Sketches on small papers

old buildings at the alley near the Jogyesa(temple) 

Pyeonghwa print company near the Jogyesa(temple), 19x27cm

buildings in Jogyesa with flower bowls

tower with lotus lanturns at Jogyesa, 12 x 16 cm

scenery of rocks at Geumsunsa(temple)

 inside scenery at the season of Buddha's birthday in Geumsunsa, 12.5 x 18.5 cm

Jogyesa is located at downtown, Jongno. Therefore I drop in often to appreciate the colorful lanterns decorated all around the temple. Citizens, office workers nearby, tourists and lots of believers come to there to pray or look around. And visiting the Geumsunsa near my villageI drew too. Pen and pencil sketching on small papers is easy to begin and finish. But to draw well seemed to be another matter. Drawing in monotonous materials was a helpful practice to see subjects in value.

부처님 오신 날 주변의 사찰은 화려한 연등으로 많은 사람들의 눈길을 끕니다. 종로의 조계사와 돌아가신 부모님이 모셔져 있는 금선사를 자주 방문합니다. 작은 종이라도 가지고 다니면서 틈날 때마다 그려보게 됩니다. 아름다운 연등의 색을 외면하고 펜과 연필로만 그려보았구요. 작다고 쉽지 않은 것을 알게 됩니다. 내년의 연등철에 다시 도전해보아야겠습니다.

Sketches at Jogyesa

Women who were wearing colorful Korean clothing for the parade celebrating the birth of Buddha by BH Yoo, A 4

Foreground scenery of the temple, Jogyesa, Jongno by BH Yoo, A 4

pen sketch of the foreground by Lee Yong Hwan, A 4

portrait sketch of Henry Aansten from Los Angeles 

By Lee Yong Hwan, pencil, A 4

Sketcher and model

YH Lee

Yesterday YH Lee and I visited the temple, Jogyesa to look around the beautiful scenery and a parade for the Buddha's birthday, May 3rd(April 8th in lunar calendar). All the ground was busy with visitors and believers preparing the street parade. We were excited together though we didn't walk in that parade. While sketching some I could see a couple of American man and Korean woman who left soon to the temple for praying(I guessed). The man looked like the actor "Richard Gear". Nobody would deny that as you can see in the photos. YH Lee agreed. I began to talk with him. He arrived at the day before yesterday. Sharing some talks we asked whether he would leave soon or not for the chance to draw him. He was pleased with the suggestion. While YH was sketching him in pencil roughly I kept talking with him. Some minutes later YH showed the drawing to him. Receiving the present he said "Wow, it looks better than I!" He liked and we took some photos. Though the time was short we could share the nice moment through sketching on the spot.

어제 저녁시간에 조계사에 가봤어요. 부처님 오신날 기념 시가 행진은 참여하지 못하더라도 리허설이라도 보며 스케치라도 했으면 했습니다. 조계사에서 운영하는 '승소'에서 맛있는 국수를 먹고 가니 이미 행진 준비가 거의 완료되어 스케치는 많이 못하였어요. 

그런데 옆에 앉은 외국인이 리차드 기어와 많이 닮아서 아니 그리고는 후회할 듯하여 이런 저런 인사와 더불어 시간있으면 스케치 좀 할 수 있느냐고 하니 쑥스러워하면서도 흔쾌히 허락을 해주셔서 이용환 샘께서 그릴 수 있었어요. 선물로 드리니 좋아하셨어요. 지나가는 분들도 다들 '리차드 기어'같다고 이구동성이셨구요. 짧았지만 즐거운 시간이었습니다.