scenery seen from Jongno Tower

charcoal, A 4

conte, pastels, A 4

These were made on the same spot of Jongno Tower 10th floor looking down the Jongno YMCA area. Along the Jongno 2-ga street there are rows of nice looking buildings. But behind of them we could see old and low buildings. By such contrast I could enjoy the various type of shadows in the afternoon. I often visit to see the movement of darkness. Last Feb. 1st I drew rapidly with charcoal. And yesterday I tried to capture in detail with conte adding pale pastel colors. I was excited with the strong contrast of light and dark changing every second.

지난 2월 1일에 이어 어제 종로 타워에 갔어요. 늘 내려다 보는 장소에서 또 그렸습니다. 환한 햇살에 드리워진 건물들의 다양한 그림자들이 흥미롭구요. 복잡한 건물들의 모습을 그려보는 것도 큰 공부라 생각하고 그 건물에 갈때마다 들려봅니다.  움직이는 그림자를 보면서 지구의 자전, 태양계 속의 나를 생각하는 시간을 갖는 것은 덤입니다.

#50th World Wide SketchCrawl at Myeong-dong

I started first drawing at Lotte Cinema hall at 6th floor of Lotte department.

scenery of Sogong-dong area seen from Love bridge between Lotte Young Plaza and Annual department

New comer, Han Ju-hyeon is sketching on the Love Bridge.

mannequins on Love Bridge

Myeongdong Cathedral church seen from Coffee Bean

Catholic Building seen from coffee shop

New comer (Kim Kyu-hun) at 1898 Myeongdong Cathedral 

Cold weather of -15 degrees made us hard to expect many sketchers to join. But two brave new comers, Han Ju-hyeon and Kim Kyu-hun, came for sketching together. Much thanks to Lee Yong-hwan and Yun Young-sook from Yongin city too.

But the inside of department was warm for us to put off thick coats while sketching on bright bridge looking down both sides of urban features. We shared new comers' nice sketches which were made before. Those were inspiring. After having lunch we moved into Coffee Bean located across Myeongdong Cathedral. The place was nice for sketchers with good scenery through pane glass moving the ground floor to 2nd floor freely. After finishing we gathered at the plaza of '1898 Myeongdong Cathedral', basement of the cathedral, which was rebuilt under the previous parking lot. Sharing works done all day was always worthy for all of us. We shared experiences and tips.

Thank you so much for participating with courage and love for sketching together!

오늘 몹시 추운 날씨에 참여해주신 이용환님, 윤영숙님, 한주현, 김규헌님께 감사드립니다.

그러나 언제나 만남은 즐겁기만 합니다. 앞으로도 좋은 만남이 지속되기를 바라며,

좋은 그림들 많이 볼수 있기를 바랍니다. 감사합니다.

#50th World Wide SketchCrawl Seoul, Korea [Results] page

#50th World Wide SketchCrawl page

sketching with Susan Robertson from Vancouver, Canada

     By Susan Robertson

     

 sketch at Seoul Station

sketch of stainless cup at Seoul station Food Court

sketches at Seoul Flea Market

indoor sketch at Doota Building Food Court

 Deuksugung seen from the observatory, Seosomun annexed building of Seoul City Hall

 Susan presented this beautiful apple sketch to me.

           

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by Yoo Byung Hwa

I sketched one at the waiting room in Seoul station. A 4

scenery including the Seoul Culture Station 284, A 4

sketch of the food court, Seoul Station, ㅁ 4

bakery scenery at Doota building, A 4

citizens resting in Seoul Citizens Hall, A 4

scenery seen from the observatory in Seosomun annexed building of Seoul City Hall, A 4

Though the weather was not warm, our outings were great. At Seoul station Rian, Susan's friend, joined us too. In spite of her busy working weekdays she was so eager to sketch Seoul, which inspired us so much. She enjoyed Korean food too. We had Korean traditional pancakes even at Gwangjang market, so crowded one. Much thanks for all her generous understanding about Korean culture and people. Hope her to come again soon and to be able to sketch all together! 

Thank you so much, Susan, for your pretty presents and drawing too! 

네번에 걸친 수잔님과의 스케치를 마치고 이제 그림을 올립니다. 추운 날씨에도 불구하고 주중에는 영어 선생님으로 일하시면서도 주말에 쉬지도 못하고 스케치에 임하는 자세를 보고 감동받았어요. 외국 생활을 많이 하셔서 우리나라에 대한 이해도 높았으며 특히 한국 음식을 아주 좋아하셔서 식사가 즐거웠습니다. 캐나다에서는 김치도 담가서 드신다고요. 광장시장에서 많은 인파로 긴 줄을 선 끝에 빈대떡을 사서 청계천에 나가 먹은 기억이 오래남겠습니다. 그림뿐만 아니라 많은 이야기를 하면서 즐거운 시간을 보냈으며 선물까지 마련해 오시기까지 해서 감동받았습니다. 앞으로도 한국에 자주 오셔서 많은 분들과 스케치 할 수 있기를 바랍니다.  감사합니다! 

crane trucks on cold days

working scene at an electronic pole, Nogbeon-dong, Eunpyeong district, Seoul

charcoal, A 4

As you know it's very cold these days. I could pass the Eunpyeong-ro yesterday. I saw a great scene which I couldn't meet often. There were four crane trucks around an electric pole. They seem to change something in my thoughts. The scenery was so complicated with crane trucks, pockets of the extended arms, boughs and twigs, and signal post even that I just looked upward for minutes. And freezing weather was another barrier to me. But I began to sketch with charcoal regardless of results. Challenge to capture such scene was enough. 

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scene at the construction field

charcoal, A 4

Today I walked by the former Gong-pyeong building site where a new building was under construction. I saw a tall crane truck inside the yard. I came across the street (Wujeonguk-ro) and looked up. The horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines and shapes were attractive. Working engineers added another focus too.

요즘 너무 춥습니다. 길에 걸어다니기도 만만치 않지요. 그런데 서울은 추위와 상관없이 활력이 넘칩니다. 어제 녹번동을 지나다 엄청나게 복잡한 현장을 만나서 결과에 아랑곳하지 않고 곱은 손으로 몇장 그렸습니다. 오늘은 예전 공평빌딩 터에 새로 들어서는 빌딩 공사 현장의 여러 모습이 인상적이어서 역시나 언 손으로 한장 그렸구요. 아마도 이 그림 볼때마다 그 추위가 느껴질듯합니다. 

추운 날씨에 건강히 지내시기 바랍니다.

sketches at E Mart, Eunpyeong branch

inside scene of the restaurant "Shabu Rian", pen, watercolor, A 4

pen, watercolor, A 4

Kids' cafe located on 8th floor of the shopping mall for kids and parents,

conte, watercolor, A 4

inside scene of the mall, conte, watercolor, A 4

On these winter days I like to sketch indoor scenes sitting on benches set here and there for customers. It was a pleasing experience to draw kids playing with kinds of toys with parents. Though they move in flashes usually they concentrate on the toys for minutes sometimes. Warm colors and kids harmonized well. 

추운 겨울 날씨에는 실내 풍경을 그리기 좋습니다. 자주 가는 은평 이마트에서 여러 장을 그려보았어요. 늘 지나다니기만 하다가 키즈 까페 유리창 앞에 의자가 있길래 재미나게 그릴 수 있었습니다. 따뜻한 색갈과 천진난만한 어린이들이 잘 어울리는 풍경이었습니다.

sketches at a cafe in Nagwon shopping mall (musical instrument stores)

pen, pastels, 18.5 x 25 cm

I dropped in the Nagwon shopping mall of musical instruments last month. Having tea I saw a woman with grey coat. She was waiting for somebody. A guy came soon. They began to talk about some event related with performance. And two persons arrived at. Though I couldn't grasp what the exact contents they were discussing about, the mood looked good for sketching. Thanks to the pastels I kept I could enjoy drawings.

지난 달에 낙원 상가에 들러서 2층에 있는 까페에 앉아 쉬었어요. 잠시 후에 몇몇 분이 오시더니 회의를 하는 것같았어요. 책상위에 노트북, 수첩, 필기도구로 메모도 하며 공연에 관한 회의를 하는 하는 듯했습니다. 다행히 파스텔을 가지고 나간지라 두장 그렸습니다.

musician drawings on autumn days

Oh Yu-hyeon and Woo Dong-myeong

Oksu Sajinkwan (옥수 사진관), 

Kim Dae-hong, Hong Seung-hyeon, Park Hye-min

Kim Jang-ho, No Gyeong-bo from left, 

A 4

Yi Yumi, Jazz singer

Drummer Choi Yo-seop, A 4

Jo Jeong-hyeon Quintet, 

Choi In-hwan, Jo jeong-hyeon, Choi Yo-seop, Lee Yong-seok, Lim Seul-gi from left,

A 4

On fine autumn days I enjoyed outdoor or indoor concerts which were held at noon in downtown such as Gwanghwamun and Seoul city hall. It was a very valuable time for me to sketch them hearing nice music. Practicing drawing their poses I could learn tips one by one. Complicated musical instruments are still difficult huddle to me. Though hard it's an exciting experience anyhow.

요즘 여기 저기에서 열렸던 음악 공연을 많이 그려보았습니다. 복잡한, 유려한 악기들이야 여전히 어렵지만 해나가면서 요령도 좀 생깁니다. 연주자들의 다양한 모습을 보고 특색있는 음악도 들으면서 스케치도 할 수 있는 작은 음악회가 더없이 소중하게 느껴집니다.