sketches at Unhyeongung(운현궁) and at Nagweon Musical Instruments Arcade, Seoul

After sketching at Unhyeongung Palace 

we dropped in the Nagweon Musical Instruments Arcade. 

30.5 x 23 cm

HJ Song and JW Park

YH Lee

KW Jung

BH Yoo

KH Lee

'MONATEA' Cafe located on 2nd floor of Nagwon Musical Instrument Shopping Arcade

(낙원 악기 상가 2층 '모나티' 커피숖)

She offered two cups of coffee thanking for us to draw her shop, about which we thanked so much too. I presented my name card to her. 

오늘 지난 며칠간의 추운 날씨에 비해서 맑고 포근해서 스케치하기 아주 좋았습니다. 시내에 고즈녁하게 자리잡고 있는 운현궁을 너무 늦게 방문해서 대원군께 죄송스러울 정도였어요. 크기도 아담해서 여러 건물들이 좋은 각도를 연출해주면서 흰 눈과 오래된 나무 색이 참으로 아름다왔습니다.  운현궁에 해가 져서 근처의 낙원 상가로 걸음을 옮겨 훈훈하고 활기찬 악기 상가에서 몇장 더 스케치했어요. 2층의 경비아저씨의 책상을 독차지하고 편히 그리는 동안 마침 손님맞이에 분주하신 여주인께서 따따한 커피까지 제공해주셔서 즐거움을 더했습니다. 오늘 처음으로 손에 쥔 예쁘고 멋진 명함을 두 장이나 뿌렸답니다. 모두에게 감사합니다. 

The Unhyeongung(운현궁) locates at Unni-dong had been the residence of Lee Ha-eung. He was the father of the 26th king of Lee Dynasty. It locates across Insa-dong, the famous traditional cultural street where many tourists visit to buy souvenir and enjoy Korean traditional culture. Unhyeongung is near the bigger palaces such as Kyeongbokgung, Changdukgung, and Changyeongung. We found the place was very beautiful with Korean traditional style buildings. And the snow heightened the beauty of the buildings more. Please visit here for reference. Thank you all!

sketches at Unhyeongung(운현궁), Unni-dong, Seoul

pencil, A 4

KH Lee

sketches at the lobby of Seoul Station

Severance building(left) and Seoul Plaza(right) across the Seoul Station

어제 시간이 있어서 서울역에 갔어요. 푸드코트에서 점심을 먹었지만 워낙 손님이 많아서 자리 차지하고 앉아 있기는 어려웠고 로비로 나왔습니다. 그래도 바깥의 강추위보다는 그릴만 했구요. 마침 앉을 만한 곳도 있어서 앉아서 여러장 그렸지요. 다 그리고 마치는 순간 비둘기가 날라왔어요. 미리 왔으면 그려넣었을 걸하고 아쉬워했답니다.
(Yesterday I had to spend some hours at Seoul Station. After having lunch at food court and drawing some I came out to the lobby because the food court was so busy with customers at lunch time. I found some good place to sit and could be able to sketch some. When I finished a pigeon flied into the building. I felt sorry that I couldn't draw it in sketch.)

2012 note..

                                             
                                                                Size : A4 , only ink pen
                                                                    by park ji woong

TIAMO CAFFE

                                                                     Size : B4 ..only ink pen
                                                        wife's brother  two-story store at samshenpo
                                                                           by park ji woong

someday .. three props

Size  : A4  .  only  ink pen

by park ji woong

sketches around Children's Grand Park, Neung-dong, Seoul

at amusement park of Children's Grand Park

cactus inside the botanical garden of the park

people were taking photos at botanical garden of Children's Grand Park

sketch of the inside scenery of the cafeteria after having lunch at Sejong University

at the A/S center near the park

Because I had to wait for a while I sketched and washed on the sofa. 

A 4, Fabriano, 56 lbs

The weather was finer than the previous days though snow still remained here and there. After dropping in the framing shop near the park I went in and sketched some. On the way coming home I needed phone repair at the A/S center near the park. Sketching made me not feel tired of waiting. So I thank for the moments rather.

A beauty salon

15x21cm

at Aladdin secondhand bookstore, Jongno-2-ga, Seoul

18 x 26 cm

Last tuesday I found a nice secondhand bookstore at Jongno-2-ga, downtown street of Seoul. It located in basement near the corner of Jongno-2-ga crossing. Different from that we've known about secondhand bookstores it looked as same as big bookstores filled with new books. The interior was comfortable for visitors to sit on steps set near the entrance resting a while or reading books. I could see kids reading books on steps freely. There I sketched the above one using watercolor with pleasure.

SketchCrawl at Yakhyeon Catholic Church, Jungrim-dong

the bell tower of the church, pen and watercolor, 25 x 35.3cm 

facade of the church beyond the hill, pen and watercolor, 25 x 35.3cm 

viewed from the rear side, pencil and watercolor, 29.7 x 42cm

the reverential scene inside the church, pen and watercolor, 25 x 35.3cm 

Seosomun martyrs' memorial hall, pen and watercolor, 25 x 35.3cm

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The first catholic church built in Korea, Yakhyeon Catholic Church is an early example of Gothic architecture of the 19th century.The brickwork of Yakhyeon Catholic Church is renowned for its architectural beauty. On the occasion of the 34 Worldwide SketchCrawl we sketchers met in the precincts of the church and enjoyed sketching in and out of the historied church building all day long.

Thanks all the participants for a nice day!