12월의 메세나폴리스

Mecenapolis, pen and watercolor (280x216mm)

 

Hapjung Station side view, pen and watercolor (280x216mm)

항상 궁금해했었지만, 이제서야 서울어반스케쳐스 모임에 처음 참석하게 되었네요. 주말에 바쁜 프리랜서인 관계로 월요일에 하는 행사가 이렇게 반가울 수가 없었습니다.

자주 지나가는 합정역임에도 그림으로 기록하는 메세나폴리스의 풍경은 또 색다른 느낌으로 다가오더군요. 새로운 분들과 반가운 만남을 해서 더욱 좋았습니다. 비록 날씨는 조금 쌀쌀했어도 그림에 대한 뜨거운 열정을 배워가는 하루였습니다.

앞으로도 자주 찾아 뵙도록 할게요*
다가오는 연말연시도 행복하고 따뜻하게 보내세요 :-D

Sketches at Deoksugung Palace and Jeong-dong, Seoul

a scene viewed from indoor walls of Deoksugung Palace, pen and watercolor, 

(29.6 x 42cm)

Junghwajeon, the main throne hall at Deoksugung Palace, pen and watercolor, 

(36 x 51cm)

surrounding buildings viewed from Deokhongjeon, pen, (36 x 51cm)

Seoul City Hall and Seoul Metropolitan Library viewed from Daehanmun, pen, 

(29.6 x 42cm) 

Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum (Pai Chai HakDang) and Seoul Child-care 

information center building, pen and watercolor, (29.6 x 42cm)

Jeongdong First Methodist Church after renovation, pen and watercolor, (36 x 51cm)

Nancy Ho, a foreign sketcher from Canada, pencil, (21 x 29.6cm)

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Yesterday, the weather was so fine to sketch under the autumn sky.  We Seoul urban sketchers including a foreign new comer, Nancy Ho, met together around Deoksugung 

Palace and had a good sketch time all day. Deoksugung Palace is one of the most famous attractions for Korean traditional palace with history in downtown Seoul. The palace sits alongside a series of modern style buildings that add to the uniqueness of the surrounding scenery. We sketched the colorful traditional buildings inside the palace through the morning, and after lunch we moved to Jeong-dong adjacent to the palace. There are a lot of attractive subject matters for sketching such as beautiful stonewall walkway, various church buildings, museums, modern architectural properties and the traditional festivals for many tourists and visitors. I liked such subjects and enjoyed sketching around Jeong-dong for a long time. I sketched lovely scenes in historic downtown Seoul with a peace of mind as ever.

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가을하늘~~ 덕수궁과 정동을 중심으로 펼치는 파노라마는

시청과 광화문, 종로와 남대문, 명동과 서울역을 어우르며

모든 요소가 무궁무진 깔려있는... 그리면 그릴수록 새로워지는,

그토록 수없이 그려도 그려도 지루하지 않은... 열린 스튜디오~

어반스케치 명소중의 명소라고 느껴집니다.

Sketches at Jongno Tower building, Seoul

a cityscape viewed from the 20th floor, (29.6 x 42cm), pen and watercolor

a scene of Insa-dong viewed from the 20th floor, (29.6 x 42cm), pen and watercolor  

a scene of Jongno Bookstore, basement 2nd floor, (29.6 x 42cm), pen and watercolor

a street scene  in front of  the Jongno Tower, (29.6 x 42cm), pencil

a scene around Bosingak Pavilion viewed from the 8th floor, (21 x 29.6cm), pen

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Last Saturday, it was cold weather for sketching outdoors. Besides the fine dust has covered Seoul in recent days. Seoul urban sketchers met at Jongno Tower, a landmark building in downtown Seoul, and sketched comfortably inside the modern building. 

It was a weekend, so the office floors of the building were vacant and quiet to sketch without interruption. I sketched the spectacular scenes looking down through the window on the 8th and 20th floor inside the 33-story glass building. After lunch, I sketched an interior scene of the Jongno Bookstore, basement 2nd floor, and an outdoor scene in front of  the Jongno Tower. 

Thanks all participants for having a pleasant sketch time!

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새해맞아 여러날 추위와 미세먼지가 도시를 덮었어도

종로타워의 내부공간은 스케치의 온실 같았습니다.

창밖으로 내려다보는 도시경관은 방향과 높이에 따라서 

천양각색의 형태와 색조의 흐름이 다양하게 전개되고

하루하루 조금씩 변하면서 투명하게 다가오는 모습들이 

서울의 살아있는 모습을 비추는 거울처럼 느껴집니다~~ 

sketches at Ssamziegil, Insa-dong in Seoul

Ssamziegil building viewed from Ganainsa Art Center on the opposite side

main entrance of Ssamziegil building 

surrounding buildings beyond the Ssamziegil

open-air rooftop cafe in Ssamziegil building

portrait of Mr. William 

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( 21x 29.6cm sketchbook,  pen, pencil, watercolor )

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I often go to Insa-dong (인사동) for enjoying sketch in my spare time, because there are a lot of subject matters for sketching all over the place. Last Saturday, I joined in sketch meeting with William at Ssamziegil(쌈지길) building which is one of the famous tourist attractions in Insa-dong. After sketching around Ssamziegil, we moved to McDonald's for tea. During our conversation I sketched a portrait of William and presented him in memory of sketch meeting.

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전통문화와 갤러리, 맛집 먹거리와 관광객들...
인산인해 사이사이로 길거리 이벤트가 흥을 돋구고
각양각색의 언어와 색상의 물결은 살아있는 소음과 함께
배경음악처럼~~ 스케치를 위한 상설무대와 같이 느껴집니다.

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.

sketches at Kookmin University, Jeongneung-dong, Seoul

Bugak Hall, the monument building, pen and watercolor,

  Bugak Hall, pen and brush with black ink.

Student Union viewed from the main gate, pen and watercolor,

College of Arts, pen and watercolor,

International hall complex, pen ,

dynamic atmosphere of the Concert Hall, pen and watercolor,

University Statue (Yongduri), pen and watercolor,

the Statue of Ikhee"HaiKong" Shin, the first president of the university, pen and watercolor,

the Statue of Sunggon"Sungkok" Kim, the father of the university, pen and watercolor,

Student Union by the side of Playing Field, pen and watercolor,

Myongwon Folk House, Korean traditional style building, pen and watercolor,

courtyard of the Myongwon Folk House, pen and watercolor,

( 21 x29.6cm sketchbook)

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Kookmin University(Bugak campus) is a private university located in Jeongneung-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul. Surrounded by the Bukhansan National Park, Kookmin University boasts a clean and green environment complimented by the most up-to-date educational facilities. There are colorful sceneries of natural landscape harmonized with various campus building clusters.

Last Saturday, the weather was so hot and sultry that I can't help sketching with washing my face in cold water many times. In spite of high discomfort index, I was absored in drawing diverse sceneries with satisfaction.

Sketches at Seochon village & hyoja-dong cafe

                                                      Size 250 * 250 mm , tradio pen
                                                                  by park ji woong

iteawon islam temple view

                                                           size : A4 .  Pentel Tradio pen
                                                                    by park ji woong

sketches at Saemal Cafe, Hannamdaegyo of Han River, Seoul

a complete view of Hannam Saemal Cafe, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

a scenery from beneath the bridge, pencil and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

a scenery of the supports for the bridge, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

a panoramic view over Hannamdaegyo in front of the cafe, pen, 21 x 29.6cm

a panorama of Hannam-dong village viewed from the cafe, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

 

a panorama of Sinsa-dong viewed from the cafe, pen and watercolor, 24.5 x 35.2cm

another sketch at the same spot, pen, 24.5 x 35.2cm

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Hannam Saemal Cafe, which was the first completed Hangang viewing cafe, and is the ideal place to rest on a river walk. The cafe building is four-stories high with public spaces on the first two floors and the cafe itself on the third and fourth floors, the latter of which is an indoor viewing deck affording wonderful views of the Han River, Hannamdaegyo Bridge and Namsan Mountain.
The weather was so good, and I sketched a lot of attractive sceneries around the cafe here and there excitingly. Welcome to new participants and hope to continue seeing!