Sketches at Sungkyunkwan University & Myeongryundang , Seoul

Sungkyunkwan convention & wedding hall in front of entrance of the campus, 

pen and watercolor, (29.6 x 42cm)

street scene across the entrance of Sungkyunkwan University, 

pen and watercolor, (29.6x 42cm)

Myeongryundang building, pencil, (36 x 51cm)

surrounding buildings under reconstruction near Myeongryundang, 

pen, (36 x 51cm)

Business School, Sungkyunkwan University, pen and watercolor, (36 x 51cm)

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After the heat wave season is over, it's nice weather for sketching outdoors. Last Saturday, we Seoul urban sketchers met at the entrance of the Sungkyunkwan University. On arriving at the meeting place, I started sketching the lively street scene around the entrance of the university. Several times I visited the familiar campus in downtown near my home from my childhood.  What I'm impressed with is the big gingko trees of nearly 500 years old in front of Myeongryundang(명륜당) inside the Munmyo(문묘). Especially, some cultural properties like the above Korean traditional buildings and newly built modern campus buildings seemed to be harmonized with the history of Seoul. I sketched various scenes on the spot here and there around the beautiful campus remembering past history of Seoul. The old villages located closed the historic campus is one of the most favorite subjects for urban sketchers.
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조선시대 성균관의 역사를 머금은 은행나무의 연륜...
창경궁과 대학로, 명륜동 주택가의 스카이라인은
세월따라 변해가는 서울의 모습을 반영해 갑니다.
역사적인 문화재와 캠퍼스를 포용하는 명륜동은
바쁜 삶에 얽힌 풍물과 선비의 정신, 포근한 자연을 담는
어제와 오늘이 공존하는 생생한 스케치 장소입니다~~

Sketches at the Munmyo & Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul

We gathered at the entrance of the Sungkyunkwan Univ. After 10:30 am we went to Munmyo first. Inside there were guys with white traditional clothes with black hat for the ceremony. They were busy for the preparation for the ceremony on the 15th day (lunar calendar) of each month at the Confucian Shrine at Munmyo. They wore ritual clothes. The third man with red costume was said as official from the government at that time of Joseon dynasty. I heard that such ceremony was held twice a month every first day and the 15th to memorize Confucian. Anyhow it was a fortune to see such ceremony unexpectedly. 

After having lunch I moved to the university located at near the Munmyo. It was cool with breeze in spite of hot sunlight. I captured part of a building of the univ. under the shadow of trees. 

Myeongryundang

women enjoying cool weather and talks at the ground of Myeongryundang inside the Munmyo

charcoal, conte, pastels, brush pen, pencil, 32 x 46 cm

After the typoon the weather was really fantastic. We could enjoy the sunlight and wonderful sketching place. I visited there several times. But I love to see the long Korean traditional style building with big ginko trees of 400 years old. Additionally nearby university gives modern feelings with young students and newly built campus buildings different from the Munmyo, Confucian Shrine. 

오늘 좋은 날씨에 멀지 않은 스케치 장소에서 여러분들과 좋은 시간 보냈습니다. 새로 오신 분들 반가왔습니다. 자주 뵙기 바랍니다.  서울 어반 스케쳐 여러분들의 조용히 그림 그리시는 모습을 공자님께서 보시며 미소 지으셨을 것같습니다. 

감사합니다.