SketchCrawl at Yakhyeon Catholic Church, Jungrim-dong

the bell tower of the church, pen and watercolor, 25 x 35.3cm 

facade of the church beyond the hill, pen and watercolor, 25 x 35.3cm 

viewed from the rear side, pencil and watercolor, 29.7 x 42cm

the reverential scene inside the church, pen and watercolor, 25 x 35.3cm 

Seosomun martyrs' memorial hall, pen and watercolor, 25 x 35.3cm

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The first catholic church built in Korea, Yakhyeon Catholic Church is an early example of Gothic architecture of the 19th century.The brickwork of Yakhyeon Catholic Church is renowned for its architectural beauty. On the occasion of the 34 Worldwide SketchCrawl we sketchers met in the precincts of the church and enjoyed sketching in and out of the historied church building all day long.

Thanks all the participants for a nice day!

#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 around Insa-dong, Seoul

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at Jogyesa - temple

at Seungdong Church

Su-woon Building

at Chundogyo Central Church

pencil, charcoal, pastel, A 4

We finished all the sketchcrawls of 2011.

Thank you all!

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 Islam Mosque, Hannamdong, Seoul

charcoal, pastels, 37 x 26 cm

Lee Kyu Hwang, pencil, 40 x 30 cm

Lee Kyu Hwang, pencil, 40 x 30 cm

HS Song, BH Yoo

KH Lee

Dimas, KH Lee, & Palti Hutapea

We met these guys from Indonesia at the foreground of the Mosque. They came to Korea as trainees of Samsung company in Indonesia. After talking at mosque we met again in front of an Islamic restaurant. I told them about urbansketchers.org and game him a piece of catalogue of our exhibit. I'm sure he'd visit our blogs, especially Indonesian artists' blogs too. Nice to meet you Palti and Dimas!

at Islamic reataurant where we had kebab and something else

It was cold and windy. But the mosque looked nice reminding me of St Sopia at Istanbul though the scale couldn't be compared to the latter. Sketching gave an unexpected meeting. Thank you!

sisters arranging flower at church, Seoul

pencil, A 4

Years ago when I visited a church I could see sisters who were busy with arranging flower at an altar. They didn't have noticed that I was sketching them. I sketched several ones successively. The gesture of picking, cutting, and setting the beautiful flower in vase was so calm and touching. I was lucky to catch the scenes. Though I feel some guilty to post these ones without permission.....

(몇년전에 어느 교회를 방문했는데 제단에서 수녀님께서 제단 꽃꽂이를 하고 계셨습니다. 조용히 꽃을 다듬고 꼽고 하시는 모습이 참 아름다왔고 감동적이었어요. 그 장면을 놓치기 아까와 매우 조용히 스케치를 연속적으로 했어요.  그동안 화일에 보관만하다가 이제 여러 해가 흘러 올려봅니다.  그런 현장에 있게 된것은 행운이었어요. )