sketches on a hot autumn day, Sept. 2, 2011

trees at Daehagro(University street), Dongsoongdong, Seoul

building at Chongro 5-ga, Seoul

a girl in blud dress at a bus

pencil(4B), chalks, A 4 sketchbook

I had some business in Daehagro. I walked all the street of Daehagro to Chongro 4-ga sketching here and there. Even it was so hot but the streets showed some distinctive beauty with leaves of trees in streets. On the way coming home I sketched a girl and finished with chalks in the bus; it was possible!

on a hot day at Yeonheedong

There are famous restaurants at Yeonheedong. I went to have Naengmyun(Cold Noodle) at one of them. Before entering the restaurant I sketched the above one using pencil and chalks putting my sketchbook on the pocket for free newspaper, which was very useful.

 I sketched her who was busy with her mobile phone at subway using pencil (7B). 

She was so absorbed in her mobile that I could sketch well.

sketches from archive at the Gaemi Maeul(Ant Village) on June, 2011

17.5 x 27.5 cm sketchbook, pencil & watercolor

scene at the village. I took my sketchbook upside down by mistake taking a photo.

I post these drawings for the reference of sketchcrawl on Sept. 17, 2011 at the Gaemi Maeul(the Ant Village)  Two sketches are more here. I hope you to enjoy the beautiful autumn sketch there on a sunny day if possible.

sketches at the Anglican Church of Korea, Seoul

YH Lee, Dalgaebi Restaurant seen from the church, chalks, 24.5 x 35 cm

YH Lee, Professor Kim Jai Hwa, pencil and watercolor, 27 x 39 cm

YH Lee, Church building under repairing, pen and watercolor, 35.5 x 51 cm

BH Yoo, Church building under repairing, oil pastel & watercolor, 27 x 39 cm

BH Yoo, Cafe Grace in the church yard, pen & watercolor, 27 x 39 cm

BH Yoo, Church building under repairing, chalks, 27 x 39 cm

Today YH Lee and I went to the Anglican Church of Korea located near the City Hall. The church building were covered with scaffolds for repairing the roof of the church. While sketching at the church yard we met the professor Kim Jai Hwa who asked us to have lunch at the church dining room. After having lunch YH Lee sketched her on the spot and presented it to her. She was so satisfied and invited us to visit garden inside the Society of the Holy Cross.  And we could have tea meeting the famous sister Oh In Sook Catarina, the first ordained priest in Korea as a nun. She was so kind to guide us to the pretty church on the upper floor. After sketching one more at the church we visited the gallery located at Insadong where the professor's caligraphy works were exhibited with other professors of Sungkonghoe University including Shin Young Bok. We had a very meaningful day!

at Children's Grand Park & at bus

adult and kid riding camel, pencil(7B) & watercolor

ladies having ice cream at park, pencil(7B) & watercolor

man handling his phone at bus, pencil(7B)

18 x 26 cm sketchbook

I went to Children's Grand Park and just walked the park sketching here and there.

A lot of families visited the park on a fine saturday after long rainy season of this summer.

When it gets cooler in autumn I'll try to sketch animals again.

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Women's cell in Seodaemun Prison and History Hall, Seoul

Women's cell in Seodaemun Prison, pen, watercolor, 25 x 25 cm

On June 2009 I sketched the above one at Seodamun Prison located near Seodaemun Independence Park, Seoul. There the Japanese style building caught my eye. I looked for the information about the building. It was built on 1916 under the Japanese colonial ruling period. Under the ground floor there were four women's cells to the height of 1.48 m that the prisoner couldn't stand upright. The patriot Ryu Kwan-soon died there. The basement was buried on 1934 but restored on 1992. I wanted to go there again some day to sketch and feel our painful history.  I could visit again with Seoul Urban Sketchers this month. We harvested a lot of sketches thanks to the true patriots fighted for the national independence.

In my APT

Seoul Okjeong Elementary School