sketches at the noon concert in Seoul City Hall

sketches by Lee Yong-hwan

Violin Player 440, Kim Yong-seok, pen, A 4

Guitarist Go Young-hwack of the Bargain Virus, pen, A 4

Bargain Virus, pen, A 4

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sketches by Yoo Byung-hwa

Violin Player 440, Kim Yong-seok, pencil watercolor, 25 x 18.5 cm

Bargain Virus, pencil, watercolor, 18.5 x 25 cm

Kim Yong-seok(김용석) is playing 'Let It Go'.

YH Lee presented his works to the artists(violinist Kim Yong-seok and guitarist Go Young-hwack)

Seoul city hall holds a small concert of one hour at noon for citizens inside the hall. YH Lee and I met there for sketching them yesterday. Violin Player 440 played several nice music with his electric violin for 30 minutes. And the Bargain Virus played during last half an hour. It was a very good program for citizens to hear music for free (though there is a tip box. not compulsory). Music was so sweet that YH Lee stopped to draw being attracted by the violinist's various poses and melody. He presented his drawings to the players. We shared thanks and had good time for sketching and healing ourselves with wonderful music.

어제 점심시간에 이용환샘과 시청 청사내의 작은 공연장에서 만나 연주를 감상했습니다. 시청사에서 시민들을 위하여 여러 행사를 마련하는 것 중에 음악회는 정말 소중한 프로그램으로 느껴집니다. 멋진 음악을 들으며 고단한 일상을 잊고 다시 삶에의 활력을 주겠지요. 힘든 여건 속에 웃으며 연주하는 음악가들의 탑박스에 손을 넣는 시민들을 보는 것도 기분 좋은 일이었어요. 

48th World Wide SketchCrawl at Seoul City Hall

Seoul City Hall, pen and watercolor

Seoul Metropolitan Council (서울시의회) across the road, pen and watercolor

entrance to the Seoul Citizen's Hall, pen and watercolor

Seoul Bookstore at Citizens' Hall, pen and watercolor

a moving performance at Citizens' Hall, pen and watercolor

Jazz Harmonica player, Jeon Jae Deok (전재덕) Band, pen and watercolor

Base player Jeong Yong Joon of Jeon Jae Deok Band, pen and watercolor

Base player and Drummer of Jeon Jae Deok Band, pencil and watercolor

African dance player of FONIKE, sepia conte and watercolor

African dance player, pen and oil pastel

African dance players, pencil and watercolor

Drawing Show with music and dance performance, Male artist, pen and oil pastel

meeting after sketch time,  pen and watercolor

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( 21 x 29.6cm  sketchbook )

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Seoul City Hall is one of the most favorite place to sketch in downtown Seoul, so I posted some sketches on usk blog several times. The old city hall building and newly built city hall show not only combination of the architectural style, but historical change of the modern Seoul.

Last Saturday, for the 48th World Wide SketchCrawl, Seoul usk members met at the Seoul Citizens' Hall that is located on the basement floor of Seoul City Hall. The Citizens' Hall serves as a courtyard where Seoulites share their creativity and individuality while participating in various programs such as discussion meetings, workshops, seminars, concerts, exhibitions, special events, and wedding ceremonies.

The day was wet weather with the rainy season, so at first I sketched city hall buildings and streetscape outdoors between rains in the morning. After lunch, enjoying various kinds of performances at Citizens' Hall, I drew some colorful and fantastic sceneries with excitement.

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서울시청은 서울의 근대사와 오늘을 이어주며 내일을 그려보는 타임 캡슐입니다~~

소리없는 변화 속에 그릴 때마다 숨어있던 장면들이 되살아나오는 듯 새롭게 다가옵니다.

스케치의 소재가 주변 가까이에, 가는 곳마다, 갈 때마다 다르게 펼쳐 있는 것이 

서울 스케치의 매력입니다.

#48 World Wide SketchCrawl at Seoul City hall

four sketches by Anna Fee Brunner from Germany

two sketches by Kiki from Japan

Anna and Kiki

three sketches by Kim Ji-hong

Jeong Ji-young and Moon Hyung-in

Much thanks for joining us!

#48 World Wide SketchCrawl at Seoul City Hall

Seoul Bookstore in city hall, pencil, watercolor, 25 x 25 cm

sculptures exhibition inside the hall 

by Sung Nak-Joong(성낙중), Memory(left)

and Kang Sung-Hoon(강성훈), Wind-water lion(right)

sepia conte, pastels, A 4

sculpture by Son Hyun-Ook(손현욱), The Connection,

sepia conte, pastels, A 4

Base player Jeong Yong Joon of Jeon Jae Deok Band,

sepia conte, pastels, A 4

African music and dance band, FONIKE,

sepia conte, pastels, A 4

African dance players, sepia conte, pastels, A 4

African dance player with feather fans, sepia conte, pastels, A 4

African drum player, sepia conte, pastels, A 4

Drawing Show with music and dance performance, 

Female artist drawing 'dragon',

sepia conte, pastels, A 4

Male artist performing of drawing "Napoleon crossing the Alps",

sepia conte, A 4

sepia conte, A 4

FONIKE drummers

FONIKE dancer Moon

Drawing Show members

Jeon Jae-Deok Band

beautiful announcer Moon So-Ri who gave us a time to introduce Urban Sketchers' activity thankfully

It was raining all day in rainy season. Thirteen sketchers joined us. We were lucky to sketch inside the city hall enjoying various kinds of events under the title of "Play Seoul" held by city hall. Newly built city hall and former old building gave lots of drawing subjects. For the Art Festival(Jul 24 - Aug. 6, 2015) event lots of paintings and sculptures were exhibited on lobby for citizens. I drew some and enjoyed music and dance held from three o'clock. City Hall helds such program 'Love city hall on Saturday' on last Saturday every month for citizens. Though it rained we enjoyed all the shows and cool space in city hall.

Thank you all the participants : Kim Ji-hong, Jeong Ji-young, Jo Hye -kyoung, Shim Jung-ae, Kim Ok-kyung, Ahn Jae-hyang, Anna Fee Brunner, Kiki, Lee Yong-hwan, Kim Mi-kyung, Yun Young-sook, Moon Hyung-in, Yoo Byung-hwa

어제 종일 비가 왔습니다. 그래도 시청사 안은 각종 회화 작품과 문화 체험을 하려는 어린이와 시민들로 붐볐어요. 오후 세시부터 열리는 음악 프로그램에서 다양한 밴드의 음악과 드로잉 쇼를 보며 스케치할 수 있어 더욱 즐거웠습니다.

참가하신 분들 : 김지홍님, 정지영님,  조혜경님, 심정애님, 김옥경님, 안재향님, 안나 브루너, 키키, 이용환, 김미경, 윤영숙, 문형인, 유병화

새로 오신 분들은 첫날 오셔서 여러가지로 어려우셨겠지만 앞으로도 자주 참여하시면 좋겠습니다.

감사합니다!