'Urban Hive' building at Kangnam-ku, Seoul

Last year I sketched this building curiously. It's said that the number of the circles are over 3800 with 1 meter in diameter. The building was designed by Kim In-chul and finished on July, 2008. This kind of new buildings changes the feature of Seoul day by day.

Rainyday

21x14.8cm, at Jongno, Seoul

Today I sketched this on the bus.

Out of window i looked a monk seemed Buddhist nun.

As soon as we open the umbrella, i hope all are free from worry .

around Walkerhill Hotel on 2004

right side of the hotel

Sketched sceneries around the Walkerhill Hotel located at Kwangjin-ku across the Han River. The left building was newly built one. It was late autumn. The scenery was so beautiful with colored trees. Hope to sketch along the Han River at autumn together.

On way home from work...

20*30cm. pen and watercolor. Parking in front of the office.

I met two female high school students.

Around the bed.

go out of sight

pen and pencil watercolor, 29.7x21cm, at Gye-dong's bus stop

gomdabang

40x13.5cm, pen and watercolor

I went to Hongik univ. area in 20 odd years.
Young animation was crowding.
Drank coffee delicious low class in coffeehouse that is three or four of tables known as Gomdabang.Master, who occur bear, gave more Costa Rica coffee by throw-in.
Drinking so coffee body jittering paint.
Colored lacquer comes to the house and did.

at the stores of Insa-dong, Seoul

Sketched at the Samick Musical Instrument store located in Chongro 2-ga. The black hat used for the traditional farmers' folk band after harvest usually and Haegum(Korean fiddle) were hung. And kinds of drums were there.

In another store I found the wood ring used for piercing the nostrill of cow, and then pulling the cow for cultivating the soil at countryside. The cow is a symbol of wealth. So people like to hang it at house wishing to be rich and praying for the protecting of ancestor. Sometimes cow means their previous parents at dreams. The wood wild geese mean the affection between the married couple. So Korean people like to have them at home for the happy marriage life.

Several sketches at Myong-dong

old fashioned buildings

signboards of diverse restaurants

a pencil sketch of shopfront

a rusty building

another view from the street of Myong-dong
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I sketched a few buildings at an alley nearby Myong-dong Cathedral on the last Seoul Sketchcrawl.

More important

21x14cm, a cafeteria at Yeongun-dong

Food is important to everyone, but more important ..(child's idea)

restaurant at park

Sketched at Seoul Grand Park located at Gwachon on 2008 caught by the colorful roof and poles supporting it.

Fishing husband

Last weekend went fishing in Wonju Mt, Chi-ak

Out of the window

21x14.8cm, Seoul

I sketched this on the bus at Jong-lo. Three patrol cars stoped for a red light with a bus , but as soon the light changed to green. They disappeared from my view but I met next red light again. It was a lucky.

Yeonsu-dong Mc Donald's

40x13cm,pen and watercolor
I went with child in the fast food restaurant after a long time.
Painted picture really after a long time.
I do sketching there and colored lacquer sat on library bench.
I feel impression that seem to return to ordinary times for the first time as paint.

woman in hat

I sksetched her who was painting in countryside where we, outdoor painters, went for painting. I remember she visited homeland from Canada or Australia.. This was drawn quickly on the spot more than 10 years ago, maybe. I didn't note the date at all.

boys were playing

On 1998 I sketched two boys(my son and his friend) playing at my home. I didn't have any thought about the value of drawing itself at that time, just but I drew them on thin paper and added watercolor. They're grown up to become soldiers now. He came home today for one day holiday after enrollment three months ago. I post the drawing remembering the old days.

Waiting

watercolor and 4B, at Kyunghii hospital

A kitchen corner

pen and watercolor, 21x14.8cm, at heukseokdong, Seoul

patient at hospital

I found this patient seated on wheel-chair at hospital when I went to for regular check today. He stooped himself completely. I could feel sympathy with him to some degree. Hoped his soonest recovery.

Some sketches at Apgujungdong

Hyundai Apartment

Hyundai Apartment

Buildings on the opposite side

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On Sunday morning every week, just before departure for outdoor watercolor painting, I used to sketch several sceneries around the wide parking lot of Hyundai Department at Apgujungdong.

at Children's Grand park, Seoul

Sketched weeks ago at Children's Grand Park. After remodelling the zoo the camels were substituted for the little horses to ride.

two sketches on 2004, Seoul

On 2004 I sketched around Cheonggyechun, Seoul. The Chunggyechun was redeveloped. We can see clean water flows and walk along the stream now instead of over-highway covered under which polluted water ran before. But the low-rised buildings are still there waiting for site remodelling still. The above part of Saeun Shopping Center was removed for the open space for citizens. We can see the green lawn. The drawing was remained as a record.

dancers at competition

Last time when I saw the dancers' competition on Korean traditional dance at Sejong University I sketched them who were waiting for tieir turns at the hall. One girl was practicing repeatedly wearing her western style costume.

A backyard, June sketchcrawl

pencil and watercolor, 21x14.8cm, at Namsan Korean style house village

It seemed the backyard was wide and quiet spot therefore that was suitable to thought.

a young man at Namsan Korean style house village

at wedding ceremony, June sketchcrawl

They're waiting for carrying the bride to bridegrom's house after wedding using a palanquin on their shoulders following the custom. But it's just for showing these days. It was lucky for us to see the traditional wedding ceremony though the procedure and tools were omitted and transformed to some degree.

Namsan Korean style house,Seoul,June,sketchcrawl