Ian, age 29, has tried to sell his work in other spots, but his favorite location is Central Park.

Basically, I come from Korea. I was a college student, and I graduated, and then I went to Japan, to study art for 2 years. Then I went to Europe, just for a visit, and then I came here. I have family living here.

I came the first time to Central Park about 5 years ago. But I didn't come here seriously, just once or twice, to visit friends. Last year I worked the whole summertime here.

I do at least 20 portraits a week. I also do portraits in Battery Park, at the Statue of Liberty. But I think it's good here, in Central Park.

Sometimes, last year, in the summertime, I went to Times Square to do portraits. But it was horrible. Too many people! And 100% it's about business there. They have shops, big shops, and the tourists just spend money on tourism, and not for any culture. But Central Park, the point of it is goodness. They have the Metropolitan Museum, and a lot of photographs, and they can feel more like a village. And then they come here and they're ready to kind of enjoy their life. It's better luck, here. Even though we can make more money in Times Square, it's terrible there.

Most of my friends, they're Korean, and some of them have their own business, doing artwork. Two of them, last week, had shows. But not yet, for me; I'm just a beginner. I'm a very young artist. And even with my portraits, I don't care, I give of myself.

The portrait is a very delicate work. The customer, we see just one time: the first time we see them is at that moment. But they have had too many times to see themselves. That's why portrait is so great. Very difficult and very great.