Invitational Exhibition of Topgoal Art Center / Seoul Urban Sketchers

billiard-room(당구장), 21 x 29.6cm

Gateball court(게이트볼장) on the rooftop, 21 x 29.6cm

exercise room(체력단련실), 21 x 29.6cm

singing on the stage(가요무대), 21 x 29.6cm

practicing traditional fan dance(부채춤), 21 x 29.6cm

library(도서실), 21 x 29.6cm

main lobby on the 1st floor, 21 x 29.6cm

the front view of the Senior Welfare Center of Seoul, 29.6 x 42cm

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(pen and watercolor)

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Days later, from Aug. 10 to Aug. 25, Seoul Urban Sketchers will have the 6th exhibition invited by the Topgoal Art Center. The gallery is located in the first floor of the Senior Welfare Center of Seoul(서울노인복지센터) in Jongno district of Seoul. The title of the exhibit will be "My Merry Jongno" symbolizing the location "Jongno" district. In this exhibit 14 sketchers will participate in.
The welfare center runs kinds of classes for the seniors and the users in lunch time amount to 2800 to 3000. I visited there from time to time for sketching having delicious lunch and juice and tea at cafe run by senior female members. For the coming exhibit I sketched more to introduce the activities and the features of the building. Though the center opened on April 2001 the increasing users show how much the programs held for the senior people have been necessary. And the gallery was opened on May 2013. It's very impressive that lots of male senior than female frequent to the building compared to the other welfare centers. Program and location may be some reasons. Sketching these ones many senior members showed interest in sketching and liked sketches.
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최근에 종로 그림 전시를 앞두고 탑 미술관이 속해 있는 서울노인복지센타를 방문하여 이모저모를 그린 스케치 모음입니다. 훈훈한 분위기 속에 다양한 프로그램을 즐기는 어르신들이 이번 전시회에 많은 관심을 보여주셔서 좋은 결실을 맺기를 기대합니다.

안녕하세요^^ I'm glad to see you.

어반스케치에 가입하게 되어 인사
사드려요^^

이름은 강민경입니다.
살고 있는 곳이 제주라서 행사에 자주 참여하지못하지만 블로거로 소통할께요~

그림을 전공하였는데
실제 생활에서 더 그림을 그리고 싶어
그림일기를 쓰듯 스케치를 하고 있어요^^

기회가 된다면제주에서도 만나보고 싶네요~

hello ^^
My name is kang min kyoung.
I live in Jeju island.
I am participating in the Seoul event.
But I can communicate with bloggers.
I majored in art at college.
I want to draw more pictures in real life.
I sketch like a picture diary.
If I have a chance, I want to draw a picture together in Jeju.

제주서쪽 수월봉길

제주돌담길

제주들판

한옥역사박물관 

카페풍경

the Anglican Church of Korea

지난 스케치 모임에서 그린 그림 업로드 합니다~

 the Anglican Church of Korea

성공회 성당 뒷편 입니다

Saunders watercolor 270x195mm 300g

Fabercastel fountain pen

Pai Chai Hakdang

배재학당 역사 박물관

Saunders watercolor paper 270x195mm 300g

Copic BS brush pen

배재학당 역사 박물관 뒷편 입니다~

Moleskine watercolor small sketchbook

Fabercastel fountain pen

Lamy Joy fountain pen

Copic sketch marker 

super5 ink

정동제일교회 입니다

Saunders watercolor paper 270x195mm 300g

Kuretake waterbrush

Gasan Digital Complex - Hyhill Outlet

Sohyeong at Dunkin Donuts

Pen and watercolor

View from customer lounge

Pen & watercolor

It was a spring-like day at the middle of cold winter. We gathered in front of the movie theater in Hyhill Outlet at 10:30am and drew until 4pm. Time goes really fast whenever I draw with urban sketchers. Not only the drawing, but the chatting with the ones in love with drawing always make me happy.

I found drawing inside a building is more difficult than drawing from the outside. After seeing what others drew, I realized that I had trouble in framing things out. The thousands of figures inside the building were overwhelming and now I understand why some people make frames with their hands(fingers) to see the objects before drawing.

The area used to be industrial complex but it now is where many fashion outlets are located. I wondered if they were gaining sufficient profits because they seemed so many and I heard the consumption's been frozen. Are they having relative profits against department stores thanks to the long recession? I don't know.

One of the sketchers told me that there was an exposition around 1960 in this area. One of the exhibition goods was pencil that didn't easily break which made people quite surprised. The time when this area was full of farms and rice paddies, the time when the solid pencil was so rare, I wish I can have a chance to live the time just for one day.

I drew this in a bus in my way to Seoul one day and started to feel nauseous because of the motion sickness. I was so close to finish this so I kept drawing and when I'd done I was about to throw up. I was happy to have it completed but I'd never draw in a bus again.