sketches around Seoul Plaza with Florence

Seoul City Hall building, pen and watercolor, 24 x 34cm

the crowd gathered in front of the Daehanmun, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

Daehanmun, the gate at Deoksugung Palace, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm 

various buildings around Seoul Plaza, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

Appenzeller Noble Memorial Hall, pen and pencil, 24 x 34cm

Florence is absorbed in sketching, pen and watercolor, 24 x 34cm

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Yesterday, the weather was fine to sketch in the downtown Seoul. The new Seoul City Hall building exposed its splendid appearance between the old building and the surround buildings, and the townspeople crowded in Seoul Plaza for enjoying the holiday. KW Jung and I sketched around Deoksugung Palace and Seoul Plaza with Miss Florence half the day.

In spite of the unfamiliarity with Korean culture, Florence sketches various Korean buildings with a practiced hand. She is undoubtedly a good sketcher. Hope to see you soon!

old and new buildings at Seochon village, Jongno-gu, Seoul

a traditional house, Tongui-dong, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

a Hanok ( Korean traditional house) Guest House, Tongui-dong, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

The House of Lee Sang (a famous poet), in Tongin-dong, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

Woori Bank Hyoja-dong branch building, Tongin-dong, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

Paiwha Girls' High School Main Auditorium, Nooha-dong, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

 Paiwha Girls' High School Gymnasium, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

Paiwha Girls' High School Dormitory, pencil and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

Paiwha Girls' High School Main building, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

Paiwha Girls' High School Science Center, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

Paiwha Girls' High School Science Center and kindergarten, pencil and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm 

Sajikmun (gate) at Sajik Park, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

an old fashioned complex building, Pilun-dong. pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

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Seochon, an elegant village stretching from the west wing of Gyeongbok Palace to the base of Mt. Inwang, is a place with a background of the 600-year historic city of Seoul. Besides Seochon is well known as a famous historic village where traditional houses and modern architecture coexist. This village is full of subject for sketching, such as, traditional houses, government office building, convenient faciIities etc. Especilally there are some cultural properties, for instance,Sajik Park built around a stone altar called “Sajikdan (Historic Site No.121)”, Paiwha Girls' High School and College with a history of 100 years.

Last Saturday, I enjoyed strolling around Seochon village and sketching the variegated sceneries with Seoul urban sketchers all day long. It was a valuable experience at the familiar atmosphere!

some sketches around Anyang Art Park

Multi-faceted Masterpiece, Alvaro Siza Hall, pen and watercolor, 24.5 x 35.2cm 

a side view of Alvaro Siza Hall in the park, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

an observatory building, designed by MVRDV located at the summit of the park, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm 

looking up at inside the observatory, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

overlooking the park scenery from the obsevatory, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm 

open-air stage connected to the sky bridge, 21 x 29.5cm

YuYu Industrial building, scheduled to remodel into Kim Joong-eop museum, pen and watercolor, 24.5 x 35,2cm 

a scenery of old fashioned factory buildings, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm 

YuYu industrial factory, designed by Architect Kim Joong-eop at first, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm 

a fun building in front of the Gwanak Station, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm 

an office building in front of the Gwanak Station, pencil. 21 x 29.5cm

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The Anyang Art Park is located near Gwanak Mountain, about equal distance from Gwanak Station and Anyang Station, in the city of Anyang just south of the capital Seoul, Korea. The Park set in a wooded valley along the northeast edge of Anyang, and has a lot of interesting formative arts, famous buildings, some cultural properties, well-maintained Buddhist temples, and so on.

Last Saturday, and besides Children's day, the weather was so good for outdoor sketching mixed with crowd and nature. Seoul urban sketchers, including four new comers, had a pleasant sketch time in the fantastic art park. I sketched variegated sceneries around the park to my heart's content excitingly.
Thanks to Choi Seung-won for kind invitation and sharing a meaningful time with all!