Sunday, August 31, 2014

Part 2: Drawing and Painting People with Kim Jung Gi



Part 2 of my coverage of Kim Jung Gi's Pop Up Art Show in San Francisco earlier this month. This entry focuses on his paint and drawing of people. These photos were all taken from the original art that was on display at the exhibit. These works do appear in his sketchbooks so I highly recommend buying them or, if a collector of original art, these works are also for sale at the show. In fact, a couple of pieces I had photographed earlier were given sold signs and pulled off the wall right there. Anyway, since you can see the full pieces in the sketchbooks, I tried to focus on close ups and details to give you a better look at his work. You'll see a variety of mediums at work here too: pen & ink, watercolor, etc. But also a variety of styles. Some of the brush pen work is a looser style. Other works are tighter. All of it is good. Just take a look.....

















































Thursday, August 28, 2014

Happy Birthday, Jack!


Today marks Jack Kirby's 97th birthday. He passed away 20 years ago but his characters and legacy are still going strong. Way to go, Jack!

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Part 1: Live Drawing with Kim Jung Gi



A few weeks back, Korean artist Kim Jung Gi visited San Francisco for a live draw and book signing at the SOMARTS on Brannan street. Dubbed as a Pop Up Art Show, fans could come see many of his works on display, meet the artist, and purchase any of his three MASSIVE sketchbooks (well worth the money) and his new graphic novel SPY GAMES.

And while the artist did indeed sign any books purchased, he also did a 2-3 minute ink sketch in each book. I was amazed how he didn't need to pencil out the drawing and just went straight to a marker or ink brush pen for the drawing.

And while that was amazing, what was even more incredible was to create a 3 hour ink drawing mural without penciling it out first. This first part of several posts on Kim Jung Gi covers that live mural done in front of a crowded room of fans. And, I took photos of the progress.....




Above: At about almost 30 minutes in. Kim Jung Gi took a break about every 45 minutes for the 3 hour demostration. I don't think I could stand and draw like that for 5 minutes.









I wonder if the artist plans out the mural beforehand with a sketch and to work out the 3-point perspective. Either way, it is impressive.