sketches around Jeongdong, Seoul

a scenery sketched from the Jeongdong-gil(정동길) street, pen and watercolor, 36 x 51cm

a scenery around Seoul Anglican Cathedral(대한 성공회 서울교구), pencil and watercolor,36 x51cm

Jeongdong First Methodist Church(정동제일교회) is under renovation, 

pencil and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

a quick sketch of buildings nearby Seoul City Hall(서울시청), pencil, 21 x 29.6cm

The Embassy of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Korea(주한 러시아 대사관), pencil and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

distant view of the Embassy of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Korea(주한 러시아 대사관), pen and pastel, 21 x 29.6cm

Centennial Hall of Ewha Girls’ High School(이화여고 백주년 기념관), 

pen and brush, 21 x 29.6cm

Simpson Memorial Hall of Ewha Girls’ High School(이화박물관), and Centennial Hall of Ewha Girls’ High School(이화여고 백주년 기념관), pen and pastel, 21 x 29.6cm

a pencil sketches of the Jeongdong-gil streetscape, 21 x 29.6cm

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Jeongdong is one of the best places for urban sketching in downtown Seoul. There are a lot of attractive subject matters for sketching such as beautiful Deoksugung Palace(덕수궁), stonewall walkway(돌담길), various church buildings, museums, modern architectural properties and the traditional festivals for many tourists and visitors. I liked such subjects and enjoyed sketching around Jeongdong for a long time. Every time I sketch, it’s a new experience.

Last Saturday, usk Seoul members including many new comers met together around Deoksugung Palace and had a good sketch time. I painted a buildingscape in watercolors on the Jeongdong-gil street in the morning. After lunch, I went up to the Jeongdong Observatory (정동 전망대) on the 13th floor of Seoul City Hall Seosomun Annex Building (서소문 청사). The beautiful panoramic views of numerous buildings through the window fascinated me. I painted another buildingscape in watercolors looking down from the Observatory inside the building. It was a very pleasant sketch time to paint watercolors.  

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고풍스러운 전통 분위기와 현대도시의 북적거림이 어우러지며

관광객들과 각종 행사 인파로 넘쳐나는 도심의 명소~~

덕수궁과 정동 주변의 풍물은 한없이 그려도 마르지 않는 

서울도심 스케치의 오아시스같은 장소입니다.....

sketches at Starfield Hanam (스타필드 하남)

a colorful scene viewed from the 2nd floor lounge (21 x 29.6cm)

main entrance hall of Starfield Hanam shopping mall (21 x 29.6cm)

a fruit stand at the PK market on the B1 floor (21 x 29.6cm)

a clothing shop on the 1st floor (21 x 29.6cm)

an electromobile showroom on the 2nd floor (21 x 29.6cm)

ticket box lounge of multiplex theater on the 4th floor (21 x 29.6cm)

main Food Court on the 3rd floor (21 x 29.6cm)

open restaurant outside the Food Court on the 3rd floor (26 x 37cm)

panoramic view of Starfield Hanam Complex (20 x 37cm)

another sketch on the same spot (26 x 37cm)

main entrance of Starfield Hanam shopping mall (26 x 37cm)

main entrance of Shinsegae Department Store (26 x 37cm)

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( pen and watercolor, sketchbook )

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A few days ago, I visited the Korea's largest shopping mall recently opened, located in Hanam City, Gyeonggi-do, southeast of Seoul. Starfield Hanam, anchored by retail giant Shinsegae Department Store, is a unique shopping theme park that provides the experience of shopping, leisure, entertainment, and healing all in one place for families, teenagers, and Korea’s most discerning buyers. While sketching I was impressed by the long facade of the massive building composed of various forms, and inside building the curvilinear formed interior designs including the wonderful skylight shaped like the biggest whale. 

I drew colorful scenes here and there going up and down the huge shopping mall in the crowd of visitors. It was very exciting sketch time trying to draw various forms and movements on such a vast place.

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국내 최대 규모의 단일 쇼핑몰~

길고 다양한 형태의 복합 디자인 외관

자유곡선이 물결치는 드넓은 옥내공간

거대하고 환상적인 곡선 천창과 온갖 실내조명

수많은 방문객의 천차만별한 움직임과 행태들...

단일 장소로는 마치 스케치 소재의 천국 같습니다.