Sketches at Naksan Park, Seoul

a cityscape viewed from Seoul Fortress Trail, pen and watercolor (54 x 72cm)

Guldari-gil, alias Ewha Snail Road, pencil and watercolor (21 x 29.6cm)

a scene of the old houses , pen and watercolor (21 x 29.6cm)

an access road up from Chungsin-dong, pen and watercolor (21 x 29.6cm)

a scene overlooking Ewha-dong from Naksan Park, pen and watercolor (21 x 29.6cm)

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Since last January Seoul chapter did not have regular monthly meeting due to pandemic. And a plan for meetup on May 16th was delayed by two weeks because of infection cases linked to some clubs in Seoul.
During months I tried to avoid going to public places for sketching. But spring came and the fearful contagion seemed to decrease people began to come out to breathe fresh air. Days ago I went Naksan Park near Dongdaemun Gate to see the Seoul City Wall drawing some.
Seoul city has been redeveloping the area of Changsin-dong and Ewha-dong around the Naksan Mountain Trail, east part of Seoul City Wall. Old and new buildings are mixed in the area. The villages became a favorite touring place for foreigners and citizens by the panoramic city views with old wall. Small village bus makes people access to the summit of the wall. Therefore I could carry a big canvas(54x72cm) for a watercolor work easily without walking upward all the way. Old brick houses remained around the wall looked very attractive to me. Every sight could be a subject for drawing by the features piled up through years despite the city redevelopment plan. I sketched several attractive scenes around Naksan Park all day long.
All of us wish this pandemic to be ended soon.
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코로나19로 인해 몇달간 스케치 모임이 없어 아쉬웠지만
청정하고 매력적인 스케치 장소인 성곽길 낙산공원에 올라갔습니다.
낡은 동네를 감싸는 언덕의 고층아파트와 매력적인 골목 카페들~
멀리 동서남북으로 내려다보이는 도시의 파노라마 장면들이 어우러진
재개발과 보존을 둘러싼 도시재생의 살아 숨쉬는 현장을 만끽했습니다.