ARKO ART THEATER AT MARONNIER PARK

Carbon ink black
Fountain pen
Winsor&newton ink  nut  brown
Cergio Travel Edition  21×29.7cm

Dahangno  was the one of my favorite streets in Seoul.
When I'd like to see the play or some  kind of performances , I used to go to  this spot.
Maronnier park is located in the middle of the Dahangno street.
However  it was the first tme to visit this spot in order to have a sketch.
I've never made a close observation the scenery around here.
But this time, I made it that was really different experience to me.
One man followed me dancing behind my back.
Some kind of dancing crews showed their performances on the stage in this park.
Someone who is the actor did a monologue speaking out loud on the street even though nobody really cares.
I tried to capture the Arko art theater building's atmosphere as the way I look at it.
Nobody really cares about me what I did.

대학로  마로니에 공원에서
마로니에 공원에  있는 아르코 예술극장 건물을 그려 보았습니다.
마로니에 공원은  언제나 사람이 넘치고 활기차서 좋습니다.
혼자 독백하는 사람. 버스킹.댄싱 다양한 거리 예술을 감상하며 그림그리는 것도
즐거웠습니다.
사람들의 시선을  의식하지 않고 자유롭게 자신을 표현하는 모습이 멋있습니다.
그들도 제가 무엇을 하던 아무도 크게 신경쓰지 않습니다.
제 방식대로 아르코 건물의 분위기를 표현해보고 싶었습니다.
도전정신을 불러일으키는 마로니에 공원입니다.

DELIGHTFUL DAY WITH SEOUL URBAN SKTECHERS

Sketches at the Maronnier park ,May 26th (Staturday)
How enjoyable street it is!
You can see variety of the street performances ,kind of  dancing, playing,busking at this place located in Dahangno, Seoul.
DHANGNO means college +street.
It is one of the  most cultural and artistic street that runs from the intersection of Jongno 5-ga.
This time,we had a great time for urban sketching with 11 members including Wendy Tan from Singapore.

大学ストリートにあるマロニエ パーク
路上ライブ,公演など色々なパフォーマンスをストリートでお鑑賞できるので
楽しい所です.

5월 26일 토요일
언제나 활기차고 예술적인 감성이 살아있는
대학로 마로니에 공원에서 어반스케쳐스 모임을 가졌습니다.
날씨가 화창해 거리공연을 감상하며 그림그리기에 딱 좋은 날이었습니다.
반가운 분들 많이 참석해 주셔서 정말 즐거운 하루였습니다.
새로 오신 분들도 반갑습니다.
자주 뵙겠습니다.
저는  오늘부터 찍사담당을 하게 되었습니다~^^

참석하신 분들 :  이용환.한정선.백경원.이충근.강은정.최정은.조은비.유병화
새로오신 분들: 조은복.김종훈. Wendy Tan (싱가포르 ) 총 11명

Sketches at Marronnier Park, Daehangno street, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Former National Industrial Institute(구 공업전습소) which is now being used as an annex to the Korea National Open University, pencil, watercolor, 25 x 25 cm

outdoor stage at the park, pen, watercolor, 26 x 36 cm

It was a very fine day for sketching. The park was busy with visitors. Especially young students gathered to see performance of dance, music, and classic music. Sketching hearing nice music was good too. Talking with new comers I just drew two. But the moments will be memorable for us. Thank you for joining on a beautiful May day!

오늘 참 좋은 날씨에 도심 속의 공원에서 젊은이들과 음악도 듣고 신나는 춤도 보고 즐거운 시간을 보냈습니다. 항상 붐비는 마로니에 공원은 삶에 활력소를 주는 귀중한 공간인듯 합니다. 오늘 새로 오신 분들 반가왔습니다. 감사합니다.

좋은 날씨에 맘설레었지만 꽃가루 알러지에
눈이 가렵고 몸이 나른해져서 아무 것도 뵈질 않았습니다.
부처님의 자비가 어두운 곳에 까지 비추기를 합장합니다.

Okcheonam : 옥천암 스케치

서울인데 서울같지 않은 곳이였습니다.
주변을 감싸고 있는 높은 바위산들을 보니
경기도 어느 작은 암자에 온듯한 기분이였습니다.

Information for May Sketch Meetup!

안녕하세요! 2018년 5월 26일 모임 안내입니다.

장소 : 대학로 마로니에 공원

만나는 장소 : 아르코 미술관 앞

그림 그리는 시간 : 오전 10시 30분 - 오후 4시 30분

토요일이라 복잡하리라고 생각합니다. 그러나 낭만과 문화가 살아 숨쉬는 도심을 그려보는 기회가 될 것입니다.

관심있는 분을의 용기 있는 참여를 기다립니다.

Hi sketchers,

We sketch on May 26th (Saturday) at Maronnier Park located at Daehangno where to be arrived from exit 2, Hyehwa station, Subway line no. 4. We meet in front of ARKO Museum on 10:30am and will continue to 4:30pm. And at same place we'll have an on-spot exhibit with all the works we've done. 

Hope all the sketchers to join us with great courage and interest! 

See you there! Thanks!

Sketches by Shi Zhi Fang and Ying Meng from China

Sketches by Shi Zhi Fang

Shi Zhi Fang

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Sketches by Ying Meng

Ying Meng

Thank you so much for sketching together and sharing your great works!

Please visit here for more works done on 59th World Wide SketchCrawl.

Sketching in Okcheonam

   

                   We had the meeting of Sketch Crawl in Okcheonam.
                   It is a smart temple on the roadside .
                   I thought the temple would be crowded, because
                   the Buddha's day is approaching, but the temple
                   was quiet and comfortable as if l were in the
                   mountain.
                   The colorful lotus lamps were in harmony with
                   the spring flowers and trees.
                   The weather was best for drawing .
                    It's been a long time ,i had a hard time to sketch ,
                    but my mind was easy...


                   옥련암은 생각과는 달리 산이나 언덕위가 아닌
                   도심속 도로변에 위치한 조그마한 암자였다.
                   석가탄신일이 다가오고있어 많이 붐빌거라 생각했는데
                   마치 산속인양 고즈녁했다.
                   색색의 연등은 활짝핀 꽃과 더불어 봄의 정취를 더해주고
                   홍제천의 물소리,살랑거리는 바람,햇살에 어른거리는
                   연등의 그림자...
                   스케치하기엔 최적의 날씨였다~     
 

59th World Wide SketchCrawl at Okcheonam Temple

panoramic view of Okcheonam Temple, pencil and watercolor

looking up the temple complex inside the gate, pencil and watercolor

Rock-carved Seated Bodhisattva in Bodogak Hall, pen and watercolor

approaching the One Pillar Gate of Okcheonam Temple, pen and watercolor

a colorful scene of the neighboring village, pen and watercolor

distant view of the temple under the overpass, pen

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(29.6 x 42cm sketchbook)

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It was a little windy but pleasantly sunny and warm last Saturday. For the 59th World Wide SketchCrawl, USK Seoul members met at Okcheonam Hermitage, a small and peacefull temple in Hongeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Okcheonam Temple located at the foot of Samgaksan Mountain, and beneath the precinct Hongjecheon stream that flows throughout the year. The Temple dates back to the 14th century during the Goryeo dynasty. Lots of colorful Lotus Lanterns are beautifully embroidered on the temple and the street around the surrounding residential village. It was to celebrate the Buddha's Birthday on May 22. The temple buildings are built on narrow and steep bedrock linearly, and the natural combination of different architectures seems very interesting and beautiful features harmonized with the natural landscape. Especially the Rock-carved Seated Bodhisattva of Okcheonam Hermitage (Designation: Treasure No.1820) is famous for a large Buddhist image over five meters tall. The granite carving is concave and painted in a lovely seashell white, and so called "The White Buddah". Though the site of the temple is long narrow and rather small but the the precincts was crowded with Buddhists and visitors for lanterns ceremony to celebrate Buddha's Birthday. 

On entering the temple, I was fascinated with the panoramic scenes of the temple and the neighboring village, including access bridge over the stream and curved overpass, apartment buildings, etc. I enjoyed sketching several colorful scenes around the small and peaceful temple at the foot of the mountain nearby downtown Seoul.

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석탄일을 앞두고 거리마다 연등으로 수놓은 신록의 새봄~

삼각산과 홍제천을 따라 도심속의 시골내음이 배어나오고

쉬지않고 달리는 고가도로 밑의 다정한 "하얀 부처님"

일상의 소재가 구석구석 담겨있는 명품 스케치의 장소입니다.

옥천암 스케치

          도시주변에  이런  고즈넉한  장소가  있다니~
          석가탄신일이   얼마남지않은 시기라  사람들로  붐빌거란  예상을  했는데
          소수의   예불드리는 사람들과  스님들의  목탁소리뿐 !
          어느때  보다  쾌적한 스케치장소였다.