#37th World Wide SketchCrawl at Jeong-dong, Seoul

in front of Deoksugung (Palace) across Seoul City Hall

sepia conte in holder, 30 x 40 cm

scenery around Seoul Plaza, pen & watercolor, 30 x 40 cm

the Anglican church of Korea under repairing, sepia conte in holder, pastels, 30 x 40 cm

view of Korea Press Center seen across Sejongdaero(street), 

pen, oil pastel, watercolor, 30 x 40 cm

Seoul Child-care information center building, Seosomun-dong

big tree at Baejae Jeong-dong Building,

sepia in holder, pastels, 30 x 40 cm

It was a real fine Autumn day. The streets and Seoul plaza were bustling with people and sounds from event(Seoul Art Festival) on Seoul Plaza and the changing ceremony of guards at Deoksugung Palace, etc. Seoul sketchers, Lee Yong Hwan, Jung Kyoung Won, Hwang Hwa Sook, Mun Sang Hee, and Yoo Byung Hwa, enjoyed the beautiful streets and sketching together. As always time was too short, things to capture were too many. Thank you all!

some sketches around Hongeun-dong village, Seoul

a cityscape viewed from the opposite hillside, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.7cm 

a scenery from the opposite hillside, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.7cm

an old fashioned mixed-use building on the roadside, pen and soft pastel, 21 x 29.7cm 

viewed from the hillside looking down the street, ballpoint pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.7cm

viewed from the roadside looking up the hill, pencil and watercolor, 21 x 29.7cm

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Last week one afternoon, I visited Hongeun-dong village located in Seodaemun-gu, not so far from my office. Many parts of the village already holds designated apartment reconstruction district by Seoul Metropolitan Government.

For urban sketchers Hongeun-dong is an interesting village, where modern buildings and demolition sceneries are mixed together naturally.

at Digital Media City, Sangam 3-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul

MBC building under construction

heavy machinery in a row at rest on Chusuk holidays(Thanks Giving days) along the street

street scene on holidays

405 x 306 mm

part of Nuritkum Square

YTN building under construction

30 x 40 cm

On Chuseok holidays I went there not far from my house twice. As the name of the area, Digital Media City shows leading media companies such KBS, SBS, MBC, YTN, Nuritkum Square started to locate. Buildings are so big and attractive that it will be necessary to go there often to capture the changing shapes of buildings during construction. 

around Dongguk University, Pil-dong 3-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul

Rusty colored red buildings in a row across the Donguk university was very inpressive. Those buildings were just amazing by contrast of light and shadow with the depth of color. I feel like going there again for more drawings. 

Manhaegwan and Sungjeong Jeon in the university

at the back of the Sungjeon Jeon

Manhaegwan and Hyehwagwan in university

pastels, pencil, watercolor, 40 x 27 cm

The day was wonderful with autumn weather. I enjoyed sketching at Dongguk Universityj. The campus was beautiful with young students here and there. And the scenery surrounded by urban buildings was fantastic too.

sketches around Hansung university

scenery seen from the Yeon Ku Kwan building of Hansung University, 

pencil & watercolor, A 4

 scene seen from the Yeon Ku Kwan building

apartments are seen through the campus buildings.

pen and watercolor, A 4

How steep the slope was!

I went to Hansung University located at Samseongyo for sketching. Walking down the Samseongyo - Gil, I could see the very steep steps. But the far scenery was beautiful with houses on hillsides. Houses where people live look familiar always. 

some sketches around Jogyesa Temple, Seoul

One Pillar Gate (main gate of Jogyesa Temple), pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Daewoongjeon building (Main Buddha Hall), pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Daewoogjeon viewed from main gate, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Paradise Hall (Amita Buddha Hall) under repairs, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm 

The 8 angle and 10 story Stone Stupa, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Buddha Statue in Daewoongjeon, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Baby Buddha Statue and offering box, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Memorial Hall of Buddhist Culture & History of Korean Buddhism, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm 

Templestay Building across the street, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Ujeongchongguk( Central Post Office,1884), pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Statue of Min Yeong-Hwan, patriot,minister of the Korean Empire, 21 x 29.6cm

The Portrait Shrine of Yi Saek(牧隱), pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

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A few days ago, I visited Jogyesa Temple located in the middle of Seoul. Jogyesa does not give off the solemn and traditional air of the other temples located deep in the mountains. But because it is located within the heart of the city, the public transportation is so convenient, and well combined with the sceneries of the old city Seoul. Maybe another interesting place in town where nature is present is a temple.

I sketched some colorful sceneries here and there delightfully around crowded precints of the temple.

Naksan Park

pen,watercolor 

pencil,watercolor  A4