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.

Sketches at Insa-dong

scenery seen from the 5th floor terrace of Insa Art Center

street shops seen from the entrance steps of Insa Art Center

young couple taking picture at Insadong Maru building

pastels, pen, colored paper 26 x 37 cm

William, JH Yi, and YH Lee

JH Lee

It was cloudy a little. I kept pastels instead of watercolor worrying about rain. Tourists and visitors made the street lively even it was 10 am. Insa-dong is one of the historic and cultural town around Gyeongbokgung(palace). The area is mixed with newly built low buildings and old Korean traditional style houses. I drew the irregular features compared to the high-risen buildings in rows at planned area of Gangnam. The Insa street is full of tourists and visitors always. The main street is blocked off from traffic. So people walk freely visiting galleries and enjoying shopping. 

After having lunch I went up to the Insadong Maru building which opened two years ago. In the middle space to 2nd floor there were colorful benches and an upright piano for the visitors to play. I chose red color bench to sketch. And a young couple sat for taking picture. 

The Ssamzie building was full of visitors. So many kinds of shops caught my eye. I enjoyed looking at goods. It became somewhat windy in the afternoon. We moved to McDonalds to see our works. There YH Lee sketched William and presented him. He liked so much. We shared opinions about sketching and art too. 

William, JH Yi, and YH Lee, thank you very much for sharing nice time!

오늘 오전중에 비가 온다는 예보에 수채보다는 마른 재료가 좋을 듯하여 파스텔만 챙겨갔어요. 조용한 인사아트센터 5층에서 그림 한장 하고 내려와서 한장 더 하고 점심 후에 마루빌딩에서 한장 했습니다. 언제나 생동감 넘치는 인사동은 스케치 거리가 넘칩니다. 아침에 감기약까지 먹고 간지라 몇장 못그렸어요. 그림도 체력이 많이 필요한 작업입니다.

윌리엄이 내년 2월에 한국을 떠나기에 이달 마지막 토요일인 11월 26일(November 26th, Saturday)에 서울역 3층 후드코트(3rd floor Food Court of Seoul Station)에서 그리기로 했습니다.  오전 10시 30분부터 그림 시작합니다. 관심 있는 분들의 많은 참석바랍니다.

sketches at Seoseoul Lake Park (서서울 호수공원)

entrance of the park

Recycle Garden (재생정원)

panoramic view of the park

Culture Deck Plaza (문화데크 광장) on the side of Central Lake

Visitor Center building (관리사무소)

pergola in the sky garden(하늘정원) decorated with remains of the old plant 

Mondrian Garden(몬드리안 정원), modeled on the abstract artist Mondrian's 

composition techniques 

open garden remodeled of the old plant 

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( pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm sketchbook )

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Few days ago, I visited Seoseoul Lake Park located in Sinwol-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul. In October 2009, the park was opened after the Sinwol Water Purification Plant, was remodeled into an eco-friendly park involving the theme of water and regeneration. The plant was transformed under the themes of “water” and “recycling” and reused some of the existing piping and filtering tanks. When making the park, the designers recycled many materials from the old water plant facilities, particularly the water pipes. 

The park entrance signpost, bicycle racks, benches on hiking trails, and sculptures in the grass area were all made with recycled material from water pipes. 

I was impressed by the exquisite harmony of the park's natural and artificial grafting.

It was a fine autumn day, I enjoyed  strolling along the Central Lake and sketching various scenes in and outside the garden facilities.

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아름다운 호수가 있는 서서울 호수공원~~

낡은 신월정수장을 '물'과 '재생'을 테마로 한 시민의 쉼터로

웰빙과 스포츠, 호숫가의 문화데크와 수생식물, 

벽천과 소리분수, 몬드리안 정원과 재생정원.....

자연과 인공을 절묘하게 조화시킨 독특한 테마공원입니다. 

Sketch meetup on November 5th, 2016

안녕하세요!

지난 토요일의 스케치 모임에 참석하신 윌리엄과 함께 스케치하는 기회를 마련했습니다. 시일이 촉박한 듯합니다만 점점 추워지는 날씨인지라 이른 날짜로 정했습니다. 

누구나 당일 오셔서 참여할 수 있으며 도구는 각자 사용하는 것을 가져오시면 됩니다. 관심있는 분들의 많은 참여 기다립니다.

날짜 : 2016년 11월 5일, 토요일

장소 : 인사동 쌈지길과 주변 

만나는 장소 : 오전 10시 30분, 인사아트센터 5층 테라스

점심 시간 : 12시 30분, 주변 식당

마침 장소 : 오후 3시 30분, 쌈지길빌딩 옥상 

We'd like to have a good chance to sketch with William again at Insa-dong on November 5th . The meeting place is 5th floor terrace of Insa Art Center. We'll start from 10:30 am. After having lunch on 12:30 pm we'll continue sketching. And we have an on-the-spot show at the rooftop of Ssamziegil building on 3:30 pm. 

Hope anybody who has interest in sketching to join us!

See you soon!

평화를 얻는 명동성당

           친구 정숙이의 초대로 명동성당 어반스케치에 처음 입문~~ㅎ

           위그림 상단에 예쁜여자 그림이 나의 모습이다

           친구가 그린 그림속에 나는 평화롭게 느껴졌다.

          하긴 복잡한 명동 거리에 이렇게 조용한 곳이 있다니

          행복하고 즐거운 토요일 오후를 보냈다.  

 오후에 부족한 솜씨로 그린그림이지만

평화를 상징하는 명동성당 기도하는 장소는

내마음에 들었다

그림을 그리며 평화를 주소서 조용히

함께 기도하며 그림을 그렸다.

#53rd World Wide SketchCrawl at Myeong-dong

No smoking, Pen and watercolor 

Myeong-dong Cathedral, Pen and watercolor 

My friend Kieun, Pen and watercolor

William, iPhone

Seoul Urban Sketchers, iPhone

These are my first urban sketches! I was 30 minutes late and felt little bit nervous when I saw other people already started to draw. But few minutes later, I realized I never concern whether other peoples are looking at me or not.  I really enjoyed freedom among many pedestrians in Myungdong streets in the afternoon.

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지난주 토요일 처음으로 어반 스케치 모임에 합류한 이지현입니다. 이렇게 자유로운 분위기 속에서 그림을 그려본 게 초등학교 사생대회 이후로 처음인 것 같습니다. 사람이 가득한 명동 한복판에서 다른 사람들의 시선은 신경 쓰지 않고 그림을 그리다 보니 갑자기 일상에서 튕겨져 나온 듯 자유롭다라는 생각이 들었습니다.  늦었지만 어디에서든 미술을 제대로 배우고 싶어 여기저기 찾아 다녔는데, 이제 보니 나의 열정과 많은 연습이 더 중요하다는 생각이 들었습니다. 1월에 또 뵙겠습니다.

#53rd World Wide SketchCrawl at Myeong-dong

Royal Hotel (로얄호텔) and the surroundings, pen and watercolor

Young Plaza(영플라자), Lotte Department Avenuel and the surroundings, 

pen and watercolor

Korean National Commission for UNESCO (유네스코 회관) building, 

pen and watercolor

Baerongnamu Cafe (배롱나무 카페), pen and watercolor

outside of the Baerongnamu Cafe connected to the rooftop garden, 

pen and watercolor 

back garden of the Myeong-dong Cathedral (명동성당), 

pen and pastel

altar of the cathedral viewed from the back garden, pencil

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( 21 x 29.6 cm sketchbook )

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Last Saturday, for the 53rd World Wide SketchCrawl, we Seoul sketchers gathered around Myeong-dong which is one of the most famous tourist attractions. We met and sketched at the Baerongnamu Cafe on the 12th floor, rooftop garden of UNESCO House building. After lunch, we moved and sketched freely here and there near Myeong-dong Cathedral.

I sketched some colorful sceneries around the cafe and the fascinating Myeong-dong street. It was such a nice autumn day!

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청명한 가을하늘 아래... 밝은 마을 명동이 활짝 열리면

크고 작은 다채로운 빌딩과 휘황찬란한 색상이 뒤섞여

낮에는 햇살따라 밤에는 조명따라 변해가는 모습과

실핏줄같이 얽힌 골목에서 쏟아지고 흩어지는 인파의 물결

낭만과 유행, 소음과 경건함이 얽힌 도심의 오케스트라~ 

명동은 언제 보아도 살아있는 스케치 천국입니다.

#53rd World Wide SketchCrawl

By Kim Yeon-jae

Thank you!

#53rd World Wide SketchCrawl, Myeong-dong

Myeong-dong cathedral with Namsan Tower in the background. This was my first experience drawing with fellow urban sketchers and I highly enjoyed it. 

A view of the Chinese school in Myeong-dong. We started the day at a beautiful rooftop cafe that had many great views over the nearby shopping distract.

Everyone collected their work together at the end of a great day. We were really lucky with the weather and there was plenty of inspiration around. I would highly recommend coming along for the next SketchCrawl Seoul.

#53rd World Wide SketchCrawl, Myeong-dong

By Yun Hyang-ran

어제 새로 오신 윤향란님의 스케치입니다.