#emotionsingrayscale

Christine Blasey Ford - I believe her. . . . #ibelieveher #inkwash #pittoilpencil #powdergraphite #emotionsingrayscale #emotionsingrayscalechallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/BoC3I7Jgpmp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=87p6cyoj9qha

Another agave/mezcal - inspired sketch - this time in grayscale. . . . #delmagueymezcal #emotionsingrayscale #emotionsingrayscalechallenge #indiaink #graphitepowder #dippen #lunarblack #jenniekessinger @delmagueymezcal https://www.instagram.com/p/BnzzNOnhiCT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fuqxpvzn32u2

Getting back to a #selfportraitsunday - today I decided to use some of the tools from @marugodas ‘s #emotionsingrayscale workshop: India ink, Pitt oil pencil, and bamboo pencil. . . . #emotionsingrayscalechallenge #selfportrait #indiaink #bamboopen #pittoilpencil #jenniekessinger (at Walnut Creek, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnhxK80BhMI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12lj1lkbrd1iv

We finally made it to Soba Ichi to try the handmade soba noodles by one of the few soba masters in the world and definitely in the US. The chef, Kochi Ishii, trained in Japan for 3 years and brought a grain mill from Japan to grind his own buckwheat flour from Washington state buckwheat. The noodles sell out every day - so, we arrived 15 minutes before they opened today to make sure we got to try the jyuwari (100% buckwheat) soba noodles. The food and atmosphere of the restaurant were amazing! . . . #sfbayareaurbansketchers #emotionsingrayscale #indiaink #watersolublegraphite #emotionsingrayscalechallenge #jenniekessinger #urbansketching #urbansketchers #urbansketcherssfbayarea #sobanoodles (at Soba Ichi) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnUSiO5hfHK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bk7ywbjzk12s

I couldn’t stop myself from “fixing” this sketch today. Honestly, I did about 2/3 of the sketch yesterday in the last 5 minutes when we were being called to show our sketchbooks - as a result, my painted ladies were floating above the ground and many of the people @marugodas taught us how to sketch were missing their tiny heads. So, today, I went back in and added the ground floors of the houses and missing heads in the crowds. I added a few lines and tons to the city skyline- but didn’t want to do to much there or it would pull them forward in space. What do you think? Do you like this new grounded version better ortho original sketch from yesterday (swipe to see). I also found one more sketch from Maru’s Emotions in Grayscale workshop that I forgot to post on toned paper that she gave us. I’d love to hear your thoughts on working in grayscale. I may have to revisit the Painted Ladies in gouache later today. . . . #sfbayareaurbansketchers #emotionsingrayscale #indiaink #watersolublegraphite #grayscale #usk #emotionsingrayscalechallenge #jenniekessinger (at Painted ladies) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnT00WUBbQc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1d4ciqgsz6g9f

Using what I learned in @marugodas ‘s #emotionsingrayscale workshop yesterday, I was one of the few to not use color for their Painted Ladies sketch today with #sfbayareaurbansketchers and @marugodas . . . #emotionsingrayscalechallenge #graphitepowder #woodpen #dippen #stabilowoody #indiaink #usk #jenniekessinger #paintedladiessketch (at Painted ladies) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnSJdcEhV8W/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1iitb3e6v2k8n

Had a great time sketching with @marugodas today - attempting the Painted Ladies in grayscale. Loved watching Maru’s IRL progress. . . . #sfbayareaurbansketchers #urbansketchers #urbansketcherssfbayarea #emotionsingrayscalechallenge #emotionsingrayscale (at Painted ladies) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnR-FlShvcQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=115zmat64kzqa

I loved the Emotions in Grayscale workshop with @marugodas today near the Warming Hut. It is so fun working with new media and creating new textures and “accidents” - so much fun! Here is my final sketch and our warm up exercises and thumbnails. Someday I’ll have a Black Sketchbook just for these types of sketches. But, for now, I’ll just work them into my big A3 Moleskine watercolor sketchbook amongst my big gouache sketches. . . . #emotionsingrayscale #urbansketchers #usk #urbansketching #pittoilpencil #woodpen #bamboopen #indiaink #jenniekessinger (at Warming Hut Crissy Field) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnQNAtKhe8T/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1psquj0zq0wj6