A watercolor painting in Chungdong First Methodist Church ( 정동 제일교회), Jung-gu, Seoul

Last Saturday, the fall weather was so fine for sketching. I visited Jeongdong Street (정동길) for sketching with Seoul urban sketchers. Chungdong First Methodist Church is Korea's first Protestant church built in 1897 by Appenzeller and constructed with red brick, country Gothic style. The church is located in the center of the beautiful Jeongdong Street, and is especially beautiful in autumn, when the leaves fall from the trees that line the street. And the shadow of external brick wall of the church varies from hour to hour rhythmically.
I was impressed by the attractive scene, and painted in watercolor standing up in front of the church half a day.

Chungdong First Methodist Church, pencil and watercolor, 54 x 74cm 

quick sketch before watercolor painting, brush pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm 

another quick sketch on the same spot, bruch pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Seoul Museum of Art (서울 시립미술관 SeMA), pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

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가을 단풍 바람에 흩날리며 그림자와 함께 붉은 벽면을 스쳐가는
정동 제일교회는 아름다운 정동길의 작은 보석 같습니다.
정동길 따라 그리는 것은 어반 스케쳐가 누리는 작은 행복입니다.

11월 어반스케치모임 "정동"

"jungdong"

Urban Sketch November meeting. 4H pencil / pen / Rembrandt solid paints. 18x24/16x20/26x21cm.

 "Jungdong First Church." The weather was cold, but with a passion for sketching hot day than any day. And like many things about the greedy big worry was the watercolor was a meeting that was.

"정동" 

11월 어반스케치모임.

4H연필/만년필/램브란트고체물감.

18x24/16x20/26x21cm.

"정동제일교회".

날씨는 추웠지만 스케치에 대한 열정으로 어떤날보다 뜨거웠던 하루.

그리고 싶은 것들이 많아서 고민이었고 수채화에 대한 욕심도 커졌던 모임이었습니다.

sketching together on Nov. 16, 2013 at Jeong-dong, Jung-gu (11월 정동 스케치)

Deoksugung (palace) gate,

pen, watercolor, 25 x 25 cm

the Anglican church of Korea

at the Anglican church of Korea

ginko tree at Jeong-dong street across the Jeong-dong First Methodist church

left part of the Jeong-dong First Methodist church

It was a very cold day. Five sketchers gathered: Lee Yong Hwan, Lee Jeong Kun, Park Jea Wook, Kim So Hyoung, Yoo Byung Hwa. Jeong-dong street was covered with colored fallen leaves and crowded with people to enjoy the beauty of autumn. We had pleasure in seeing and drawing them too. Thank you all!

늦가을의 추운 날씨에도 정동길은 여전히 아름다운 낙엽을 즐기려는 시민들로 붐볐어요. 저희도 그들과 함께 즐겁게 그림도 그리고 좋은 시간 보냈습니다.

감사합니다!

sketches of building under remodelling and Seosomun apartment

I sketched this scene with yellow colored ginko tree stood near a building under remodelling at Sunhwa-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul.  Yellow and blue, red car caught my eye though the weather was gloomy with cloudy air. 

pen, watercolor, 17.5 x 27.5 cm

Seosomun apartment, one of the oldest ones in Seoul, 

The oval shape of the apartment between rectangular buildings looked nice and fresh in spite of old age over 40 years.

conte, pastels, A 4

Imkwang building(left,임광빌딩), Seosomun apartment(middle, 서소문아파트), and the National Policy Agency(right,경찰청)

요즘 거리가 너무 아름답습니다. 정동과도 가까운 서대문사거리의 순화동에서 스케치했습니다. 커다란 경찰청건물 옆의 서소문 아파트가 멋졌습니다. 40년 넘은 건물이 그 휘어진 모양으로 오히려 세련된 느낌을 주었구요. 자주 가고싶은 장소로 찜해두었습니다. 

강남 엔젤이너스에서 1시간

강남.

엔젤이너스.

26x21cm.

연필/스테들러펜/수채색연필.

거래처 미팅일정이 변경되서 1시간 기다리다가 잠시 스케치.

오늘은 수채색연필 챙겼는데 적중했네요.

some watercolor paintings with watercolorists

Korea Outdoor Watercolor Arists' group(한국 야외수채화가회) runs painting program on every Sunday in the countryside.The group held seasonal open and close events semiannually, and numbers of artists gathered to enjoying the festive meeting. 

Sometimes, I joined in the meeting and painted lively scenes including familiar figures.

at Paldangri(팔당리), March 2012, pencil and watercolor, 54 X 74cm

at Daesungri(대성리), July 2012,  pencil and watercolor, 54 X 74cm

at Gosan-dong(의정부 고산동), November 2012, pencil and watercolor, 54 X 74cm

at Yedamso(예담소), March 2013, pencil and watercolor, 54 X 74cm

at Jangam-dong(의정부 장암동), July 2013, pencil and watercolor, 54 X 74cm

at Gosan-dong(고산동), September 2013, pencil and watercolor, 54 X 74cm

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20년 전부터 수채화를 수없이 그려왔던 사생 들판에 요즘은 가끔씩 나가지만~~ 

갈 때 마다 반가운 얼굴들과 현장 느낌에 고무되어 살아있는 장면들을 많이 그립니다.

분당 이매동 어느 거리

분당구 이매동.

스타렉스 차안에서.

26x21cm.

연필/스테들러펜/윈저고체물감.

멋지고 아름다운 풍경은 실력 좋은 분들의 몫이라 생각하고 주변에 서서 눈앞에 보이는 것을 우선으로 그리고 있습니다. 은행나무의 노랑색도 점점 흐려지는 겨울의 문턱에서.

Yimaedong Bundang.

STAREX in the car.

26x21cm. Pencil / pen seutedeulreo / Windsor solid paints.

Beautiful scenery wonderful and the share of those who think that a good skill to stand in front of the area and can be seen at first. Increasingly blurring the yellow ginkgo at the threshold of winter.

스쳐가듯 가슴에 물든 가을을 겨울의 바람이 씻어내다

명동.

한성학교가 보이는 커피숖.

라미만년필.

16x20cm.

겨울, 가을의 끝, 정화,

스케치, 그림이주는 안정감

Myeong-dong. coffee shop overlooking the hansungschool. Lamy fountain pen. 16x20cm. Winter, the end of the fall, purification, Sketching, painting a sense of stability

quick drawings of attractive scenes

Sometimes, I used to encountered with the unexpected dynamic scenes in my daily life.

Whenever I feel an impulse to sketch, I draw them immediately.

motocycles are in front of stores along the street at Jongno-6ga(종로 6가), 

pen and watercolor, 21 x29.6cm

performing traditional dance at Yeolin Madang(시민 열린마당) in front of Gwanghwamun, pen and watercolor, 14.8 x 21cm

at the Multicultural Unity Festival, Goyang city (2013 고양 다문화 어울마당), pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

some figures at Homeplus(홈플러스) store, pen and watercolor, 14.8 x 21cm

the night view toward Jongno 1 Crossing (종로 네거리), pen and watercolor, 14.8 x 21cm

Hongjimun(홍지문) and Hongjecheon(홍제천) stream, pen and watercolor, 21 x29.6cm

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느닷없이 살아있는 장면을 보는 순간, 

그리고 싶은 충동에 따라 본능적으로

휘리릭~ 그리는 스케치는 언제나 상쾌합니다.

설명보다  느낌이 앞서기 때문인가 봅니다.

sketches of the inaugural ceremony at Jogyesa temple (조계사종정 취임행사), Gyunji-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul

entrance gate

seated monks for the inauguration 

pencil, conte, pastels, A 4

pencil, 16 x 21 cm

There was an inaugural ceremony of the 34th executive chief of the Korean Buddhist Jogye Order, Ja-Seung(자승스님). Lots of of monks, congregation, tourists, and representative chiefs of government departments, different religions participated to congratulate. 

어제 우연히 들른 조계사에서 자승스님의 종정취임식을 볼 수 있었습니다. 12 시부터 4시경까지 있으면서 이런 저런 스케치를 해보았구요. 처음 보는 불교계의 커다란 행사라 뜻깊었습니다. 여러가지 장터도 열려서 더욱 좋았구요. 도심속의 커다란 절 조계사가 있어서 즐거운 하루였습니다.