Sketching with Stephen Kopp from Australia

Mr. Stephen Kopp from Sydney, Australia visited Korea again. He has been sketching together with us for years whenever he comes to Korea with his wife Susie. Last Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 he joined us at Soongsil University. He usually paints using acrylics on canvas. This time he drew the scenery at the entrance of the campus.

We thank him and his wife for participating in sketching as often as he can. Tomorrow, Thursday, we try to sketch the beautiful Unhyeongung located at Unni-dong near Insadong. Hope you to come and sketch if you can. See you tomorrow!

Soongsil University campus buildings, Dongjak-gu, Seoul

a distant view of the campus, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

neighboring buildings opposite to the campus, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

a panoramic view of the Hyungnam Memorial Engineering Building, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

looking up the Hyungnam Memorial Engineering Building, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm 

a dynamic scene of the Student Hall. pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

a scenery viewed from the Student Hall, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

a scenery viewed from entry of the Baird Hall, pen, 21 x 29.5cm

a new building under construction, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

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Soongsil University is a private Christian university, which was founded in 1897, is now located at Dongjak-gu, Seoul. The Soongsil University campus is surrounded by residential buildings including apartment complex, but the overall composition of the campus is well designed and naturally harmonized with the surrounding environment.

I sketched several buildings sequentially from the main gate to the central plaza at the top of a small rise in front of the Student Hall. The weather was so fine, we sketchers had a delightful time at the neat and lovely campus with a history.

Sketches at Soongsil University by Choi Seung-won

acrylics on wood

Sketching at Soongsil University

Ahn Eak Tai Memorial Hall

pencil  A4

Hyungman Memorial Engineering Building

watercolor  A4

watercolor  A4

watercolor  A4

pencil  18x25cm

pencil  18x25cm

Stephen Kopp and his wife and Yoo Byung-hwa

좋은날씨 도시적인 아름다운캠버스 반가운얼굴 즐거운 하루였습니다

감사합니다

Sketching at Soongsil University, Sangdo-Ro, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul

Hyungnam Memorial Engineering Building

watercolor, 30.5 x 22.9 cm

Ahn Eak Tai Memorial Hall

side wall with stairs seen from the food court of Student Hall

family on picnic at the plaza of student hall

Real fine day was it! Breezing, shiny... The campus was beautiful and well designed with modern buildings. We could see families on picnic with their kids under the trees.  We were pleased with the participation of Stephen Kopp and his wife Susie from Australia. We planned to sketch once more at Unhyeonngung on coming Thursday.  Thank you all!

sketches around Seoul Plaza with Florence

Daehanmun, the gate at Deoksugung Palace, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

the crowd gathered in front of the Daehanmun, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm 

Seoul City Hall building, pen and watercolor, 24 x 34cm

various buildings around Seoul Plaza, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

Appenzeller Noble Memorial Hall, pen and pencil, 24 x 34cm

Florence is absorbed in sketching, pen and watercolor, 24 x 34cm

Yesterday, the weather was fine to sketch in the downtown Seoul. The new Seoul City Hall building exposed its splendid appearance between the old building and the surround buildings, and the townspeople crowded in Seoul Plaza for enjoying the holiday. KW Jung and I sketched around Deoksugung Palace and Seoul Plaza with Miss Florence half the day.
In spite of the unfamiliarity with Korean culture, Florence sketches various Korean buildings with a practiced hand. She is undoubtedly a good sketcher. Hope to see you soon!

Sketching in Korea by Florence Plissart from Belgium

Deoksu Palace and Jeong-dong

Deoksu Palace

pen,brush pen  13x21cm

Jeong-dong

pencil  21x29.7cm

Jeong-dong

pen ,brush pen  13x21cm

Jeong-dong

brush pen  13x21cm

Sketching with Florence from Belgium

Florence Pissart from Belgium sent mail to me hoping to sketch tomorrow morning at Deoksu Palace. She wants to have lunch together after sketching. She seems to have promise in the afternoon to visit the Changdeokgung(Palace). Hope you to join us tomorrow morning(May 27, 2012) at 10:30 am in front of main gate of Deoksugung(palace).