Penang George Town Sketchwalk Day 4

It's a free-and-easy day for the fourth day. We covered the main places but there are still many streets not sketched. Those will have to be saved for another trip.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
The main objective of the day was to visit the Nanyang Art & Graphic store along Carvarnon Street. It's a store that sells art materials. We were inside even as the shutters were being pulled up.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
You can see the guys checking out the assortment of brushes. There are the kolinsky sable brushes, squirrel brushes and travel brushes.

The prices are very good. Crazy good. Tia bought RM$300 worth of brushes.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
A rusted watercolour box going for half price. Incredible deal.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Another shop about 5 stores around was selling RM$11 Hero fountain pens. It's the 1077 model. Singapore's price is 4 times of that for a rather similar model. This is the incredible deal #2. The guys bought a lot of Hero pens.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Someone walked away with a free gift.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
More street art seen near Armenian Street. They are by Ernest Zacharevic. I love the wall also. There are so many layers of textures. The bricks and the different layers of paint, and in different stages of weathering.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
This is the exhibition area kindly provided by China House.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
It's easy to spot the big sign hanging outside. The space is on the 2nd floor and if you enter China House from Victoria St, it's the first staircase up.

The sketches drawn the last few days will be on display until July 21, 2012. There are 76 pieces on display, almost all available for sale.

Well, in case you can't visit the exhibition, here are the pieces on display.
Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Here's Bo Juan adjusting one of the pieces. It's really quick putting up the display using pegs and wire mesh.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
This is the guest book. Can you see my crazy sketch?

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
This is Rinna from Bangkok painting the wall.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
A sketch drawn by me. That's Vivian, Rinna and I-Hsuan.

Penang Sketchwalk Jul 2012

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Someone drew a cat. I added the dog later. Actually, I drew a series of dogs, and fishes and monkeys.

It's around the afternoon and the exhibition opening doesn't start until 630pm. So I went back to Armenian St to do a quick sketch. It's Monday and there weren't a lot of people around. On Saturday, the whole place was packed.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
This is the beautiful Amelie Cafe on Armenian Street. It's closed on Mondays. I love how the plants have integrated with the shop front. It's so charming.

Penang Sketchwalk Jul 2012

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
This was at the 6.30pm opening. The atmosphere was terrific.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Everyone was enjoying themselves.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Tia, Ignatius and Asnee

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Johor sketchers

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Ch'ng Kiah Kiean and Bo Juan.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Bo Juan and his daughter.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Dr Gwynn Jenkins who gave the talk on George Town on the second day.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Tony Chua and Pramote

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Ernest Zacharevic and Rinna

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Rinna with Bo Juan's daughter

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Khoo Cheang Jin, Tia, Ch'ng Kiah Kiean and me

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Tan Chit Seng and Buz-walker

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Me, Buz and Alvin

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Me and the Johor sketchers

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
There are so many people I didn't get the names of.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Me, Zhu Hong and Liu Wen Xiang. Liu Wen Xiang is a cyclist and sketchers. He travels by bicycles to places you would normally take the bus, like up Genting Hill.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Rinna and me.

Penang Sketchwalk Day 4 (Jul 2012)
Khoo Cheang Jin calling for a toast.

This concludes the Penang George Town sketchwalk that was held over the four days. I had tremendous fun sketching with friends and new friends.

Once again, I would like to thank Ch'ng Kiah Kiean, Khoo Cheang Jin, Bo Juan, and the rest of the USK Penang group for organizing this event. It's really great to meet you guys. There's nothing like meeting the real person as compared to looking at profile avatars on facebook.

It's a really enjoyable experience and I hope there will be many more in the future. This is sketchwalk on a whole new level.

Penang George Town Sketchwalk Day 1

All the photos on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/teohyc/sets/72157630446739936/detail/

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