great bird .. this is an Osprey .

                                                 Size : A3 , ink pen & pencil
                                                       by park ji woong

a bazar at Jongno Culture & Gym Center, Sajikdong, Seoul

pen & pastel, 18 x 25 cm

A bazar was held in the foreground of the building for fundraising which would be used for poor villagers. Most of the visitors were the trainees of classes or swimmers. I had Chungmu Gimbab(rice wrapped by black laver) and a piece of chicken skewer. And sketched the exciting scenery.  One of the staffs said it was the first time held in the center.

View near by supermarket

21cm x 13cm , pencil

sketches around Gwanghwamun, Seoul

Korean Style Houses remained, surrounded by new buildings at Sajik-dong, next to the Chongro Culture & Gym Center. The roofs seemed to be repaired temporarily waiting to be redeveloped soon. pen, 18 x 25 cm

Walking to the Cheonggyechun to sketch the Seoul Lantern Festival I saw the home-delivery service man who was resting for a while leaning to his motorbike. After I finished the drawing I talked with him for a while asking him to hold the sketch book to take a photo. I thought he was a young guy looking back of his feature when I was sketching. I asked him whether the attire was a uniform of his company. He denied and added that he wore the leather jacket for protecting himself not to be hurt by any accident. I told him that he looked so nice and wished his safe running.

rabbit lantern

mouse lantern, pencil(6B), 18 x 25 cm

Seoul City is holding the Seoul Lantern Festival on the stream of Chunggyechun from Nov. 4, to Nov. 20, 2011.  I sketched two kinds of animal, rabbit and mouse. It's said that there many kinds of lanterns produced from Korea, Japan, Philippines, and so on are exhibited.  All the lanterns will be lighted from 5 pm to 11 pm. It looked so great when the lanterns were lighted on last Saturday evening. I could see after the last sketchcrawl at Noryangjin Fish Market on the way of going home. You can see more here.

Six sketches at Noryangjin Fish Big Market

Size : 15 * 10 , pencil & marker , local : Noryangjin Fish Big Market

By park ji woong

                            very happy times ..  thank you ~~  our seoul urban sketchers all members.

some sketches at Noryangjin Fish Market, Seoul

an adjacent market, pen and watercolor, 35.8 x 50.7cm

 

'Su Hyup' refrigerator storage building, pencil and watercolor, 35.8 x 50.7cm 

fish market building viewed from 'Meeting Place', pen and watercolor, 25.5 x 35.2cm 

a side view of fish market building, pencil, 20.6 x 28.5cm

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Yesterday the weather was clear and so warm for November. We Seoul sketchers met at 'Meeting Place' at Noryangjin Fish Market which is an extensive farmers fish market in the neighborhood of  Noryangjin-dong in Dongjak-gu, Seoul. We drew various sceneries around fish market and had a delicious lunch time with animated conversation about 'Urban Sketchers' all together. I sketched some attractive old-fashioned buildings here and there with watercolors. It was very delightful Saturday indeed.

Noryangjin Fish Market, Seoul

Sketches at Noryangjin Fish Market, Seoul

pencil, pen, pastels, A 4

Weather was very good for sketching; shiny, warm, and above all not rainy different from the forecast report. All the market was bustling with customers and merchants.  Every participant captured characteristic subjects of his or her own. And we could sketch the fish stores from the corridor of 2nd floor which was connected to the Noryangjin subway station. At one o'clock we had very delicious and plentiful lunch at a fish restaurant on 2nd floor, about which we owed JW Park much thanks. On the way of sketching the woman along the wall of the narrow alley a young lady showed interest in our activity. We talked over the sketching and sharing opinions. She hoped to join next sketchcrawl with her child. Thank you all for the sincerity and arduous job you did in such a crowded place, one of the most big markets in Korea, perhaps!

Hannamdong

flower(Angel's Trumpet)

pencil & watercolor, 18 x 25 cm

When I passed the alley at Nonhyundong, I used to stop to see this flower for a while. I didn't know the exact name of it. Yesterday when I was sketching the flower, a woman stopped saying 'Oh, you're sketching! I like the flower very much. Its fragrance at night is great.' So I asked her its name. She answered "Angel's Trumpet. When it blossoms it looks like a trumpet.' I agreed with her.  The flower was planted in pots in front of a eating house. Though it was before noon, it smelled good.