a piano tuner

Today I went to Nagwon Musical Instruments Arcade located at Nagwon-dong, Seoul for surveying the price of guitar which my son wanted to buy. At the corridor of 2nd floor an old piano tuner was tuning the piano. I started to sketch him. How complicated the inside of the piano was! I asked other piano tuner how the expense for the tuning was. He said it would be 80,000 to 90,000 won.

information for exhibitions

어제 전시 관련 안내 메일을 보냈습니다. 참고하시고 좋은 의견 주시기 바랍니다.
오는 26일에 비가 올거라는 뉴스가 있지만 다행히 실내에서 스케치 할 수 있을 듯합니다.
그날 뵙고 자세한 보고 드리겠습니다.
(I sent informing mails for exhibitions to the participants. It's said that it will rain on 26th, February sketchcrawl. But we may be able to sketch inside the Seoul Folk Flea Market. Hope to discuss more about our exhibitions.)

Reminiscence of Changgyeonggung

Myeongjeongjeon

continuous skyline viewed from Yeongchunheon

open corridor by side of Myeongjeongjeon

Seoul National University Hospital at the opposite side
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A few days ago, I dropped in at Changgyeonggung quite by chance and started on a drawing. I have sketched the ancient architectures on the very site two years ago. The memories of my childhood days came back to me while sketching, because my hometown from the age of five is around here.

two mannequins at department store

On the way going to the Woori Bank building located at Hoehyun-dong near a big department store, I dropped in for sketching the interior scenery. I saw these couple of mannequin in corridor of brand-name shops. After finishing I tried to take a photo putting my sketchbook on her lap but failed by the prohibition of the staff. (21 x 29.7 cm, pencil)

Sketches at the Anglican church of Korea

Some recent drawings

View of Han River from home.

The river froze and melted a bit as the weather got warm.

Reconstruction sight @ Oksu-Dong

Main gate of Deoksu Palace (Deoksugung)

Seoul Sketches in February

An electric train showed in front of the Seoul
Museum of History

Heohyeondong viewed from the Seoul
Station

Myongdong Cathedral

The buildings directly opposite Myongdong
Cathedral

Jeongdong Church

Jungmyeungjeon at Deoksugung Palace

Pyong Hwa Fashion Plaza at Chonggyechon

Dongdaemun Plaza under construction

Old fashioned buildings at Dongdaemun

Mr. Stephen Kopp who is an impassioned painter
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The cold of this year is quite unprecedented. I sketched several pieces in the downtown of
Seoul familiar to me with Seoul sketchers. Especially I was impressed by Mr. Stephen Kopp from Australia. Whenever he visit Korea, he joins with us in outdoor sketch.

Sketching with Stephen Kopp (the 3rd)

in front of Seoul City Hall
One man demonstration


at the Anglican church of Korea

at the anglican church of Korea

at the Anglican Church of Korea

Stephen Kopp at the Anglican Church of Korea

Stephen Kopp, Scenery from the Jeongdong First Church

Stephen Kopp, Scenery from the Anglican Church of Korea

Ceremony of changing gate keepers(guards) at Ducksoo Palace

Moon Hyung-in

Jung Kyoung-won

Lee Hyun-sook

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We enjoyed three days' sketching tour with Stephen Kopp in Seoul. In spite of cold weather he showed his energetic passion for painting inspiring us so much. We thank him, his Korean wife Susie and his beautiful daughter for joining us. We hope them to feel satisfied with staying in Korea and look forward to meeting next year again.

Thanks all for participating in! :)

Sketches at Doota

Sketches at Dongdaemun

두타빌딩 앞 카페에서.

스케치 중이신 정경원 님.

유병화 님.

Mr. Kopp께 받은 초상화의 답례 선물로 스케치 한 점을 만들어 왔었습니다.

I made this sketch for a return present to Mr. Kopp.