At Insa Art Center located in Insadong, Seoul I could watch a performance luckily. It was held at the exhibition of Lee Suh Hyung. Korean traditional dancer, Na Young-ae played Salpuri Dance(kind of exorcising an evil spirit) to the accompaniment of four Korean traditional musical instrument players. She danced with her feet being dipped in red, blue, yellow color pigments. When she danced the foot prints were left on the white big mat. It made unexpected patterns as a result. I enjoyed the music, dance, and above all the sketching itself.
passengers at Chungryangri Railroad Station, Seoul
my son at the train, pencil
Yesterday I accompanied my son who enrolled in the army to Namchunchoon, Kangwon Province. The weather was good. Thousands of young men looked dependable for the country.I thanked for him to be grown enough to serve for our country.
Yesterday I sketched various sceneries around Dongdaemun with Seoul sketchcrawl members. Though weather was rainy and awfully yellow dust windy, we took delight in drawing all day.
Was many persons total hard life that blows the yellow dust storm and takes part on a cold day. Could paint in this bad backdrop and did happiness. Was glad I meet new persons. Do how many person es in subway while I go to Dongdaemun and painted two picture on the spot.Was inconvenient because it is no time although site good and very yearning. Cellular phone camera does not become operation that take a picture coming to the house even so. Imprints by daughter cellular phone camera and raises croquis.Color picture can not imprint because picture quality is bad. Other persons pictures wonder.
Today it was terrible with yellow dust wind and rain. But 11 sketchers participated in. We welcomed new young college students, Byun Saet-byul, Kwon Soo-yeon, Kim Ji-hoon, and Kim Seung-yeon. Their participation encouraged all of us in a gloomy day. We had nice lunch on 7th floor of Doosan Tower Building, one of the largest clothing shopping center in Dongdaemun district. Hope them to join us successively. Thanks all!
When I was leaving the hospital today some music sounded at the entrance. There was a small concert for the patients and their families. The players were the students of traditional music of Korea. Though it was the last part of the concert I enjoyed and could sketch them. What a good experience it was!
Last Sunday I was waiting inside the long-distance bus for the exclusive use of the Korea outdoor watercolorists for outskirts painting workshop. In the meantime, I sketched the sceneries over large parking lot of Hyundai Department at Apgujeongdong.
Lately I sketched in this place. Here is a redevelopment zone. Apartments are now being built all over the place at heukseokdong. The contrast between light and shade of two buildings made to think on my mind.