sketching at Son Gi-jeong Memorial park, Manri-dong, Jung-ku, Seoul

tennis court inside the memorial park, pen and watercolor, 35 x 26 cm

walking road inside in the park, pencil and watercolor, 27 x 19 cm

scene from the pavilion next to the memorial hall, pencil, watercolor, 27 x 19 cm

my mother sleeping on the floor of the pavilion, pencil and watercolor, 27 x 19 cm

sketches on wood by Choi Seung-won

memorial hall under remodeling

It was a hot day. But we enjoyed the cool day by the shade under the big trees. We finished the sketching at the pavilion from which we could see the village from the hill. Son gi-jeong won the gold medal  in 11th Berlin olympic marathon establishing a new record on 1936. 2014 will be a 100th anniversary of his birth. Celebrating it the remodeling is undergoing for better. Thank you for participation. 

Sketches by Sang-Hee Moon at Unhyeongoong

UnHyeongoong, from the side4B pencil, A4

UnHyeogoong

Sketches at Unhyeongung by Choi Seung-won

sketch at Unhyeongung

watercolor  32x24cm

pencil  21x13cm

더운날씨였으나 나무그늘아래 평상과 툇마루에 앉아 더위를 못느끼며

즐거운시간을 보냈습니다. 다들 함께해주셔서 감사합니다.

운명을 달리하신 유선생님아버님의 명복을 빕니다

Sketching with Stephen Kopp from Australia (2)

Stephen Kopp, Acrylics

 Stephen Kopp, drawing on fan, acrylics

A monk visiting the place asked him to draw on his fan.

The artist drew with acrylics with pleasure and presented it to him.

The monk was pleased with the drawing so much.

Stephen Kopp

Susie Kopp was busy with knitting.

The following three sketches are of mine.

watercolor, pencil, 30.5 x 22.9 cm

What a pleasure sketching together at a nice place is always! Today was just like that. I went with my mother after my father's death last Monday. She needed rest and to forget the sorrow for a while. I thank for the kindness of Seoul sketchers and Mr. Mrs. Kopp to my mother. They'll leave Korea within days. Of course we promised to meet and sketch together whenever they come to Korea. Thank you all!

Santo Domingo Symposium Scholarship

USK Boarder Victor Martinez Escamez (Swasky) sent the urgent message to spread for all correspondents as follows :

All USk correspondants are invited to apply for a scholarship to the Santo Domingo Symposium, and the deadline is 11th June.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ksam6nG-mNB0bsurmsAl2XytjT-OV8-Ka7wTUeUhN80/edit

Administrators, please receive all applications from your correspondants, and copy them into the google doc that I have shared with you. I suggest you create your own google doc and share it with your correspondents. Then you'll only have to copy the grids into the main document. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ksam6nG-mNB0bsurmsAl2XytjT-OV8-Ka7wTUeUhN80/edit  (I have shared this document with you only using our google group but I have also sent this email to your personal e-mail if you can't get into it, let me know, please).

A commitment to the USk movement and storytelling skills will be high our top criteria in selecting a winner.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Swasky

Sketches by Sang-Hee Moon at Soongshil University


Near the entrance of the main building of Soongshil University 2B pencil, A4



Facing the Soongshil building, next to Ahn Ik Tae conservatory 2B pencil, A4
Thank you, Ms.Yoo and Mr. Lee, another great sketch session. It was a hot day, even though there weren't many trees or shades nearby to protect from the summer heat, the campus was full of great energy. There was even a student group, climbing the walls of the campus, doing jumping, handstands, and so on. The music building to the side was called Ahn Ik Tae, the composer of the national anthem, was interesting with many different patterns/shapes, which I didn't get to sketch, but made the campus more lively. All in all, it was a good day. Looking forward to the next meetup/sketch session!!!

Sketching with Stephen Kopp from Australia

Mr. Stephen Kopp from Sydney, Australia visited Korea again. He has been sketching together with us for years whenever he comes to Korea with his wife Susie. Last Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 he joined us at Soongsil University. He usually paints using acrylics on canvas. This time he drew the scenery at the entrance of the campus.

We thank him and his wife for participating in sketching as often as he can. Tomorrow, Thursday, we try to sketch the beautiful Unhyeongung located at Unni-dong near Insadong. Hope you to come and sketch if you can. See you tomorrow!

Soongsil University campus buildings, Dongjak-gu, Seoul

a distant view of the campus, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

neighboring buildings opposite to the campus, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

a panoramic view of the Hyungnam Memorial Engineering Building, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

looking up the Hyungnam Memorial Engineering Building, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm 

a dynamic scene of the Student Hall. pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

a scenery viewed from the Student Hall, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

a scenery viewed from entry of the Baird Hall, pen, 21 x 29.5cm

a new building under construction, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.5cm

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Soongsil University is a private Christian university, which was founded in 1897, is now located at Dongjak-gu, Seoul. The Soongsil University campus is surrounded by residential buildings including apartment complex, but the overall composition of the campus is well designed and naturally harmonized with the surrounding environment.

I sketched several buildings sequentially from the main gate to the central plaza at the top of a small rise in front of the Student Hall. The weather was so fine, we sketchers had a delightful time at the neat and lovely campus with a history.

Sketches at Soongsil University by Choi Seung-won

acrylics on wood