#34 Worldwide SketchCrawl at Yakhyeon Catholic Church(약현 성당)

inside the church office where the successive priests' photos were hung

and on left wall were the holy statues were in showcase for selling

35.5 x 24.5 cm

Brown Stone complex building across the church

holy statues in showcase for selling

inside the church

right side of the church

KH Lee and KW Jung at lounge for believers & visitors

Yakhyeon Catholic Church(Jungrim-dong Catholic Church)

YH Lee

The following sketches were drawn by Lee Kyu-hwang.

A 4(21 x 29.7 cm)

21 x 57 cm

The church found on 1892 as the first catholic church building in Korea locates at Jungrim-dong, Jung-ku. The church building was burnt by arson attack on February 1998. Renovation was completed on September 1999. 

In the morning it rained a little and cloudy. We went inside the office building where we could see the church through a big pane glass at the comfortable lounge. What a lucky day it was inspite of bad weather! We used the space freely. After sketching some we went inside the church building and did one for each. Every time we sketch despite of all bad conditions we get some valuable things which we never imagined before we begin. We enjoyed all the calm mood of the church and even the weather too. Thank you all!

sketches at Seoul Station(서울역) & Geumsunsa Temple(금선사)

at Seoul station, 30.5 x 22.9 cm

at Geumsunsa Temple, Gugidong, Seoul

The following works were drawn by Lee Kyu-hwang.

at Seoul station food court(서울역 푸드 코트) A 4

lobby seen from 3rd floor at Seoul Station, A 4

at Geumsunsa Temple, Gugi-dong, Seoul

BH Yoo and KW Jung at Geumsunsa Temple(금선사)

At Geumsunsa we met a woman(김현주) from Netherland who was staying at temple.

Today we heard sad news from Mr. Stephen Kopp that his father-in-law has passed last night. He had planned to sketch with us last Saturday. We felt so sorry because we met his wife Susie and worried about her father. We hope his eternal peace and that they get recovered from deep sorrow soon.

We sketched at Seoul station and Geumsunsa Temple located at Gugi-dong, Bughan mountain. 

sketch from Top Cloud, Jongno Tower Building

Bosingag at Jongno street seen from the bridge of restaurant, Top Cloud, Jongno Tower building

pencil, A 4

sketches at Seoul Folk Flea Market(서울 풍물 시장) and at Seoul Dongmyo(서울 동묘)

Lee Yong-hwan, Seoul Flea Market building located at Sinseol-dong, Dongdaemun-ku, Seoul

pen and watercolor, 25 x 35.2 cm

Lee Yong-hwan, Donggwanwangmyo(동관왕묘), Soongin-dong, Jongno-ku, Seoul

pen and watercolor, A 4(21 x 29.7cm)

Yoo Byung-hwa, statues at Seoul Flea Market, pencil and watercolor, 30.5 x 22.9 cm

Yoo Byung-hwa, back of the above statue through the window, pen and watercolor, 30.5 x 22.9 cm

Yoo byung-hwa, At wine shop in Seoul Flea Market, pencil and watercolor, 30.5 x 22.9 cm

Yoo Byung-hwa, At Dongmyo located at Soongin-dong, pencil and watercolor, 30.5 x 22.9 cm

Lee Kyu-hwang, At Seoul Flea Market, pencil, A 4

Lee Kyu-hwang, At Dongmyo, pencil, A 4

Though we've plan to sketch at Seoul Flea Market building, we visited there with KH Lee during his holidays in army. On the way coming home we dropped in the Dongmyo for drawing some. Due to the cold weather we just finished one for each. All the street from the Seoul flea market to Dongdaemun Gate was busy with customers and merchants. And we found a good place for sketching, the Dongmyo which was built in honor of the 3rd century Chinese military commander, Guan Yu on 1601, among flea market on street of Soongin-dong.

sketching with KH Lee

space back of Plaza Hotel at Taepyungro, charcoal, pastels, 27 x 39 cm

KH Lee, at the Anglican Church of Korea, Jeongdong, pencil, 37 x 26 cm

KH Lee, view seen at the gate of Deoksu Palace, pencil, 37 x 26 cm

KH Lee

In the afternoon we went to the beautiful church. After sketching moved to Deoksu Palace which was closed on Monday.  There we drew the sceneries despite of cold weather. He'll return to the army. He loved the panoramic scenery from the city hall and to the Plaza Hotel. He said that he would draw the scene later in different sized paper to fill enough. So I said to him 'How lucky we're to live in Seoul!'.

sketches at Seoul Station

Daler Rowney/watercolor, 30.5 x 22.9 cm

KH Lee, pencil, 30 x 40 cm

KH Lee, pencil, 30 x 40 cm

KH Lee, 30 x 40 cm

KH Lee, pencil, 30 x 40 cm

Much thanks for the three cups of sweet coffee presented by the kind lady of the coffeeshop(Caffe da Dio) in front of the elevator to the airport railroad. She said that she knew well about the difficulty of outdoor sketching or painting because she was an outdoor artist too! We introduced ourselves giving our catalogues.

Thank you all!!!