sketches of cityscape from Jongno Tower Building

Jongno 2-ga street seen from the bridge inside the restaurant 'Top Cloud'

cityscape seen from restroom of the restaurant.

The far right mountain would be Namsan(southward mountain).

I could see Tapgol(Tower) Park and Jongmyo Park at left side of Jongno street. And at lower part I found the Seungdong church.

steak I had, 20 x 26 cm sketchbook

The Jongno Tower building locates in center part of Jongno street. Hwasin Department was located before at that place. The empty space at top part looks characteristic creating various scenes with the lower buildings around it. I enjoyed lunch and sketching together.

sketches at Seoul Folk Flea Market

                                                                     Size : A4  , Only inkpen
                                                                          by park ji woong

sketches at Seoul Folk Flea Market, Seoul

a scenery in front of the market building, pen and watercolor, 25 x 35.2cm

a busy atmosphere inside the building, pen and watercolor, 25 x 35.2cm

a healthy foods store, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.7cm

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It was so cold outdoors to sketch that we met indoors and sketched freely at market building.There are various kinds of regional specialties, craftworks, pottery, and various traditional items and many others. Those are really interesting subjects. We sketchers including Mr.Stephen Kopp had a good time drawing some colorful sketches half the day yesterday.

sketches at Seoul Folk Flea market (서울 풍물 시장)

wooden chest, pen and watercolor, 21 x 15 cm

metal decoration on wooden chest

straw shoes

cow's nose rings

statue

phonograph

Stephen Kopp

Lee Yong-hwan

Song Hae-jeong, Park Ji-woong

Jung Kyoung-won, Song Hae-jeong

Though the weather was cold outside we could sketch well inside the market building where stoves heated the air. We thanked Susie and Stephen Kopp to join us every time they visit Korea.

See you soon!

at Seoul Flea Market

sketches at Seoul Folk Flea Market(서울 풍물 시장) and at Seoul Dongmyo(서울 동묘)

Lee Yong-hwan, Seoul Flea Market building located at Sinseol-dong, Dongdaemun-ku, Seoul

pen and watercolor, 25 x 35.2 cm

Lee Yong-hwan, Donggwanwangmyo(동관왕묘), Soongin-dong, Jongno-ku, Seoul

pen and watercolor, A 4(21 x 29.7cm)

Yoo Byung-hwa, statues at Seoul Flea Market, pencil and watercolor, 30.5 x 22.9 cm

Yoo Byung-hwa, back of the above statue through the window, pen and watercolor, 30.5 x 22.9 cm

Yoo byung-hwa, At wine shop in Seoul Flea Market, pencil and watercolor, 30.5 x 22.9 cm

Yoo Byung-hwa, At Dongmyo located at Soongin-dong, pencil and watercolor, 30.5 x 22.9 cm

Lee Kyu-hwang, At Seoul Flea Market, pencil, A 4

Lee Kyu-hwang, At Dongmyo, pencil, A 4

Though we've plan to sketch at Seoul Flea Market building, we visited there with KH Lee during his holidays in army. On the way coming home we dropped in the Dongmyo for drawing some. Due to the cold weather we just finished one for each. All the street from the Seoul flea market to Dongdaemun Gate was busy with customers and merchants. And we found a good place for sketching, the Dongmyo which was built in honor of the 3rd century Chinese military commander, Guan Yu on 1601, among flea market on street of Soongin-dong.

Farewell to Dream Cinema!

the facade of the theater, pen and watercolor, 20.8 x29.8cm

across the street from the theater, pen and watercolor, 20.8 x29.8cm

Seodaemun intersection looking over the window of the theater, pen and watercolor, 20.8 x29.8cm

while a movie was showing on, pen and pastel, 20.8 x29.8cm

overall view in the dark theater, pen and watercolor, 20.8 x29.8cm

another view in the dark theater, pen and watercolor, 20.8 x29.8cm

viewed from the second floor, pen and watercolor, 20.8 x29.8cm

at the lounge, pen and pastel, 20.8 x29.8cm

barefooted youth (맨발의 청춘) -sketched looking at the movie poster, pen and watercolor, 20.8 x29.8cm

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Dream Cinema is a Korean movie theater located in Seodaemun, Seoul. Originally called Hwayang Theater(화양극장), it opened in 1964 and is today the city's last remaining single screen theater. In recent years the theater has been limited to screening free previews or films that are long past their opening dates for old aged audience.

Unfortunately this theater building would be closed December 31, 2011 on account of redevelopment plan for a major hotel. But this spot will always remain a pleasant memory for us.

Jongro 2ga sketch

at Seoul Zoo, Gwacheon City

lift car building near the entrance

It passes over a lake. In winter season people wouldn't like to use it, perhaps. I couldn't see people in lift cars while I was drawing this one. Snow on southern side of the roof was melted to show the original color.

Snow remained on shade roofs and ground.

Animals such as gemsboks, zebras, and giraffes were in interior cages due to cold weather.

inside the botanical garden

It was so warm that I had to put off my long winter jacket.

charcoal, pastel, sepia conte, 25.7 x 35.7 cm sketchbook

I could see them inside the tropical animal building through the pane glass very closely.

I feel fully refreshed when I come home after staying all day in park despite of cold weather.

some sketches at Oksu-dong

a scenery near Oksu station, pen and watercolor, 25 x 35cm

Han River viewed from  KW Jung's house, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.8cm

another sketch viewed from the same spot, pastel, 21 x 29.8cm

looking down the riverside, 4B pencil, 21 x 29.8cm

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A few days ago I had a good chance to sketch around Oksu-dong, but it was awfully cold outdoors. At first I sketched a scenery near Oksu subway station looking out of the window at the platform by the railroadside. And then I made some sketches of Han River inside KW Jung's house to which I was invited lunch. Oksu-dong is one of the most suitable places for urban sketchers in Seoul.