Sketches around Seoul Station and Seoullo 7017

[By Lee Yong-hwan in Seoul, Korea]

   the panorama of Seoul Station seen from Seoullo 7017, (25 x 42cm), pencil/

   a scene viewed from the old Seoul Station Square, (25 x 42cm), pen and watercolor/

Shuttle Bus Boarding Area of Seoul Station, (25 x 42cm), pen and watercolor

a quick sketch of the cityscape focusing to the Namdaemun Gate seen from 

Seoullo 7017, (29.6 x 42cm), pencil

a quick sketch of railways of Gyeongui Line and the surrounding buildings, 

(29.6 x 42cm), pen

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Seoul Station is one of the most favorite sketching subjects for me. I often sketched the famous historic station several times including the 30th Worldwide Sketchcrawl. It was very fine last Saturday, we Seoul urban sketchers met at Food Court on the 3rd floor inside Seoul Station building for sketching around the station building and Seoullo 7017, new attraction for citizens and tourists. The Seoullo 7017 project is completed five months ago, that promotes the regeneration of Seoul Station area by remodelling the old Seoul Station overpass construction into pedestrian walkaways. There are a variety of facilities along Seoullo 7017, including an information center, cafes, gardens, and stages. Seoullo 7017 itself is open all day, every day for many visitors to enjoy at their leisure.

At first, I began sketching here and there in and out of the station building from a new perspective, looking for the new scenes I didn’t draw before. After lunch, I walked up to the Seoullo 7017 walkaways and enjoyed sketching the attractive panoramic scenes of downtown Seoul. Many pedestrians and children came up to me and were very interested in sketching on the spot quickly in the crowd. I was attracted by the colorful buildingscapes and enjoyed the lively sketch time as if I were floating in the air. Please visit here for more sketches of Seoul urban sketchers.