Rainy season...saturday  Sketchers in Jongno Sam chung dong

                              

                             

                            

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                    I went to the Sam  chung dong with my friends to prepare for the     exhibition. Because of the forecast of rain,the streets were unexpectedly uncrowded.  Sometimes group tourists were showed up.  And the umbrella of there's made the color of sketch rich . In the morning ,

didn't rain, we sketched  under the outdoor umbrella of the unknown church, but after lunch, pouring cats and dogs, we went to second

 floor of the cafe to take shelter from the rain. The cafe was so cool and not crowded. The sound of rain falling outside, the music inside th cafe and the communion of the friends sharing the same interst, it was mixed up ,looked like sound of orchestra. Maybe it was the benefits of rainy season.We have had an intering and exhausting but fruitful day.

전시작품을 위해 친구들과 삼청동 투어에 나섰다. 비예보 때문인지 예상외로 거리는 

한산했고 형형색색의 우산을 쓴 단체관광객들이 스케치의 색감을 더 해 주었다

오전에는 비가 내리지 않아 어느교회의 파라솔아래서 삼청동 가게를 그리고 느긋한 점심식사후 2층 카페에서 쏟아지는 비를 감상(?)하였다.  오늘따라 귀에 착착 감기는 음악,창을 두드리는 시원헌 소나기, 같은곳을 지향하는 친구들과의 교감이 때로는 강한 금관악기처럼 때로는 섬세한  현악기의 리듬으로...오케스트라연주를 듣는듯한 느낌 ..

.명절특수, 휴가특수..오늘은 장마특수를 톡톡히 누린 날이다.

sketches at Bukchon village, Jongno-gu, Seoul

a scenery seen from the hillside of Samcheong-dong(삼청동), 36 x 51cm

a streetscape of  Samcheong-dong Street of Culture, 26 x 37cm

the Dongsipjagak(동십자각) intersection viewed from the 3rd floor 

in Beomnyeonsa Temple(법련사), 36 x 51cm

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( pen, pencil and watercolor )

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It rained off and on yesterday. We Seoul urban sketchers met on Sagan-dong(사간동) near Gyeongbokgung Palace and sketched around Bukchon Hanok Village(북촌 한옥마을), where lots of traditional houses and new buildings coexist side by side harmoniously and has become a major tourist attraction. Despite the bad weather, the rainy sceneries of the beautiful village seemed like an atmosphere of "Watercolors in Rain". I couldn't but sketch inside building or take shelter from the rain under the eaves while painting watercolors. It was a very exciting sketch time practicing finish the sketches within a short period of time on rainy days.

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경복궁과 주변의 북촌마을은 잘 정돈된 전통한옥과 고궁, 문화시설들과 카페거리...

종로 스케치에서 빼놓을 수 없는 다양하고 무궁무진한 소재를 지닌 명소입니다. 

온종일 장마비로 인한 애로가 많았지만, "비오는 날의 수채화"를 그리면서 색다른 분위기를 느끼고 또한 악천우에 대처하며 그리는 실전 경험도 큰 소득이라 생각합니다.

Seoul Urban Sketches in Jongno

It was rainy, but it's ok.
I had a little trouble to take a seat ecause of the wether.
Cafe and the Gate was the answer.

비오는 삼청동

The rain in Samcheong-dong was romantic.I couldn't attend the meeting because I was late, but I had a good day.I even scratched the rain with scratches on the paper.It makes various kinds of thoughts and expressions.

Sketches at Jongno on July 15, 2017

scenery captured passing the Nat'l Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul located at Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu,

water soluble color pencils, pen, 32 x 24 cm

scene at the JINSUN BOOK CAFE, Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu,

brush pen and watercolor, 32 x 24 cm

National Folk Museum of KIorea located in Gyeongbokgung(Palace),

charcoal, 32 x 24 cm

 Andy Oh gave me this big fan on which he drew a mythical unicorn lion as a present.

Thank you so much, Andy!!!

It kept being fine and rainy repeatedly. Eight sketchers including one new comer(Yoon Jae Kyung) gathered at the National Palace Museum of Korea and the other three sketchers(JS Han, KW Baik, YK Jeong) kept sketching at Samcheong-dong.

Samcheong-dong seems to keep changing day by day. So it gives lots of fascinating spots for us. Sketching Jongno we may be the biggest earning party through often meetings. 

Much thanks for all the participants who joined in spite of bad weather condition!

비가 안 와도 후덥지근함으로 길을 걷기에도 힘든 날씨에 요소 요소에서 그림과 씨름하신 스케쳐 여러분들께 감사합니다. 이번 전시회를 핑계 삼아 종로를 많이 관찰하고 그려보는 귀중한 자기 발전의 시간이 되었으면 합니다.

다음 주에도 건강한 모습으로 만나 뵙기 바랍니다. 감사합니다!

종로에서의 하루

지난  수요일   두명의 친구들과   종로 스케치를 나갔다.
조계사에서  스케치하고는  유쌤이 사주시는  맛있는  절 식사를 하고
낙원 악기상가에서    라이브음악을 들으며   스케치하는  호사를  누렸다.

sketches around Jongno-gu office

a streetscape in Susong-dong(수송동), 29.6 x 42cm

Jongno-gu office(종로구청), 29.6 x 42cm

installing signboard in new office building(간판설치중), 26 x 37cm

Sejong Center for the Performing Arts(세종문화회관), 29.6 x 42cm

a street scene of Anguk-dong(안국동), 26 x 37cm

a scenery of Insa-dong (인사동) viewed from the Nagwon building, 29.6 x 42cm

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( pen, pencil and watercolor )

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For the last few days, I kept sketching various scenes in the center of Jongno to prepare for the exhibition. The colorful streetscapes around Jongno-gu office attracted my attention.
I sketched some buildings along the old streets in Jongno, downtown Seoul.
I was absorbed in midsummer sketching and cooled off from the heat with a cup of iced coffee.
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주중 며칠간 점심시간을 이용해서 뜨거운 종로 한복판에 그늘과 시원한 곳을 찾아
펜대와 수채물감, 연필가루 날리며~~ 냉커피 한잔에 땀을 식히면서
새로운 소재들과 마주하며 "스케치 피서"를 즐겼습니다.

Jongno

Jongno

It was a muggy day, but it was more like a sketch than other days.Nagwon Mall, who was sketching and hot weather in Jogyesa, looked like heaven and earth. He had a fun time with three people in the musical instruments and music.

Sketches at Jongno

scenery seen from the entrance gate of Jogyesa, color pencil, 24 x 32 cm

scenery seen from the 'paradise building' of Jogyesa, pencil, 24 x 32 cm

two sketchers at Nagwon (musical) Instrument Mall,

pen, watercolor, 24 x 32 cm

drum shop in Nagwon Instrument Mall, pen, watercolor, 24 x 32 cm

These are the same size sketches done during two days at Jogyesa and Nagwon (Musical) Instrument Mall. Several sketchers could meet at Jogyesa and moved to the mall. Because the weather was hot and humid some enjoyed sketching in cool mall. We visited the Topgoal Art Center on the way to the mall. 

Hope to see you all this Saturday! Thank you!

위의 연필 그림 두장은 어제 조계사에서 그렸고 오늘은 스케쳐 몇분과 조계사를 들러 낙원 상가에서 스케치를 하였습니다. 날씨가 워낙 무더워서 시원한 낙원 상가에서 악기들을 그려보았구요. 상가내의 벤치에서 음악 소리를 들으며 즐거운 시간을 가졌습니다. 상가 가는 길에 절시장도 방문하였어요. 

토요일에 만나 뵙겠습니다. 감사합니다.

weekend sketches at Jongno

 Topgoal Art Center(탑골미술관) in Seoul Senior Welfare Center,  29.6 x 42cm

a scenery of Insa-dong viewed from Anguk-dong Mcdonald's,  36 x 51cm

an old street scene near Tapgoal Park (탑골공원) viewed from inside 

the Nagwon building(낙원빌딩),  36 x 51cm

indoor scene of the senior movie theater(실버극장) located at 4th floor 

of the Nagwon building,  26 x 37cm

a scenery of Jogyesa Temple(조계사),  26 x 37cm

street scene of Gongpyeong-dong(공평동),  26 x 37cm

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(pen, pencil and watercolor)

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The rainy season began. Last weekend, despite the bad weather to sketch outdoors, I tried to draw new subjects I didn't sketched before around Jongno. 

During rains, I sketched some old street scenes and an indoor scene inside the Nagwon building and the Mcdonald's. And after rain, I sketched outside the Topgoal Art Center where we'll exhibit next month. I'll continue working on my sketches around Jongno in my spare times.

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무더운 날씨에 여름장마까지 겹쳐 온갖 시끌버끌 북적거리는 종로이지만, 

소재를 찾아 탐구하며 그리기에는 잘 정돈된 시가지보다 참으로 매력있는 장소입니다.

그동안 도심을 수없이 그렸지만 안그린 장면을 찾아보면 볼수록 소재가 무궁무진합니다.

이번 전시회는 무심히 스쳐버리는 주변을 소중히 챙겨보는 좋은 계기가 될 것 같습니다.