Sketches at Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal, Seocho-dong

front view of Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal, pen and watercolor, (24 x 32cm)

buses waiting to depart from the Concourse, pen and watercolor, (24 x 32cm)

the ticket booth in the waiting hall, pen and pastel watercolor, (21 x 29.6cm)

a scene inside the building, pen and watercolor, (21 x 29.6cm)

surrounding buildings across the terminal, pen and watercolor, (21 x 29.6cm)

a portrait of newcomer Kwon, pencil, (21 x 29.6cm)

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Last Saturday, in a late autumn weather, we Seoul urban sketchers gathered at Seoul 

Nambu Terminal. Seoul Nambu Terminal is an old intercity bus terminal located in Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul. Since its relocation from Yongsan in 1990, it has been operating actively by covering all areas of the country with intercity bus terminals. The buildings are very old and narrow, so it is a little inconvenient, but the transport accessibility is very convenient, so Seoulites use the terminal very often in daily lives. The weather outside of that day was a little cold, and the waiting room was crowded with passengers, but the sketching mood was very comfortable. 

At first, I sketched the facade of the terminal building and the surrounding buildings outside the terminal, and the waiting room and the ticket booth inside the building. And I sketched a portrait of the new participant Kwon and present it as a gift. After lunch, I sketched buses waiting to depart from the Concourse. I think the terminal is a permanent sketching site, with countless people and buses moving around without staying.

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서울 남부버스터미널.... 

조명등 아래 혼잡과 소음이 얽혀 돌아가는 숨가쁜 

시간표 속에서~~~ 쉴새없이 들고나는 승객들과 

시외버스 무리들 바쁜 틈사이로 세상살이의 참모습

이 보이는 듯 합니다.

스케치를 물상보다는 현장의 분위기를 표현한다고 

생각할 때, 화려함보다는 오히려 꼭 필요한 본능적 

요소만 갖춘.... 낡은 모습의 남부터미널은 소박한 

정감을 느끼게하는 좋은 스케치의 장소라고 생각

합니다.

Sketches at the Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal

pastels, water soluble crayons, brush pen, name pen, watercolor, sepia conte, colored paper, A 4

Though it was a little cold after raining yesterday sketching with new and old friends is always exciting. The inside was bustling with come-and go passengers. Some people gathered there for meeting their climbing members. I shared talks with them too while drawing. The Nambu Bus terminal has moved into this area on 1990 from Yongsan. Compared to other terminals the environment of the terminal looked somewhat older. But it looked familiar and friendly. New or old whatever is it we draw all for it's where we live in this time. 

서울 남부 터미널은 처음 그려보는 장소였습니다. 1968년부터 서울 용산에 있었던 서울 남부 종합 터미널이 1990년에 서초동으로 옮겨 온 후 벌써 20년 가까이 운영되어 오는 동안 얼마나 많은 승객이 그곳을 이용했을지 상상도 안되더군요. 인천 공항이나 서울역 신청사등과 비교하면 고전적이고 인간미 넘치는 모습을 지니고 있어서 오히려 정겨웠습니다.

저희가 몸담고 살아가는 곳을 그려내는 일에 충실하고 싶어지는 장소였습니다. 

오늘 새로 오신 분들도 반가왔고 덕분에 즐거웠습니다. 

오늘 서울 어반 스케쳐스의 주 관리자의 역할을 찰리 선생님께 부탁드렸고 공사다망하심에도 기꺼이 응락해주셔서 깊이 감사드립니다. 누구라도 스케치하며 행복한 시간을 나누는 공간이 되었으면 합니다. 감사합니다!