Holiday sketches at Cheonggyecheon, Seoul

By Lee Yong-hwan in Seoul, Korea

Cheonggyecheon Stream sketched at Cheonggye Plaza, pencil and watercolor

symbol sculpture, “Spring” by Claes Oldenburg and Coose Van Bruggen, 

pen and watercolor

Gwanggyo Bridge, pen and watercolor

Supyogyo  Bridge, pen and watercolor

sketched from Beodeuldari Bridge, pen and watercolor

 Sewoon Electronics Plaza, pen and watercolor

Pyeonghwa Clothing Market near Ogansugyo Bridge, pen and watercolor 

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( 21 x 29.6 cm sketchbook )

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Last weekend, during the Chuseok, Korean Thanksgiving holidays, I visited

Cheonggyecheon and sketched the colorful sceneries walking along the stream for two days. The Cheonggyecheon is a stream running through central Seoul from west to east. There are 22 bridges that cross the stream and every bridge has its own historic name and unique form. Until it was restored in 2005, Cheonggyecheon Stream existed only as a neglected waterway hidden by an overpass. Nowadays, it has been transformed into a haven of natural beauty amidst the bustle of city life. 

The weather was so fine all through the Chuseok holidays, I enjoyed sketching several cityscapes from Cheonggye Plaza to Pyeonghwa Fashion Town near Dongdaemun Gate.