sketching with Stephen Kopp at Doota Building, Dongdaemun, Seoul

street scene between Maxtyle and Dongdaemun Culture & History Park seen from 7th floor of the Doota Building, 23 x 31 cm

women at food court, A 4

resting place for customers at 5th floor, 23 x 31 cm

Stephen Kopp 

Lee Yong Hwan

Jung Kyoung Won

We had good time with Mr. Stephen Kopp and his wife Susie from Australia from Australia.  

Hope their nice trip waiting for the next sketching!

Thank you all!

sketching with Stephen Kopp on Jan. 9th, 2013

Happy New Year!

Stephen Kopp who has been sketching with Seoul Urban Sketchers for years came to Seoul this winter. We'll have a meetup at Doota Building located near Dongdaemun Great Gate on Jan. 9th, 2013. Hope to meet you at 7th floor, Food court on 10 : 30 am. See you soon!

새해에 복 많이 받으세요!

서울에 오실 때마다 여러 해를 함게 스케치해 오셨던 스테판 콮씨가 이번 겨울에도 한국을 방문하셨습니다. 요즘 유난히 추워서 밖에서는 어렵겠습니다.  그래서 다음 주 1월 9일에 동대문에 위치한 두타 빌딩 7층에서 만나 실내에서 스케치를 하려합니다. 시간이 되시는 분들은 함께 하시면 반갑겠습니다. 10시 30분에 시작할 예정입니다. 그날 뵙겠습니다.

sketches at shopping mall

at the FILA shop in Home Plus, World Cup stadium branch, pencil, watercolor, 13 x 17 cm

Pho Tai(Vietnamese Noodle Soup & Asian Food Restaurant) at the 7th floor of the DOOTA building

pen, watercolor, 19 x 25.5 cm

It was too cold to sketch outside these days. I took chances to sketch inside. Food court, shopping mall, and department stores are good for sketchers. Mannequin seems artificial but looks fashionable. I just thank for the space.

Jang chung-dong

pencil  A4

pen,watercolor   A4

sketches at Yonsei University, Seoul

the Baekyang-ro, spine road of the campus viewed from Main Gate, pen and watercolor 

a scenery across the street viewed from the campus of Yonsei University, pen and watercolor 

Eagle Statue/ The Symbol of Yonsei University, pencil and watercolor

Underwood Hall/ Office of the President, pen and watercolor

Appenzeller Hall/ Graduate School of Social Welfare, pen and watercolor 

Yonsei Severance Cancer Center under construction, pen and watercolor

Centennial Hall/ University Museum, pen and watercolor

Yonsei University Severance Hospital Main Building, pen and watercolor

Gwanghyewon/ The Garden of Yonsei Histoty, pen and watercolor

Luce Chaple/ University Church, pen and soft pastel

( 21 x 29.6cm sketchbook )

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A few days ago, I had a chance to sketch at Yonsei University Sinchon Campus near my office. Yonsei University was established in 1885 with an educational mission based on the Christian principles of truth and freedom, and that is not only one of the oldest universities but also the top three comprehensive universities in Korea.

The campus is located in Sinchon minutes away from the center of the metropolis downtown Seoul, and is well arranged in a colorful and natural setting with mix of old and new buildings.

I sketched some symbolic sceneries of the campus among the number of buildings, and enjoyed campus-life atmosphere with the university students.

christmas tree in hospital

14 x 19 cm

I sketched this one at the lobby(3rd floor) of the Korea University Anam Hospital today. The lobby was decorated with plants, small pond and comfortable stools. Christmas tree looked good with yellow lights and the paintings on the wall.

Drawing with App. 2

It's always fun to do with my Galaxy note. It becomes my habit.
I draw almost everything that i see such as people i like, trees, buildings, cats  and so on.
I want to atempt more lively lines and  color working. And painting applications is so much helpful for me.
No need to hesitate or worry. Here are some of sketches with Application.

at Yonsei University

Severance Hospital(far left), cancer hospital(far right) under construction seen from the basketball court

24 x 32 cm

Stimspn Hall (left), Underwood Hall(middle), Appenzeller Hall(right)

24 x 32 cm

Today I went to Yonsei University in the afternoon. Campus was full of new and old buildings and young students. I could feel the beauty of late autumn in spite of cold weather.

street scene at Jeongreung-ro, Seongbuk-ku, Seoul

pencil, watercolor, 25 x 25 cm

I always have interest in overpass highways. The volume, color, contrast, geometric shape, dynamic features with vehicle on and under caught my eye every time I passed. To some may it look like a monter but I thank for the monstrous existence. I sketched at the entrance gate of Bongugsa(temple) in the late afternoon of November 15, 2012. I felt like that the water on paper seemed to be frozen and melted. To that degree was it cold.

Jyoung-dong, Jung-ku, Seoul

Jungmyoungien  watercolor  A4

Deoksu palace  watercolor  A4

some sketches at Sogang University, Seoul

Administration Building, the main office, pen and watercolor

another view of Administration Building, pen and watercolor

Jesuit Community connected with Administration Building, pen and watercolor

St. Ignatius House, pen and watercolor

The Statue of Christ in front of St. Ignatius House, pen and watercolor

Gymnasim and Arrupe Hall building, pen and watercolor

Ricci Hall building, pen and watercolor

Loyola Library, pen and watercolor

Albatross Tower, the symbol of Sogang University, pen and watercolor

Emmaus Hall viewed from Sports Ground, pen and soft pastel

(sketchbook  21 x 29.6cm)

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Sogang university was established in 1960 by the Society of Jesus to provide an education based on Catholic belief and inspired by the Jesuit educational philosophy, in conformity with the Korean

tradition of education.
The campus located at the foot of Nogosan Mountain, and lies close to Sinchon Subway Station in downtown Seoul. A few famous modern architecture and numbers of contemporary buildings are mixed together felicitously, and they are in harmony with nature and the surroundings around campus.
I sketched strolling in the elegant campus, and enjoying beautiful fall leaves pleasantly.

on a rainy day at Angug-dong & Nagwon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul

I had some business at Jongno tax office. When I came out, it was raining. I had no umbrella but a small foldable field chair. Passing Yulgog-ro I found an alcove at Hana bank, Angug-dong branch, where I could sketch the opposite without getting wet.  The yellow leaves looked more vivid on a rainy day.

pen, pastels, 26 x 37 cm

I went to Nagwon musical instrument shopping center, Nagwon-dong for sketching inside,  But the outside scenery was more attractive by raining. As soon as I sat on the 2nd step deck which leaded to Tapgol Park, I saw a woman carrying lunch plate to be delivered to the shop keepers on her head. The shopping mall is the biggest one in nation. On rainy, windy, or bitterly cold days it's very recommendable to go there. 

Barcelona 2013 / Call for Submissions.

Urban Sketchers is honored to announce the opening of “Call for Submissions of Workshop Proposals” to anyone interest in teaching at the 4th International Urban Sketching Symposium, to be held at Barcelona in the Summer of 2012.
Due Date: December 15th, 2012.

Selection process*
The proposals will be reviewed by the Urban Sketchers Workshop Program Committee, which includes Matthew Brehm, Gabi Campanario, Orling Domínguez, Virginia Hein, Veronica Lawlor, Fred Lynch, Melanie Reim, Swasky and Gail Wong. Selected proposals will be announced in January.

Compensation
The Symposium organization will pay for travel and four nights of a accommodation for the selected instructors. Local instructors who will not need to travel will receive an honorarium.

Workshop Proposal Form: Attach to this email you will find the “Workshop Proposal Form” that needs to be fill out completely and sent to orling@urbansketchers.org before December 15th, 2012.

For more info you can contact:
Orling Domínguez
Workshop Program Coordinator
orling@urbansketchers.org
*Workshops Committee members interested in submitting proposals will abstain themselves from evaluating and voting when their proposals are being reviewed.

at the palace, Changgyeonggung(창경궁, 昌慶宮)

street scenery along the wall of the palace

Myeongjeongjeon

a couple taking photos before wedding

Myeongjeongjeon

Main gate seen from the Myeongjeongjeon

The palace, Changgyeonggung, locates at Yeji-dong, Changgyeonggung-ro across Seoul National University Hospital. I went there on last Friday in the afternoon. Years had passed since I'd visited. People walked along the wall of the palace under the colored big trees. Cars were running fast on the street. But inside the palace it was very quiet. While sketching I could see a pretty couple in Korean traditional attirement taking photos before wedding. Near to sunset the palace showed another kind of beauty with dark shade and streaks of light which was different from one with full sunlight. I met one guy with a big camera, who was a painter. I introduced him about Urban Sketchers blogs and Sketchcrawl events too.