Saturday, August 30, 2014

two paintings by Lucy Baik at Jeju island



Lucy Baik sent me a mail attached with two works. Those were made at Jeju island where she went on holiday. She loved it for its beauty. Why not? Posting her works I wished we'd go there for sketching together some day. 

Thank you Lucy, and hope to see you next meetup!

지난 번 합정동과 동대문 스케치 모임에 참석하셨던 루시 백씨가 지난 번 모임 중에 제주도에 휴가갔었노라면서 제주 풍경 두점을 보내오셨어요. 아름다운 제주도를 좋아하게 되었다고 합니다. 다음 모임에 꼭 참여하시겠다는 말씀도 하셨구요.

우리도 함께 제주도로 스케치갔으면 좋겠습니다.

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

some sketches at Cheonggyecheon, Seoul

 a picturesque scenery sketched at Cheonggye Plaza, watercolor, 37 x 52cm

the buildings beyond Gwangtonggyo Bridge (광통교), pen and watercolor,  37 x 52cm

 symbol sculpture of Cheonggye Plaza, "Spring" sculptured by Claes Oldenburg, 
pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Cheonggyecheon stream under Mojeongyo Bridge (모전교), pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

artificial waterfall at the fountainhead of Cheonggyecheon Stream, brush and watercolor, 
21 x 29.6cm
a portrait painting of Miss Kate from Russia, watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Korean traditional musical band playing at the stream, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Cheonggyecheon (청계천) is an 11 km long stream that rises near Bugaksan Mt. and Inwangsan Mt. and flows from the west to the east of downtown Seoul. Created as part of an urban renewal project, Cheonggyecheon is a restoration of the stream that was once there before during the Joseon Dynasty. It's very serene with small waterfalls, and nearly two dozen overhead bridges. Cheonggye Plaza(청계광장) in Sejong-ro(세종로), one of the busiest boulevards in Seoul, is situated at the fountainhead of Cheonggyecheon Stream. There were overflowing with colorful sceneries and crowds including lots of foreign tourists.  
The weather was so fine, I sketched with Seoul usk members around Cheonggyecheon Stream and Plaza. We enjoyed sketching several fantastic scenes such as buildings, stream, waterfall, people, streetscapes, and so on.
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600년 서울의 중심이며 치수사업의 본원인 청계천이 어둠에서 나와 시민의 품으로 돌아오고~~이제는 관광명소로 거듭나고 있습니다.
안락한 쉼터, 상징 광장와 각종 행사, 갖가지 볼꺼리들. 주변의 다채로운 도시경관들...20개가 넘는 다리와 긴 웰빙 산책로를 따라 엄청난 스케치 소재들~~ 시리즈 작품을 해 볼만한 좋은 장소입니다.

Monday, August 25, 2014

sketches at Cheonggyecheon, Seoul








front of Oldenberg sculpture
<29x21cm,oil pastel,water color>

빨노파 색이 이뻐서 그렸어요.
어반스케치 하다보면 재미있는 조각상 앞에서 모이게 되는거 같아요.
만남의 광장 랜드마크 역할을 하는 조각상들이 좋아져요.





<29x21cm,oil pastel,water color>
청계천근처 건물뒤쪽

굵은 연통이 재미있어서 그렸어요.주차장 아저씨가 친절
 어반스케치 하다보면 그 장소를 상징하는 이름을 가진 특정건물들 위주로 그리게되요.
하지만 저는 이렇게 후미진 장소들도 정말 좋아합니다.
다양하게 그리고 싶어요~



 Cheonggyecheon
<29x21cm,ball pen>

너무 졸려서 꾸벅꾸벅 졸면서 그려서
창문 그리던 선이 학창시절 노트필기 같이 기어가네요. 
제트스트림101볼펜 너무 부드러워서 글씨 쓸때는 별로지만 드로잉에는 너무 좋네요~
펜과 볼펜사이의 감촉 추천해요







반가웠어요.
이화여대에서 뵈요^^







Sunday, August 24, 2014

Sketching meetup at Cheonggyecheon, Seoul

sketch looking down the fall in stream, 35 x 25 cm

sketch looking to the direction of Cheonggye 2-ga

sketching the opposite of Gwanghwamun area


under the bridge over Cheonggyecheon stream
pastels on colored paper, 27 x 37.5 cm

traditional band playing at the stream
pencil, watercolor, 35 x 25 cm

Korean traditional musical band 
35 x 25 cm

new comer, Kate from Russia


guards in Korean traditional clothing


lunch time


exhibition on-the-spot

Cheonggyecheon has been the subject of water control projects since Joseon dynasty. The stream began to be covered around 1930. And high-level road over the covered way was finished on 1970. But the environmental pollution and old structure of the road had been raising matters about safety.  So the road was removed by two years' demolishing work from 2003 to 2005. Now 5.8 km section of the stream was recovered and changed into walking road and green area. 
It was very crowded by citizens and tourists after several days' raining. We enjoyed sketching too with 14 participants including new comers, Kate, John, and Lee Jeong-hee. Much thanks!


Saturday, August 23, 2014

청계천 풍경



plaza in front of Oldenberg sculpture at the entrance of Cheonggyecheon 
( ink on paper  41 x 27cm )

오전에는 청계천에 바람이 무척 세더군요.
바람을 맞으며 그림을 그리는 게 좋았습니다. 


 Oldenberg sculpture at the entrance of Cheonggyecheon 
( water colors on paper  27  x  20.5cm )


Peoples at Cheonggyecheon 
( pencil on paper  20.5  x  27cm )


Mojeongeo(모전교) at Cheonggyecheon 
( pencil on paper 41  x  27cm )


samulnori  
( 27  x  41cm )

2014.08.23
오후에는 물가에 앉아서 노는 사람들을 그리고,
 다리의 아치를 구경하면서 노는데,
쇠소리가 나고, 날나리(태평소) 소리가 들려서 
그쪽으로 가서 전통연희공연단 '끼'의 공연을 구경했습니다.
액맥이타령, 영산굿 등을 하더군요.

장단에 맞춰 부채를 들고 춤을 추는 두 아주머니가 있었는데,
저도 펜 놓고 그 속에 뛰어 들고 싶었습니다.
북소리, 장구소리가 자꾸 들썩이게 하더군요.



pharmacy(응암오거리 약국)

약국과 조명가게가 있는 응암오거리


pharmacy @Eungam 3-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, Korea
colored pencil, ink, water colors on paper 
20.5 X 27 cm 

은행과 우체국을 다니느라 여러차례 이 앞을 지나다녔습니다.
평소에는 조명가게가 눈에 띄었는데,
막상 그리려고 하니 '오거리약국'이란 이름이 눈에 들어 오네요.

Friday, August 15, 2014

Car drawings




최근에는 차 그리기에 흥미가 생겼습니다. 사실 자동차 그리기는 꺼려하는 것 중에 하나였는데요, 스케치를 시작하다보니 자동차를 빼놓을 수가 없더군요. 자동차 모양을 보다보니까 이게 생각보다 재미가 있습니다. 싫어하던 것도 스케치의 일부라고 생각하니까 재미있게 느껴지는 것 같아요. 좀 더 그리러 나가고 싶은데 졸업작품 마감이 다음 달로 다가와 밀린 양의 작업을 하느라 근 2주일을 집 안에서 작업만 했더니 바깥에 나갔던 기억이 까마득합니다.
정신을 차려보니까 이제 선풍기도 필요없을 정도로 날씨도 선선해졌네요.
벌써 가을이 왔나봅니다 :) 스케치 나가기 좋은 날씨인데, 빨리 작업을 끝내고 가볍게 나가고싶네요..

Monday, August 11, 2014

some sketches at Bosingak (보신각), Jongno-gu, Seoul


 Jongno Tower Building (종로 타워 빌딩) opposite to Bosingak, ( 21 x 29.6cm )

 the panoramic view of Bosingak, ( 16.3 x 29.6cm ) 

  the front view of Bosingak, ( 21 x 29.6cm )

 the side view of Bosingak, ( 21 x 29.6cm )

a scenery around Bosingak across the road, ( 21 x 29.6cm ) 

viewed from the 33rd floor of Jongno Tower, ( 21 x 29.6cm )

another sketch on the same spot, ( 21 x 29.6cm )

the royal guards in front of Bosingak, ( 21 x 29.6cm )

the chief gatekeeper (수문장), ( 21 x 29.6cm )

 the bell is rung 12 times everyday at noon, ( 21 x 29.6cm )

another sketch of the bell-ringing ceremony, ( 21 x 29.6cm )
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( pen and watercolor )



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The Bosingak Belfry (보신각), so-called Jonggak(종각), sits in a part of Seoul considered the most central in the city, both geographically and historically. It was originally constructed in 1396 but destroyed numerous times of the years from fires and wars. The current building, completed in 1979, is a replica of the original traditional design but a reinforced concrete structure, its significance lying in the site and its history rather than the building itself. In the Joseon Dynasty, the bell was hit to announce the opening and closing of the 4 gates around Seoul. Recently, to commemorate the history, everyday at noon except Monday, the building has opened to citizen and tourists for bell-ringing ceremony.
Last weekend, I sketched around the pretty historical landmark surrounded by high rise buildings and busy roads, feeling the harmony of old and new in central Seoul.
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600년 넘는 보신각의 역사는 건축물과 범종의 운명적인 모습보다 장소성이 끈끈하게 가슴을 울립니다. 해가 바뀔 때마다 33번의 종소리와 함께 과거와 미래를 이어주면서 서울은 서서히 앞을 향해 변화해 갑니다.
고층 빌딩과 파도치는 삶의 물결 속에 둘러싸인 온고지신의 공간~~우리들 곁의 보신각은 스케치를 통해 마음을 정화시켜 줍니다.