Last Saturday, I joined with Seoul Sketchcrawl party on Namsangol Traditional Korean Village at the nothern foot of Namsan Mountain in Seoul. We had a pleasant sketch time in spite of the summer heat. I sketched several works here and there in Traditional Korean Village and the surroundings.
Some young people like to wed in a traditional style. So we could participate in such a wedding fortunately. Of course we sketched celebrating and enjoying the process. Foreigners looked it out of curiosity, took photos. Bride and bridegroom were bowing to each other.
I sketched this painting at Namsam Korean Style House.
first: The last Korean empress' parents home. She is Sunjeonghyo Empress(1894~1966)
second: That style is the Korean kitchen of old and a part of the last Korean empress' parents home. It looked many red peppers, soybeans, and rice bowl, vessels on set the table.
participants Jung Un-ja, Park Jung-sook, Kwon Jae-soon from left
Yoo Byung-hwa, floor, pen, 21 x 29.7 cm
More drawings will follow one by one. Thanks a lot for 7 participants(Kim Kyung-hee, Jung Kyoung-won, Lee Yong-hwan, & Yoo Byung-hwa beside the three of the photo). All sketchers enjoyed and felt glad to meet again. Hope to see you soon...
Today I sketched these three ones at Naejadong, Chongro-ku, Seoul. I drew them before. Her sleeping pose caught my eye at first. I felt happiness seeing the old couple.
pile of burnt Yuntan(19-hole briquet), 24 x 32 cm, pencil
Years ago most Korean people used Yuntan as fuel. The burnt Yuntan was used for mixing with soil to cultivate vegetable or flower. Such scene might have been found in countryside or urban cities too at those days.