some sketches around Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno-gu(종로구), Seoul

Gwanghwamun, main gate to Gyeongbokgung Palace(경복궁), pen and watercolor, 21x 29.6cm

office buildings around Gwanghwamun Square, pen and watercolor, 21x 29.6cm

Sejong Center(세종문화회관), the gate way of Korean performing art, pen and watercolor, 21x29.6cm

neighboring buildings under remodeling, pen and watercolor, 21x 29.6cm

Statue of Admiral Yi Sun-Sin(이순신), a monument of Gwanghwamun Square, 

pen and watercolor,  21x 29.6cm

 Fine Art Festival on Yeolin Madang(열린마당) Park nearby Gwanghwamun, pen and watercolor, 21x 29.6cm

Ilmin Museum of Art (일민 미술관)and the Dong-a Media Center building(동아 미디어센타), watercolor, 54 x 72cm

painting with watercolors on the side of the Sejongno(세종로) Crossroad

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Last Sunday, the Street Fine Art festival was held in Gwanghwamun Square hosted by Korean Fine Arts Association. Gwanghwamun Square is a public area in front of Gwanghwamun and located in the heart of central Seoul that features museums, statues, restaurants, and beautiful surrounding views. I joined in the festival as a member of Korea Outdoor Watercolor Artists' group, and sketched the well-known landmarks, buildings and colorful panoramic sceneries about the bustling streets. There was an air of festivity throughout the Gwanghwamun Square. It was also a memorable day for me by sketching the various monumental buildings and landmarks standing on the very center in the heart of Seoul.

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광화문 열린마당 축제로 열린 사생 행사였습니다. 

서울의 상징 광화문 주변에서의 그림은 언제나 그려도 새로웁고, 생기 넘치는 도시의 변화무쌍하고 다양한 소재의 매력에 빠져들게 됩니다. 그동안 이 일대의 스케치를 많이 했지만 광화문 네거리 한복판에서 이젤 펼치고 그린 기념적인 날이기도 했습니다. 

서울 도심과 주변의 다채로운 소재들을 수없이 그리면서 느끼는 점은~~~

역사 문화의 자취와 미래상이 맞물려가며, 약동하는 삶의 물결 속에서 무궁무진한 소재들이 넘쳐나는 서울은 "현장을 그리는 화가들의 천국"이라고 실감했습니다.

meetup once again at Gwanghwamun Square

"The Art of URBAN SKETCHING" by Gabriel Campanario was translated into Korean language by Hong Seung Won and published by EJONG Art Professional. Much thanks to them! It is on sale in bookstores.  Mr. Huh, staff of Kyobo Book Center, asked us an interview to introduce all about the urban sketching to the readers. We promised to meet at 11:00 am on Jan 30th, 2013 in front of the King Sejong statue at the Gwanghwamun Square near the Kyobo Book Center, Gwanghwamun.  We'll show how the urban sketching is going on the spot. Anybody can join us. Hope to see you there! 

가브리엘 캄파나리오의 "The Art of URBAN SKETCHING"이 홍승원씨의 한국어 번역으로 미술 전문 출판사 이종에 의해 출판되었습니다. 영어판이 주문에 의해 판매되고 있는 줄은 알고 있었습니다만 한국어로 이렇게 빨리 출판되어서 많은 분들이  도시 스케치의 멋을 접하게 되어 기쁩니다. 수고하신 한국의 번역가와 출판사에도 감사합니다. 이번 출판을 계기로 교보문고 허영진씨께서 서울 어반 스케쳐 여러분의 스케치하는 모습의 취재를 제안하셨습니다. 다음주 1월 30일 오전 11시에 만나서 스케치도 하시고 스케치에 대한 의견을 나누시면 좋겠습니다.  만나는 장소는 광화문 광장의 세종대왕 동상앞입니다. 관심있는 분은 누구라도 참여하시면 반갑겠습니다. 그날 뵙겠습니다.

two sketches in/out on a bitterly cold day

charcoal, A 4

After swimming I walked down to Gwanghwamun to buy some art material at Namdaemun market. On the way at Naejadong, I saw this scene. I couldn't pass over and in the middle point returned to the pedestrian road for sketching across this street. It was so cold that my fingers got numbed. But the shiny light was there contrasted by the vertical dark lines of the Integrated Govermental Building in back.

pen, charcoal, A 4

I had lunch at the Melodies, large scale food court of Kyobo Book Center. After having deliciously I sketched the bustling scene inside of the kitchen. I planned how to capture them while having Gimbab(rice wrapped with black laver within which kinds of vegetable were put in the center) with hot soybean sauce soup.

sketches around Gwangwhamun

at street of Kukidong

national flag at Sajigdong

blue building at Sajigdong

shoe-shiner at Gwangwhamun

pencil, pen, chalks, A 4 sketchbook

The blue building which I drew using watercolor before looks very nice to me. This time I used chalks. And I began the bottom one when the shoeshiner was away. While drawing it he came back so I added him. He didn't feel bad about sketching him while some  didn't permit to draw the scene. Before I finished this he went away carrying the shined shoes to the owners. How he worked merrily smiling, I felt glad too.

sketches around Gwangwhamun/Aug.18, 2011

at the hall of swimming center

in front of World Mart located near Sajik Park

at Gwangwhamun near Kyoryo Super Mart,

A 4, pencil(7B) & watercolor

Gwangwhamun has so many attractive sketching spots that I don't feel tired of sketching there.

sketches around Gwangwhamun

kind of rose moss at flower shop

national flags hung on Byucksan Kwangwhamun Seedae Officetel, Naejadong

frontal feature of Starbucks Coffee at Gwangwhamun

a girl at a bus on my way coming home

13 x 19 cm sketchbook

It was raining all day. I walked from Sajik Park to Gwangwhamun sketching the above ones. A pretty pot of flower imported rose moss caught my eye. While sketching the owner of the flower shop came out to see. Because I'd lived over 30 years in that village not far from the shop we talked about redevelopment, the old bakery, old doctor whom I had frequented for curing of my kids and I heard that he died after moving out the village. National flags hung on the building for celebrating the Independence Day of Korea were touching; the colors looked vivid due to the rain.

[August 11,2011] Drawings in Namsan & Gwanghwamun

@ Namsan

@ near Gwangwamun

Admiral Lee Soon Sin at Gwanghwamoon Square

A 4, pen and watercolor on packing paper

At the end of sketchcrawl on June 12, 2011 climbing the Inwang Mountain I arrived at Gwanghwamoon and finished the tour drawing the statue of the general.