Sketches at the Change Up Campus, former English Village,

Main gate of the Change Up Campus, Paju city, pen and watercolor, (36 x 51cm)

Concert Hall, pen and watercolor, (36 x 51cm)

 Street scene through the wall opening with round arch, pen and watercolor,
(21 x 29.6cm)

City Hall, pencil, (36 x 51cm)

Artistic Avenue in front of Concert Hall, pen and watercolor, (21 x 29.6cm)

 Scenery around Market Street, pen and watercolor crayon, (21 x 29.6cm)

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Last Saturday, the weather was sunny and clear in early summer and nice to sketch outdoors. I was so glad to meet at the fantastic venue because it was the same place where we had the 47th World Wide SketchCrawl in the English village of Paju 4 years ago. The Change Up Campus (체인지업캠퍼스) located in Paju has been upgrading its previous Gyeonggi English Village (경기영어마을) and reborn as a lifelong educational institution to provide opportunities for English education and foreign culture through various programs in the beautiful campus with exotic atmosphere. Entering the Castle-like entrance, lots of colourful scenes such as beautiful cafes, market street, artistic avenue, concert hall and city hall, various educational facilities, and other exotic buildings have revived the cute atmosphere of the campus. I sketched various architectural scenes of contrasting lighting and shadow from place to place on campus. Located not far from Seoul, the Change Up Campus of eco-friendly village, is a great place to sketch western-style classical architecture with pleasant natural scenery.

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지난 토요일, 초여름 날씨라 다소 더웠지만 스케치하기에는 좋았습니다. 4년전 파주의 영어마을에서 47회 스케치크롤 행사를 했던 바로 그 환상적인 장소라서 반가운 마음이었습니다. 체인지업 캠퍼스는 이전의 경기 영어마을을 업그레이드하여 이국적인 분위기 속의 아름다운 건축물들을 그대로 살려서 다양한 프로그램을 통한 영어교육과 외국문화의 체험 기회를 제공하는 평생교육기관으로 거듭났습니다.  캐슬 형태 입구에 들어서면 아름다운 카페들과 보행로, 콘서트 홀과 시청사, 각종 교육시설, 전시장, 연수관등 아담하고 이국적인 건물들과 다양한 이벤트들이 캠퍼스의 아기자기한 분위기를 살려주었습니다.  따스한 빛과 시원한 그림자가 어우러지는 캠퍼스의 이곳저곳을 돌면서 전에 그리지 못했던 다양한 장면들을 스케치하였습니다. 전체의 스케일과 아기자기한 디테일들, 각종 아름다운 장식들, 밝은 색조와 명도변화.... 서울에서 멀지않은 곳에 위치한 친환경마을 풍의 체인지업 캠퍼스는 서구식 스타일의 고전 건축과 쾌적한 자연 풍경을 스케치하는 더없이 좋은 장소였습니다~

Sketches at the Change Up Campus, Paju city

Main gate of the Change Up Campus(former English Village), Paju city,

charcoal, black pastel stick, A 3

Street scene seen from Meister fast food, blue colored crayon pencil, pastels, A 3

Entrance of Concert Hall, ball=point pen, pastels, A 3

Scenery at Market street, pencil(6B), A 3

It was a real fine day. I started on 7 am from home and arrived there before 9 am transferring buses four times! I could capture the entrance looking like a castle gate. After meeting sketchers on 10:30 am we walked into and were busy to enjoy and draw here and there. People with kids came to participate some programs. There seemed a wedding in open garden. What a good smell from the grills for the wedding buffet!

Taking rest in fresh air and drawing beautiful features was the best present for us to have spent hours to go there. 

어제 매우 좋은 날씨에 아름다운 공간에서 쉬며 함께 그림 그렸던 순간이 멋진 추억으로 남을 것 같습니다. 기억은 흐려질지 몰라도 애쓰고 그렸던 그림은 남아 희미한 기억도 생생하게 살려 주리라 생각합니다. 많이 먼 장소임에도 참여하신 스케쳐 여러분들 반가왔습니다. 

2019년 5월 모임 안내

안녕하세요!

계절의 여왕인 5월이 다가 왔습니다. 5월 모임 안내입니다.

장소 : 체인지 업 캠퍼스, 파주시

날짜 : 2019년 5월 25일(토요일)

시간 : 오전 10;30부터 오후 4시 30분, 입구에서 만나고 그림 감상도  같은 장소에서 합니다.

종전에는 영어 마을로 불렸던 아름다운 건물이 모여 있어 그리기 좋은 장소입니다. 

다소 거리가 있으므로 일찍 출발해야할 듯합니다. 그날 뵙겠습니다. 

47th World Wide SketchCrawl, Gyeonggi English Village, Paju City

Main Gate of Gyeonggi English Village (영어마을 입구), pencil and watercolor, 24 x 32cm

City Hall (시청), pen and watercolor, 24 x 32cm 

a scenery around the main street (시청앞 중앙로), pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Concert hall(공연장), pen and watercolor, 24 x 32cm

a scenery around the market street (마켓 거리), pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Science Safari and Exciting Adventure (체험교육관), pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

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Last Saturday, It was very fine and clear weather to sketch outdoors. In celebration of the 47th World Wide SketchCrawl, we usk Seoul members met at Gyeonggi English Village (경기영어마을) in Paju City (파주시) close to Seoul. As soon as I entered the village through castle shaped gate, a new world of fantastic atmosphere with beautiful buildings and diverse performances impressed me.
The street is lined on each side with the typical western style buildings where English programs are conducted, with the the restaurants and convenience stores drawing the interested visitors and tourists. All facilities have been newly built to simulate a village in an English-speaking country. Students can learn English by enjoying a cultural experience in an exotic environment. Though it is located near urban areas for easy access, it is a suburban English village in harmony with its surrounding natural environment.
We enjoyed an exciting sketch time across the fantastic village in the outskirts of Seoul.

$47th World Wide SketchCrawl, English Village, Paju city

A 4

A 4

39 x 27 cm

39 x 27 cm

39 x 27 cm

39 x 27 cm

The weather was extremely fine! Though the Gyeonggi English Village locates at Paju city which takes over one hour to arrive at from Seoul, eight sketchers participated in. The village was far better than I expected in scale, quiet atmosphere, and beautiful buildings in rows. The village was established for the purpose of experiencing to speak English or else as living in English using countries by Gyeonggi province on April, 2003. There are various kinds of programs for kids, students, or businessmen, etc.

We enjoyed all the beautiful scenery and spring season sketching here and there.
Thank you all!
Participants : YH Lee, KS Song, BO Koo, KH Kim, JH Han, HI Moon, YS Yun, BH Yoo