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  • Blah, Blah, Blahg!

    Blah, Blah, Blahg!

    Blah, Blah, Blahg! I know. Sometimes that’s just how it feels. I tried to keep up with a monthly posting routine. I realized that’s just not for me. So, I did away with the blog as my cornerstone page and changed to a static one. I do, however, like to write about process and things that work in a journal format to remind myself or share with others.

    So, I’m creating this post as a menu page to find the posts that I do write. Because, apparently, there is no other way to find my posts that is convenient when you have a static page as a cornerstone page.

    Anyways, enough of the venting for now. Below are the posts that have been written if you ‘d like to check them out.

    Thanks for your patience and understanding. It is greatly appreciated.

    Welcome to
    My New Life Drawing Art Domain!

    This was my first post when I started the site build from my previous sub-domain at cieja.com.

    Models

    My second post is about the models I’ve worked with. My continuous efforts in learning, exploring, and being inspired to develop my creativity with life drawing and figurative work evolves around my work with models.

    scribble gesture – Robert W.

    Going through my archives led to the inspiration for this post and new digital figurative work. I was still hopeful about blogging then, too. Hopefully I’ll regain that enthusiasm with this new approach.

    It’s 2026! What else is new?

    Ready for the new year and what was ahead. Off to a positive and enthusiastic start.

    Snake to Horse, it must be February 2026!

    My enthusiasm began to slow, my creative flow also started shifting. This was my last post for a while. Can we say unexpected plot twists? Life happens. Time to pivot.

    Blah, Blah, Blahg!

    Time for a new approach. Don’t worry I’ve enjoyed the break from blogging and spent time with collage, abstract painting, artist trading cards, digital exploration, macrame and beading, and some much needed maintenance on my other sites as well.

    Looking forward to what’s ahead for the rest of 2026! Stay tuned.

    Revised 7/03/26

  • scribble gesture – Robert W.

    scribble gesture – Robert W.

    Scribble gesture drawings of Robert W. in charcoal on newsprint were my inspiration for these new digital images. I’ve used both left hand and right hand scribble gestures in the digital exploration process. Let’s look at my process in the creation of the digital versions that have evolved from these original life drawing sketches.

    scribble gesture

    I’ve come to the conclusion that my best solution for posting is to just “blog” my posts instead. I’m excited about this. I had some reservations about blogging, and what to blog about, or when and how often to blog. The fog seems to be lifting. This is the first step (blog post) in that new direction.

    scribble gesture – charcoal on newsprint

    First up in the process for the digital exploration is photography of the work. I then transfer the photography to the computer for file creation of TIFF and PNG images for the digital work, and save for web compressed JPEGS for website and social media posts.
    As you can see from these examples, that is a process of it’s own.
    Natural light or artificial?
    I prefer natural light. I have found that artificial light, on occasion, can yield better results.
    Morning light or evening light? That depends on various factors. Both are good. Occasionally, I have also developed good results with harsh midday light.

    left hand scribble gesture

    (As you may have noticed, there are more left hand scribble gesture than right hand. The practice is to draw more with the non dominant hand.)

    right hand scribble gesture

    scribble gesture – digital image editing

    After the photography process and image file creation, it’s time for digital image editing. This, of course, will involve even more and larger file creations. That step usually involves the creation of layered TIFFs and flattened PNGs. I then export the PNGs to my phone for final adjustments and signature. The process then goes back to the computer for final save for web JPEG compression to the best file size for websites and social media platforms. I know. It’s a process.

    The image shown above and the images shown in the gallery below were created for the original social media post and for the site. These were the images that inspired this blog post.

    scribble gesture

    Digital Image Editing – the additional images

    Images in this section referred to as additional images were created during the making of this post to demonstrate the process involved and the variety of possibilities with the remaining sketches. I am excited about these results and newly explored techniques that often surface during this process. Cliche, I know, but I do my best to “go with the flow”.

    other scribble gesture – Robert W.

    During this post process, I ran across another scribble gesture of Robert W. This one was used for a collage that continued to evolve. I will have to check some old sketchbooks to see if more were possibly collaged there.

    I’ve enjoyed this process of discovery that has occurred with this blog journey. I’m also excited by the new developments with the Robert W. gallery of work.

    Now it’s back to work on the main project of the new build of the site. Thank you for your time and continued support. It is greatly appreciated.

    See the Models post for images to other models while new pages and galleries are added. You can find me on Instagram at @cie.ja1.