Sketches at Deoksugung Palace and Jeong-dong, Seoul

a scene viewed from indoor walls of Deoksugung Palace, pen and watercolor, 

(29.6 x 42cm)

Junghwajeon, the main throne hall at Deoksugung Palace, pen and watercolor, 

(36 x 51cm)

surrounding buildings viewed from Deokhongjeon, pen, (36 x 51cm)

Seoul City Hall and Seoul Metropolitan Library viewed from Daehanmun, pen, 

(29.6 x 42cm) 

Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum (Pai Chai HakDang) and Seoul Child-care 

information center building, pen and watercolor, (29.6 x 42cm)

Jeongdong First Methodist Church after renovation, pen and watercolor, (36 x 51cm)

Nancy Ho, a foreign sketcher from Canada, pencil, (21 x 29.6cm)

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Yesterday, the weather was so fine to sketch under the autumn sky.  We Seoul urban sketchers including a foreign new comer, Nancy Ho, met together around Deoksugung 

Palace and had a good sketch time all day. Deoksugung Palace is one of the most famous attractions for Korean traditional palace with history in downtown Seoul. The palace sits alongside a series of modern style buildings that add to the uniqueness of the surrounding scenery. We sketched the colorful traditional buildings inside the palace through the morning, and after lunch we moved to Jeong-dong adjacent to the palace. There are a lot of attractive subject matters for sketching such as beautiful stonewall walkway, various church buildings, museums, modern architectural properties and the traditional festivals for many tourists and visitors. I liked such subjects and enjoyed sketching around Jeong-dong for a long time. I sketched lovely scenes in historic downtown Seoul with a peace of mind as ever.

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가을하늘~~ 덕수궁과 정동을 중심으로 펼치는 파노라마는

시청과 광화문, 종로와 남대문, 명동과 서울역을 어우르며

모든 요소가 무궁무진 깔려있는... 그리면 그릴수록 새로워지는,

그토록 수없이 그려도 그려도 지루하지 않은... 열린 스튜디오~

어반스케치 명소중의 명소라고 느껴집니다.

sketches around Jeong-dong, Seoul

The Anglican Church of Korea (대한성공회), pencil and watercolor

Society of the Holy Cross (성가수도회) detatched from the Anglican Church, 

pen and watercolor

another drawing on the same place, conte

Chungdong First Methodist Church (정동제1교회), pen and watercolor

Seoul Museum of Art (서울 시립미술관 SeMA), pen

Seoul Child-care information center building(서울시청 직장어린이집),

brush pen and watercolor

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( 21 x 29.6cm sketchbook )

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Last Saturday, the weather was fine to sketch. Seoul urban sketchers met at the Anglican Church of Korea and sketched various scenes around Jeong-dong street near Deoksugung Palace. I sketched lovely buildings in historic downtown Seoul reminiscing about the good old days.

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덕수궁 주변의 성공회와 정동 일대는 도심의 보석과도 같은 곳입니다.

역사와 애환과 낭만의 추억이 깃든 우리 시대의 자화상을 보면서~~

도시의 물결과 유유한 옛 문화가 함께 숨쉬는 스케치의 매력에 빠져듭니다.

sketches at Jeong-dong by Andy Oh

대한성공회 서울 대성당  Anglican Church Seoul Cathedral

배재학당 비석 "신교육의 발상지"  Paichai high school Memorial Stone " the birthplace of new education"

배재학당 역사박물관  Paichai high school History Museum

안녕하세요. 오창환입니다.

처음 뵜는데도 작품을 많이 봐서 그런지 낮설게 느껴지지가 않군요.

즐거운 시간 가졌습니다.

September sketching at Jeong-dong

Anglican church of Korea, conte, pastels, A 4

greeting families at wedding ceremony at the church, 

conte, pastels, A 4

buildings under construction seen at the back yard of Baejae building, Jeong-dong,

charcoal, pastels, A 4

facade of Child care building for Seoul city hall employees(서울시청직장어린이집)

conte, pastels, A 4

It was a real fine day after raining. Eight participants joined us including four new comers. We started at the Anglican Church of Korea where a wedding ceremony would be performed. Families of bride and bridegroom were greeting their congratulators at the entrance of the church. After sketching till 12:30 we moved to restaurant for lunch. After lunch we went to the observatory in Seoul City Hall Seosomun building to see the beautiful view from 13th floor. Because it's weekend lots of visitors took seats and frequented. So it was not easy for 8 sketchers to take space for long. Though we felt sorry we left promising to come again for sketching and walked to Baejae Hagdang nearby. There in fantastic foreground surrounded by old and new buildings we finished sketching. Thank you all!

Participants : Lee Yong-hwan, Song Kee-sung, Ku Bon-ok, Yoo Byung-hwa 

and new comers : Oh Chang-hwan, Son Jeong-hwa, Yoo Hye-kyoung and Mona Kwon

전날밤에 비가 와서 좀 걱정을 했으나 어제의 날씨는 너무 좋았어요. 첫번째 그케치 장소인 성공회 마당은 결혼식이 있어서 화려한 한복입으신 혼주님들과 많은 손님들로 붐볐습니다. 이어 근처에서 맛있는 국밥 식사를 하고 시청 서소문분관 전망대를 관람한후 배재학당으로 옮겨 너른 장소에서 스케치를 마쳤습니다. 처음 나오신 오창환님, 모나 권님, 유혜경님, 손정화님 반가왔습니다. 앞으로 많은 활동 바랍니다. 감사합니다.

some sketches around Seoul City Hall

 Seoul City Hall and Seoul Metropolitan Library

Seoul City Hall Seosomun Building (Jeong-dong Observatory on the 13th floor)

a panoramic view of Seoul from the Jeong-dong Observatory

Junghwajeon(중화전) at Deoksugung Palace

a scenery around Seoul Anglican Cathedral (대한 성공회 서울교구)

Newspaper publishing companies around Seoul City Hall

a scene looking at Namsan mountain

a scene around Kyunghyang Shinmun Newspaper Building(경향신문사)

inside view of the Jeong-dong Observatory

a panoramic view through the window

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( pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm sketchbook )

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In the year-end holydays, I visited the Jeong-dong Observatory (정동 전망대)on the 13th floor of Seoul City Hall Seosomun Annex Building (서소문 청사), just across the street from Deoksugung Palace(덕수궁). The Observatory itself is rather modest in appearance: just a few chairs, coffee and refreshments and a photographic display of historical landmarks on the walls. The real attraction is outside: the panoramic views spanning from Seoul City Hall to the Ganghwamun Area and beyond, including Inwangsan and Bukhansan, moreover, Namsan mountain. The panoramic views of numerous buildings also reflect the history of Seoul. Many visitors enjoyed the beautiful landscapes and various forms of architecture at Deoksugung Palace and neighboring areas around Seoul City Hall.

I sketched the various compositions from the fantastic panoramas through the window, moving here and there all around the building.

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연말연시 이틀간, 덕수궁 돌담길 따라 서울시 청사 서소문 별관 13층의 정동 전망대를 찾았습니다. 시청 주변의 도심 스케치를 많이 했지만, 고층 실내에서 창밖을 시원하게 내려다보며 파노라마를 그리면서 느낀 점은~~ 시청과 덕수궁, 정동의 조선시대와 근대를 넘어 현대를 잇는 공존의 공간을 한 눈으로 체험하며 다양한 스케치를 날씨에 구애받지 않고 그릴 수 있는 훌륭한 장소라는 것이었습니다.

A watercolor painting in Chungdong First Methodist Church ( 정동 제일교회), Jung-gu, Seoul

Last Saturday, the fall weather was so fine for sketching. I visited Jeongdong Street (정동길) for sketching with Seoul urban sketchers. Chungdong First Methodist Church is Korea's first Protestant church built in 1897 by Appenzeller and constructed with red brick, country Gothic style. The church is located in the center of the beautiful Jeongdong Street, and is especially beautiful in autumn, when the leaves fall from the trees that line the street. And the shadow of external brick wall of the church varies from hour to hour rhythmically.
I was impressed by the attractive scene, and painted in watercolor standing up in front of the church half a day.

Chungdong First Methodist Church, pencil and watercolor, 54 x 74cm 

quick sketch before watercolor painting, brush pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm 

another quick sketch on the same spot, bruch pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Seoul Museum of Art (서울 시립미술관 SeMA), pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

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가을 단풍 바람에 흩날리며 그림자와 함께 붉은 벽면을 스쳐가는
정동 제일교회는 아름다운 정동길의 작은 보석 같습니다.
정동길 따라 그리는 것은 어반 스케쳐가 누리는 작은 행복입니다.