some sketches at Cheonggyecheon, Seoul

the buildings beyond Gwangtonggyo Bridge (광통교), pen and watercolor,  37 x 52cm

a picturesque scenery sketched at Cheonggye Plaza, watercolor, 37 x 52cm

  

symbol sculpture of Cheonggye Plaza, "Spring" sculptured by Claes Oldenburg, 

pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Cheonggyecheon stream under Mojeongyo Bridge (모전교), pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

artificial waterfall at the fountainhead of Cheonggyecheon Stream, brush and watercolor, 

21 x 29.6cm

a portrait painting of Miss Kate from Russia, watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

Korean traditional musical band playing at the stream, pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm

 

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Cheonggyecheon (청계천) is an 11 km long stream that rises near Bugaksan Mt. and Inwangsan Mt. and flows from the west to the east of downtown Seoul. Created as part of an urban renewal project, Cheonggyecheon is a restoration of the stream that was once there before during the Joseon Dynasty. It's very serene with small waterfalls, and nearly two dozen overhead bridges. Cheonggye Plaza(청계광장) in Sejong-ro(세종로), one of the busiest boulevards in Seoul, is situated at the fountainhead of Cheonggyecheon Stream. There were overflowing with colourful sceneries and crowds including lots of foreign tourists.
The weather was so fine, I sketched with Seoul usk members around Cheonggyecheon Stream and Plaza. We enjoyed sketching several fantastic scenes such as buildings, stream, waterfall, people, streetscapes, and so on.
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600년 서울의 중심이며 치수사업의 본원인 청계천이 어둠에서 나와 시민의 품으로 돌아오고~~ 이제는 관광명소로 거듭나고 있습니다.
안락한 쉼터, 상징 광장와 각종 행사, 갖가지 볼꺼리들. 주변의 다채로운 도시경관들...20개가 넘는 다리와 긴 웰빙 산책로를 따라 엄청난 스케치 소재들~~ 시리즈 작품을 해 볼만한 좋은 장소입니다.

some sketches at Bosingak (보신각), Jongno-gu, Seoul

the front view of Bosingak, ( 21 x 29.6cm ) 

 the panoramic view of Bosingak, ( 16.3 x 29.6cm )

 the side view of Bosingak, ( 21 x 29.6cm )

 Jongno Tower Building (종로 타워 빌딩) opposite to Bosingak, ( 21 x 29.6cm )

a scenery around Bosingak across the road, ( 21 x 29.6cm )  

viewed from the 12nd floor of Jongno Tower, ( 21 x 29.6cm ) 

 viewed from the 33rd floor of Jongno Tower, ( 21 x 29.6cm )

another sketch on the same spot, ( 21 x 29.6cm ) 

the royal guards in front of Bosingak, ( 21 x 29.6cm ) 

 the royal guards with traditional clothes, ( 21 x 29.6cm )

 the chief gatekeeper (수문장), ( 21 x 29.6cm )

 a gatekeeper with a spear, ( 21 x 29.6cm )

the bell is rung 12 times everyday at noon, ( 21 x 29.6cm ) 

another sketch of the bell-ringing ceremony, ( 21 x 29.6cm )

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( pen and watercolor )

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The Bosingak Belfry(보신각), so-called Jonggak(종각), sits in a part of Seoul considered the most central in the city, both geographically and historically. It was originally constructed in 1396 but destroyed numerous times of the years from fires and wars. The current building, completed in 1979, is a replica of the original traditional design but a reinforced concrete structure, its significance lying in the site and its history rather than the building itself. In the Joseon Dynasty, the bell was hit to announce the opening and closing of the 4 gates around Seoul. Recently, to commemorate the history, everyday at noon except Monday, the building has opened to citizen and tourists for bell-ringing ceremony.
Last weekend, I sketched around the pretty historical landmark surrounded by high rise buildings and busy roads, feeling the harmony of old and new in central Seoul.
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600년 넘는 보신각의 역사는 건축물과 범종의 운명적인 모습보다 장소성이 끈끈하게 가슴을 울립니다. 해가 바뀔 때마다 33번의 종소리와 함께 과거와 미래를 이어주면서 서울은 서서히 앞을 향해 변화해 갑니다.
고층 빌딩과 파도치는 삶의 물결 속에 둘러싸인 온고지신의 공간~~우리들 곁의 보신각은 스케치를 통해 마음을 정화시켜 줍니다.