37th World Wide Sketchcrawl at Jeong-dong

Sketches and photoes by Mun Sang Hee

4B 연필, 종이 8절 시청앞 

4B 연필, 종이 8절 서울프라자 호텔

4B 연필, 종이 8절 정동교회 근처 골목

It was a terrific day, with lots of people, tourists and locals, gathered about the Seoul city plaza.  In the first one, I tried to express the slight fogginess in the air -- despite the weather being clear -- and the crowdedness of the buildings.  In the second, I tried to show the height -- the authoritative stance --of the Seoul Plaza Hotel among other buildings.  In the last sketch, I tried to capture quaint quality of the alleyway/buildings made of bricks around the Jeongdong neighborhood. 

at Olympic Park, Seoul

I got to revisit the Olympic Park, near Jamsil, near the southeastern part of the city.  I had visited this before, once with friends, the other time to go to a Hyundai-sponsored Summer Concert.  The park was beautiful, with lots of amenities, ranging from rollerblading area and an ice-skating rink during the winter, to a public garden full of interesting sculptures, and an art museum, SOMA, to go with it.  This was my third visit, and it didn't fail to impress me with a mix of historical areas, interspersed with sports facilities.  

할아버지들의 모임, pencil, 257x357mm

grampas -- The first sketch was done near the entrance.  There were many areas with shades, and elderly grampas, joined together for a serious game of Chinese chess or just chit chat.  There was even a garden of lavender behind, so it felt peaceful, to be sitting and sketching there. 

올림픽공원의 장승들, pencil, 257x357mm

olympic park entrance -- This was the first sketch I did upon arriving at the Olympic Park.  There are columns of totem poles on both sides of the Peace Gate leading one towards the actual entrance with all the flags.  Each totem pole wears a funny expression, so I tried to capture that.  But it would have been nice to capture a whole row of columns so that the length of the grand entrance could 

be felt. 

골목길, pencil, 257x357mm

streetview -- This alleyway is the narrow corridor between two parts of the SOMA museum buildings.  Perhaps because of the long ramp leading up to it, or because of the narrowness of the corridor, it was a stark contrast to the open expanses of greenery both in front and behind, it felt very quaint and mysterious.  I stood there for a longer time than usual, trying to capture that mystic mood. 

sketches at Seochon village by Mun Sang-hee

1. I got to meet Ms. Yoo and Mr.Lee again! But I was a little late,

so I began sketching outside of this restaurant that made Gomtang,

while the others were in the alleyways sketching.

2. Next I went in the alleyway! Beautful hanok buildings! Started

sketchin, but couldn't sketch for long, because the construction

workers were a little loud.

3. After a delicious lunch having pork cutlet, we went to Baewha

Girl's Highschool배화여자고등학교 for another sketch session. It almost

looked like a private dormitory school in the US, because the

buildings were made of bricks and the hilly campus was full of trees

and breeze. Afternoon light was great, casting light shadows, which

I tried to capture in this drawing. Later, I went to join Mrs.

Yoo,Mr. Lee, and Mrs. Jung were sketching the play area. They all had

beautiful sketches, and some with water color. I had a great time,

thanks to everyone, and can't wait to meet all of ou next Saturday! :)

pencil, A 4

sketches around Anyang Art park by Mun Sang-hee

Thanks for a great time on yesterday(May 5, 2012).  

1. Park from Shilla dynasty, A3, 2B pencil  I tried to capture the quietness of the place, but ran out of time!

 2. Anyang Cheon, A3, 2B pencil I drew this right after meeting Florence from Belgium. I really enjoyed looking at children playing, celebrating May 5th, Children's Day in Seoul.

I had to leave early, so I couldn't get to say goodbye to Changman, or Mr. Choi, but I had a good time.  I enjoyed meeting everyone,and hope to see you all next time! :)