronting the present, and inspiring action for the future.