Sketches at Under Stand Avenue, Seoul Forest(Park)

pen and pastels, A 4

pencil and watercolor, A 4

pencil and watercolor, A 4

Yesterday I went to Seoul Forest(park) where I used to go for sketching. There are some entrance gates around the park. Among them people can meet new space "Under Stand Avenue" getting out of exit 3, Seoul Forest subway station. Though it's not new but it has much attractive points being located next to the big park. Colorful containers give exotic atmosphere inside which restaurants, shops, creative and recycling studios are found. 

Two years ago the abandoned around the park was transformed into a new, comprehensive and public cultural space for social minority groups with 116 containers by the support of Lotte Duty Free shop and ARCON(Arts and Community Network) under the agreement with Seongdong district office. 

Visitors and villagers around the park seemed to enjoy both walking in a big park and having dishes in open terraces in that avenue. So the place is loved by all generations. The area has spacial limit. As a result the general scene will be changed through adding more containers and remodeling the original structure. I expect to see more various shapes in the future.

어제 모처럼 서울숲으로 스케치를 나갔습니다. 전에 공원 산책하러 갈 때마다 한번 그려보아야지 하던 장소였어요.  날씨도 따뜻하고 해서 콘테이너 그늘에 앉아 편히 그려보았습니다. 오랜만에 붓을 잡으니 서먹하더군요. 서울의 이곳 저곳에 컨테이너를 이용한 이색 장소가 여러 군데에 생겨나서 스케쳐로서 반가운 마음입니다. 다음에 서울 어반 스케쳐 여러분들과 함께 그릴 기회가 있었으면 합니다. 

some sketches at the Seoul Forest Park

a peaceful scenery in the Seoul Forest Park, pencil and watercolor, 24 x 32cm 

Visitor Center and Management Office (방문자 센터 관리사무소), pen and watercolor,

 24 x 32cm

Insect Garden and Butterfly Garden(곤충식물원과 나비정원), pen and watercolor, 

21 x 29.6cm

Outdoor Stage for culture and art (가족마당 야외무대), pencil and watercolor, 

21 x 29.6cm

Giant Statue for playing new types of creativities(거인상), pen and watercolor, 

21 x 29.6cm

Children's Sand Playground (어린이 전용 모래놀이터), pen and watercolor, 

21 x 29.6cm

Deer Corral in the Eco Forest(사슴 우리 생태숲), pencil and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm 

Miss Anna from Germany, new comer, pencil and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

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Seoul Forest is a large park in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. The park is an eco-friendly zone appreciated not only by the people of the city but also those visiting Seoul. Seoul Forest Park (서울숲) is rapidly developing into the premium city-park of Korea like Hyde Park in London and Central Park in New York. Seoul Forest Park  was opened in June 2005. The park has a long and diverse history over the years. A water purification plant was established here in 1908 to provide water for the royal family and citizens. Another area of the park was turned into an industrial area in the 1950’s. Seoul Horse Race Track, a golf course and a sports park were built here. In the early 2000’s the area was developed into a park. It consist of five parks : a Cultural Art Park, an Ecological Forest, a Nature Experience Study Field, Wetlands Ecological Field, and Han River Waterside Park. There are many people enjoying their weekend with friends and children all over the forest park.
Last Saturday, the weather was very fine, we Seoul sketchers met at the park and enjoyed sketching  in a very friendly atmosphere. I was excited by the colorful sceneries and sketched rapidly here and there in the pleasant park.
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서울숲...뚝섬 경마장과 골프장이던 곳이 한강변의 생태공원으로 되살아나서
시민들의 여가활동과 문화 예술을 즐기는 복합공간으로 자리잡아 가고 있습니다.
시원한 강바람과 울창한 초록빛 자연 속에 스케치의 새로운 마당이 펼쳐집니다.

Sketches by Anna

A 4

Thank you Anna for joining us! 

May Sketching Meetup at the Seoul Forest park

people at the deck of visitor's center

24 x 32 cm

ground for roller or board skaters

24 x 32 cm

trees near the gate 2, 24 x 32 cm

sketchers looking down the results

Anna holding her portrait drawn by YH Lee

participants taking photo after sketching

The Seoul Forest Park was really good for citizens to walk, rest, practice, and meeting by various kinds of facilities such as playgrounds, fountains, tracks for boarders, botanic garden and small zoo even. Tall trees made broad shadow all over the park. People seem to enjoy their weekend with friends, lovers, and family. Sunny weather added the pleasure to walk here and there looking small tents in which owners took rest as if they were in mountains. We enjoyed sketching on a very fine day having lunch delivered from Chinese restaurant near the park together on a low wooden bench. 

Eight sketchers participated in : Anna from Germany, YH Lee, MK Kim, KS Song, KH Kim, DH Choi, SM Kang(new comer), and BH Yoo

오늘 화창한 날씨에 서울숲은 많은 시민들로 북적였습니다. 숲에서의 여러가지 체험교실에 참여하는 학생들, 운동하러 나온 시민들, 시원한 그늘에서 모임을 갖는 분들도 많았구요.

당연히 스케치 할 것은 너무 많았고 여기 저기 스케치 하면서 숲에서 걷는 즐거움도 함께 누렸어요. 왕십리 역에서 한정거장의 위치에 있는 서울숲은 자주 가도 좋을만한 아름다운 공간이었습니다. 참여하신 분들께 감사드립니다.