Sketches at Ttukseom (뚝섬 자벌레관, 생각마루 스케치)

scenery of the part of Ttukseom Caterpillar Tunnel and overpass, pen, pastels, A 4

scenery of Han River seen from the terrace of the Seoul Saengag Maru in the caterpillar tunnel, pastels, A 4 

scenery of overpass roads seen from the tunnel, pen, pastels, A 4

a bicycler resting at the floor of the caterpillar tunnel, pastels, A 4

scenery of library for citizens at the same space of caterpillar tunnel, 

pencil, watercolor, pastels, water soluble crayons,  25 x 25 cm

urban scenery seen from the tunnel near the exit 3 of subway no. 7,

pencil, watercolor, pastels, 25 x 25 cm

Ttukseom Caterpillar Tunnel locates at Gwangjin-gu. For the area is near the Han River the place is loved by citizens all the year. The strange object looking like a caterpillar caught interest from lots of citizens. Inside the tunnel there are gallery, library and cafe for people. Families with kids, young and old citizens were taking rest reading books or using their notebooks. We were busy with sketching enjoying the cool scenery of Han River. The place seemed to be developing every year for the better usage of people. It was warm inside. But the weather was not so terrible that I could draw some outdoor. I would like to visit there again when it becomes warmer later. 

아무래도 겨울이라 쌀쌀하긴 했으나 햇살이 좋아 밖에서 그리는 것도 좋았습니다. 자벌레관이 전과 다르게 따뜻해진 듯하여 아주 좋았어요. 자유로이 책도 뽑아 읽고, 차도 마시고, 쉬는 광간으로 탈바꿈하여 시민에게 재충전할 수있는 공간으로 변모되어 기분 좋았구요. 참석하신 많은 분들이 매우 열정적으로 그림에 몰두하시는 모습도 아름다왔습니다. 추운 역사에서 한장 그리고 올라갔는데 찰리 선생님께서 건네주신 핫백이 너무 따뜻했습니다. 하루 종일 추운 줄 모르고 그렸어요. 마칠 무렵 서정화 선생님의 '쁘라질' 커피와 곳감도 감사드려요. 

아직 추운 겨울인데 많은 분들 만나 뵈어 반가왔습니다. 스케치를 1번 순위에 두시고 늘 함께 하시기를 바랍니다. 멋진 장소 택하시고 많은 참여자분들 챙기시느라 수고 하신 찰리 선생님께 다시 감사드립니다!

Sketches at Gangbyeon Techno Mart, Seoul

Techno Mart building sketched at the sky garden outside the 9th floor of the building

in front of the box office of CGV movie theater on the 10th floor

open superstore of cellular phones and telephones on the 6th floor

a scene of open escalator hall sketched on the 6th floor

surrounding buildings viewed from the lounge on the 10th floor

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( pen and watercolor, 29.6 x 42cm sketchbook )

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Last Saturday was the day of usk Seoul's April meet up in pararelled with the 63rd World Wide SketchCrawl at Gangbyeon Techno Mart(강변 테크노마트). Coincidentally, that day I was scheduled to participate in Korea watercolor academy (한국수채화 아카데미) event, so I couldn't join in the usk Seoul' April meeting. Although I couldn't attend this important sketch meeting on the day, I went to the Techno Mart a few days earlier and made a sketch in advance.

Gangbyeon Techno Mart located at Guui-dong, Gwangjin-gu is known to be the biggest electronics depot in Korea. It is a large shopping mall that connects to other shopping and discount stores. In addition to all kinds of electronic products, Techno Mart is also well-known as a hot place of relaxation and enjoyment, such as Lifestyle & fashion shopping mall and wedding hall, various restaurants and Hangang Observatory at Haneul Park (하늘공원) on the 9th floor, CGV movie theater on the 10th floor, and so on. What's meaningful is, 3 years ago we had a good sketch time here as the 52th World Wide SketchCrawl. Impressed by the charming and beautiful scenery along the Han River and the crowded indoor atmosphere, I enjoyed sketching with new feelings and views going up and down in and out of the building.

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4월 20일 한국수채화협회 아카데미 시연행사가 겹쳐

저는 부득이 며칠 전에 미리 가서 스케치했습니다.

동참 못하고 따로 그렸지만 스케치의 느낌을 함께 합니다.

3년전 테크노마트의 52차 스케치크롤이 생생하게 떠오릅니다..

전자쇼핑몰과 다양한 즐길거리로 붐비는 실내 분위기...

매력적이고 아름다운 한강변 풍경을 펼치는 랜드마크...

접근성과 짧은 동선, 사통오달의 좋은 스케치 장소입니다~ 

Sketches at the Children's Grand Park, Neung-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul

Main Gate of the Children's Grand Park, pen and watercolor, (36 x 51cm)

Kkummaru (꿈마루), former golf club house, pencil and watercolor, (36 x 51cm)

sketched in front of the restaurant, pen and watercolor, (29.6 x 42cm)

Elephant Cage, pen and watercolor, (29.6 x 42cm)

the rides at the Amusement Park, pen and watercolor, (29.6 x 42cm)

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Last Saturday, it was a nice day with the blue sky in autumn. We Seoul urban sketchers met at an attractive park in downtown to sketch together. Located in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul Children's Grand Park (서울 어린이대공원) is a large park with a zoo, botanical garden, amusement park, and diverse performance events for the families with children. The park is full of attractions appealing to all ages, and many events take place at the park throughout the year. It was a weekend, so the park was full of families with kids, young people enjoying the weekend, and lots of citizens including some foreign tourists all day long. For a long time I've sketched numerous colorful scenes changing over the years in this park.  Every time I visit the park, I used to look for something new subject not sketched before. I had a pleasant sketch time in a dreamlike children's park with a thankful heart. Love the fantastic amusement park and the liveliness of Seoul!
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능동 어린이대공원은 '스케치 테마공원" 같습니다.
수십 년에 걸친 공원시설과 환경이 조금씩 변해가면서
그때그때마다 시절 따라 생생한 모습을 그리는 것은...
마치 우리 생활상을 담은 기록같이 소중한 작업입니다.

숲과 주변빌딩, 동식물원과 힐링 산책로, 어린이 놀이동산,
가족쉼터와 각종 이벤트 공간들은 스케치 소재가 넘쳐납니다.
도시의 분주한 일상을 잠시 떠나 가족들의 꿈과 희망을 안고
태양을 마시며 생기발랄하고 활기차게 뛰노는 동심의 세계는
어반 스케쳐의 빼놓을수 없는 "상설 스튜디오"라 하겠습니다.

watercolors at the Seoul Children's Grand Park

scene of various playing facilities at the amusement park, pencil and watercolor, 

(54 x 72cm)

the botanical garden, pen and watercolor, (26 x 37cm)

the elephant house, pen and watercolor, (21 x 29.6cm)

scenery of tropical zoo, pencil (29.6 x 42cm)

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Seoul Children's Grand Park(서울 어린이대공원) is eco-friendly park located in Neung-dong(능동), Gwangjin-gu(광진구) in Seoul. The family theme park is one of the most suitable places to sketch various drawing matters such as animals, plants, throng of people or diverse facilities for children surrounded by greens in the heart of Seoul. I've been sketching the colorful scenes in the fantastic Children's Grand Park for a long time.

Last Saturday, the weather was so fine, we Seoul urban sketchers met at the interesting park to sketch together. From early morning, I began to sketch the dynamic playground scene and painted in watercolors using 54 x 72cm size watercolor paper at the amusement park(놀이동산) for 3 hours. I was absorbed in the large painting carefully from composition to details on the spot without moving. After lunch, I walked around the park and sketched the botanical garden, the elephant house, tropical zoo, and so on. It was a very pleasant and experimental sketch a day.

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서울 어린이대공원은 그리면 그릴수록 빠져드는 무한한 소재가 매력적이며

놀이동산의 생생한 장면들은 스케치를 위한 테마파크 같습니다.

아침부터 놀이기구 속에 동심을 싣고 나르는 스펙타클한 장면을 그리면서

이곳이야말로 가까이 열려있는 웰빙과 스케치의 낙원이라는 것을 느꼈습니다~~

Sketches at Children's Grand Park

Palgagdang 

part of roller coaster in amusement park

scenery of tropical animal buildings

water birds

water birds and visitors

It was a very fine day. The park was crowded by increasing family visitors around noon. The park opened on Children's Day, May 5th, 1973 kept being loved by all. It's broad to ca. 530,000 square meters. There locate kinds of animal cages, botanic garden, amusement park, and so on. We can find people walking all around the park for health. 

Though I visit there so often It provides endless subjects to draw. I used 45.5x32.5cm size papers. I tried to play with sketching tools, charcoal, water soluble color pencils, watercolor not to make something good. I found charcoal to work well on this kind of sketchbook. Because I have several volumes which I had bought over 10 years ago, I may use them all out with charcoal. 

Having chance to appreciate all the participants' great works would be a fortune; so we gather enjoying sharing and congratulating for the other sketcher's development. Thank you Andy for the cool drinks after the meetup. We had a nice time after hard work of sketching. Thank you all the participants!

좋은 날씨에 감사했어요. 만나뵈어서 더욱 좋았구요. 어반 스케치해오면서 자신의 그림에 만족하는 동료를 보는 기쁨도 만남에서 비롯되겠지요. 여의나루에서 반나 뵙기 바랍니다.

56th World Wide SketchCrawl at Common Ground, Jayang-dong

 food truks(푸드트럭) on the central square market, pencil and watercolor

a scenery viewed from the 2nd floor terrace, pen and watercolor

Common Ground building in front of the central square, pencil

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(36 x 51cm, watercolor paper)

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Last Saturday, for the 56th World Wide SketchCrawl, we usk Seoul members met at

Common Ground (커먼 그라운드) located at Jayang-dong(자양동), Gwangjin-gu(광

진구), Seoul. Common Ground is the largest container shopping mall complex in Korea built with 200 shipping containers, and is capable of transforming into different structures or moving into different places. The architectural form is based on a center

square connecting two buildings. On the central square, a weekend market is held with 

different themes, and visitors can enjoy the light snack at the colorful food trucks that offer an exotic dining experience.

It was a little hot and humid, but a fine day for sketching, I took a fancy to the exotic food truck on the market ground at first sight. After sketching that in watercolors quickly and I drew the impressive container building connected with over bridge and hanging placards in pencil. Then I went upstairs and sketched a scenery of the connections between different buildings in perspective. While sketching, I enjoyed expressing the movements of people coming and going immediately in my picture. We had a very pleasant and lively SketchCrawl!

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블루 컨테이너, 원색 잔치의 푸드트럭, 이벤트 광장의 젊은 함성...

쇼핑과 엔터테인먼트의 틈 사이로.... 빛과 색, 열기와 바람이 교차하며

단순미로 살린 건축의 명소가 알뜰한 스케치의 명소로 다시 태어났습니다~~