at the stores of Insa-dong, Seoul

Sketched at the Samick Musical Instrument store located in Chongro 2-ga. The black hat used for the traditional farmers' folk band after harvest usually and Haegum(Korean fiddle) were hung. And kinds of drums were there.

In another store I found the wood ring used for piercing the nostrill of cow, and then pulling the cow for cultivating the soil at countryside. The cow is a symbol of wealth. So people like to hang it at house wishing to be rich and praying for the protecting of ancestor. Sometimes cow means their previous parents at dreams. The wood wild geese mean the affection between the married couple. So Korean people like to have them at home for the happy marriage life.

Several sketches at Myong-dong

old fashioned buildings

signboards of diverse restaurants

a pencil sketch of shopfront

a rusty building

another view from the street of Myong-dong
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I sketched a few buildings at an alley nearby Myong-dong Cathedral on the last Seoul Sketchcrawl.

More important

21x14cm, a cafeteria at Yeongun-dong

Food is important to everyone, but more important ..(child's idea)

restaurant at park

Sketched at Seoul Grand Park located at Gwachon on 2008 caught by the colorful roof and poles supporting it.

Fishing husband

Last weekend went fishing in Wonju Mt, Chi-ak

Out of the window

21x14.8cm, Seoul

I sketched this on the bus at Jong-lo. Three patrol cars stoped for a red light with a bus , but as soon the light changed to green. They disappeared from my view but I met next red light again. It was a lucky.

Yeonsu-dong Mc Donald's

40x13cm,pen and watercolor
I went with child in the fast food restaurant after a long time.
Painted picture really after a long time.
I do sketching there and colored lacquer sat on library bench.
I feel impression that seem to return to ordinary times for the first time as paint.

woman in hat

I sksetched her who was painting in countryside where we, outdoor painters, went for painting. I remember she visited homeland from Canada or Australia.. This was drawn quickly on the spot more than 10 years ago, maybe. I didn't note the date at all.

boys were playing

On 1998 I sketched two boys(my son and his friend) playing at my home. I didn't have any thought about the value of drawing itself at that time, just but I drew them on thin paper and added watercolor. They're grown up to become soldiers now. He came home today for one day holiday after enrollment three months ago. I post the drawing remembering the old days.

Waiting

watercolor and 4B, at Kyunghii hospital