Sketches at the Starfield Library in Starfield COEX Mall

pen, brush pen, pastels, A 4

One of famous departments in Korea, Shinsegae group became to own the COEX Mall since Dec. 2016. The name was changed into Starfield COEX Mall in which people could meet a nice space, Starfield library from May 31, 2017. Months later I visited there and sketched some. Because I didn't go there often I could not imagine how the space looked like before. But the present feature was great. The big library was free to go and have seats for reading or talking or taking pictures. People seemed to enjoy the freedom beyond the absolute calmness in common libraries. I didn't read a book just sketched three pieces. I felt like to go there often for capturing more and for reading if possible.

어제 스타필드 코엑스 몰에 다녀왔어요. 별마당 도서관이 열린지 몇개월이 지났더군요. 코엑스 몰이 워낙 어마어마하게 커서 좀체 갈 일이 없었으나 열린 공간인 도서관이 너무 좋더군요. 여기 저기 앉을 데가 많아서 서울어반스케쳐스 모임도 한번 해볼만하겠습니다. 이번에는 책을 못보았는데 다음에는 일찍 가서 그림도 그리고 책도 빼보고 해야겠구요. 서울에 멋진 공간이 생겨서 기분이 좋았습니다. 

a field trip to Sejong City(세종시)

Last week, I participated in a field trip program of Seoul Institute of Registered Architects(SIRA: 서울특별시 건축사회). After attending a special lecture about Sejong City, We made an on-the-spot survey of Sejong City, Multifunctional Administrative City (MAC:행정중심복합도시). The City is located on the east-north side of Chungcheongnam-do and has Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongwon-gun(청원군) to the East, Gongju-si(공주시) to the West, Daejeon(대전시) to the South, and Cheonan-si(천안시) to the North. The construction works according to the Sejong City Project have been under way for several years. Recently, the Ministry of Security and Public Administration(안전행정부) announced a total of 35 government agencies, including nine ministries from Seoul, will be relocated by 2014 when Sejong City's construction meets the initially scheduled deadline. And The plan has been going smoothly up to the present. Having a busy schedule with in a very short space of time, I have been busy sketching actively wherever I looked in. 

construction site of Government office building viewed from the Milmaru Observatory, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm 

Government Complex Sejong(정부 세종청사) under construction, brush pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

The National Library of Sejong(세종 국립도서관), brush pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm 

Waterside Stage(수상 무대섬) at Sejong Lake Park(세종 호수공원), pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

looking at the stage from different view, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm 

a distant view of waterfront plaza at Sejong Lake Park, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Milmaru Observatory(밀마루 전망대),the highest building in Sejong City, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm 

inside the bus, pen and watercolor, 14.8 x 21cm

a special lecture about Sejong City by Professor Kim, pen and watercolor, 14.8 x 21cm

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서울에서 두 시간...고속도로와 평야를 지나 금강이 흐르는 벌판~~

아직은 낯설고 황량하지만, 첫 모습의 미래도시 현장을 답사하면서 

오늘의 비효율이 내일의 성장도시로 바뀌어 가기를 기대합니다.

lovely sketch by Chun So-jeong at a small library

천소정, 작은도서관 풍경, 색연필, B 4

이번에 함께 전시한 천소정씨의 도서관 풍경 그림입니다. 

책, 등, 책보는 어린이등 도서실내의 모습에 미소가 지어집니다. 

The work drawn by Chun So-jeong who participated in this exhibition with her two other works makes me smile imagining the interior scenery in a small children's library. 

Thank you So-jeong! 

at Yeonsu library

21x29.7cm watercolor
Painted some chairman while went to return book in the library.
Unexpectedly, old persons looked good because is reading book much.