32nd World Wide SketchCrawl at Nagwon Musical Instrument Arcade

Nagwon Musical Instrument Arcade viewed from left side

frontal view of the Arcade from Chongro 2-ga street

grand piano on 2nd floor of the Arcade

drum shop on 3rd floor of the Arcade

guitar shop in 2nd floor of the Arcade

brass instrument in shop on 3rd floor of the Arcade

The Arcade a long history over 40 years where more than 230 musical instrument shops sell all kinds of musical instruments. I sketched the features of the building at first. And after that I enjoyed sketching the musical instruments with other sketchers.

#32 World Wide SketchCrawl around Nagwon Musical Instrument Arcade

drawn by Kim Sangdeuk, new participant

drawn by Kim Kyung Min, new participant

frontal scene of Nagwon Musical Instrument Arcade located at Chongro

23 x 39 cm

drawing viewed close to the steps leading to the 2nd floor of the arcade

shop selling kinds of guitar inside the arcade

a girl and her father trying guitars to buy

inside the string musical instruments shop

at drum shop

bongo shop

at Susongdong on the way of coming home

paraticipants

passengers looking at sketches at the arcade

I took a photo at the guitar shop.

Though it was a humid, hot day 11 participants came for sketching including three new comers, Kim Sang Deuk, Kim Kyung Min, and Park Ji Woong,  who were greeted warmly by all other sketchers. Inside the arcade it was cool by air-conditioning; so we could enjoy sketching on 2nd and 3rd floors. The arcade locates near Insadong, the traditional cultural street where many galleries  are clustered. And close to the arcade locates Tapgol park where the Independence Statement was announced on March 1st, 1919. Thank you all the participants!

우리집의 풍경

  매일 보는 감나무와 항아리들이지만

그림의 한컷이 되니 느낌이 다르다.

울집 멍멍이들...이리저리 움직이다가 스케치하는

 것을 아는지 빤히 쳐다본다.(쉽독과 진돗개)

Night View from Dongho Bridge Han River Park

Hwasu Wharf in Incheon

 the plant of Hyundai Steel Co.

 distant view of the industrial complex

a plant harmonizd with the worn-out ice manufactory
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a scenery of the old village 

the primary sketch

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For our sketchers, Hwasu Wharf is one of the most attractive place in old town Incheon.

There were plenty variegated subjects, such as the fisherboat and the ironworks, moreover the memoried sceneries of the old aged village. Each time I visit Incheon, I amuse myself by sketching this and that freely at the harmonious wharf.

ladies at bus

young and old ladies at a bus, 17 x 28 cm, felttip pen and watercolor, pencil

On the way coming home from swimming center. I sketches these ladies. I started from the yellowish hat of the right woman. After that the white haired lady caught my eye because the white and silvery hair looked elegant rather than the dyed hair in black at that age.  Young woman and kid were added. It's good to sketch at bus or subway for they're airconditioned very cool in hot days.

Some cultural properties in Seoul

 Myengnyundang in the Sungkyunkwan precincts

 viewed from a different angle

 Tangun Shrine adjacent to Sajik Park

 Appenzeller/ Noble Memorial Museum at Jeongdong

entrance of the Museum

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The traditional architecture alive is the very subject to practice the sketchwork. As a matter of fact, a few historic remains in the downtown Seoul are very valuable properties for our urban sketchers.

진전되고 있는 옥수동 개발

an old lady selling vegetable

I saw her at Nogbeondong street on the way going to Gaemi(Ant) Village located near Hongje Station for sketching last month. The vegetable looked so fresh that I would have bought some if I were going home. While I was sketching, a man passing by looked down at my sketch. Being encouraged by his praise I asked him to take a photo for me. He said " Wow how did you know that I'm a journalist of newspaper?' It's another pleasure to communicate with people about sketches.

Songpa Library Sketch Class 7/1

thank you so much, members of Seoul Urban Sketchers for the great open sketch classes on 7/1-7/2. it was a great experience letting people guide on how to express their views. the little kids were cute!!

Dong-A Ilbo newspaper building

viewed from the opposite side across the road

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The old and new buildings are harmonized each other well. And what's more, these structures are located on Sejongno, right in the heart of downtown Seoul.