Welcome to “Cie Ja Vie”, my life draw art journal and gallery MMXXV. Thanks for your continued support and appreciation.

What’s new by Cie Ja?

I attended the San Diego Gay Men’s Art Group (SDGMAG) event on February 19th. Work from the event is currently being processed and added.

What’s coming soon from Cie Ja?

New posts, pages, collage, and digital are all coming soon. New model work and new models are also on the horizon. Of course, I’m trying new things and making changes along the way. I am creating new work, adding archived work, and updating the site accordingly. Obviously, I’m feeling renewed and ready for the new Aquarian Age.

Recently, I’ve also been creating new artist trading cards.

Life Draw Artist Trading Cards

Other new pages are listed in the related sections below. Certainly, there are links to pages and a visual peek of what you’ll find inside. I’m also likely to post work in early release here on the site or with the model before social media posts.

What’s Cie Ja revising?

Whatever needs it, and just about everything does, evidently. I’m grateful there is plenty to keep me busy, certainly.
One thing that has been overdue for revision, other than the entire site, is an archive of larger format work. I’ve also been using that archive as a resource for new digital work. I’ve been adding archived work to the site. I’m looking forward to what develops, certainly.

Blind Contour Cie Ja Vie

Blind contour page has been slightly revised, regardless. This page also contains other contour drawings and is being reviewed for new revisions, shortly. A new menu and link approach is also under development.

Canvas Cie Ja Vie

Canvas page needs editing.

Collaboration Cie Ja Vie

Cie Ja Vie Collaboration has been in a holding pattern and is obviously overdue. Crossing my fingers, of course. Maybe I’m just wanting to collaborate again, unquestionably. Any suggestions, offers, requests, etc., basically? Subsequently, I’ve got a few in mind. I’m certainly looking forward to what develops.

Collage Cie Ja Vie

I’ve been going through those archives and some things just shifted me into a collage mode, obviously. I’ve added to sketchbooks and more. I’m certainly going with the flow and having fun with the process.

Digital Cie Ja Vie

Digital section is so active with new work and more than overdue for an update. Stay tuned, of course. It’s certainly on my to do list. 🙂

Journals Cie Ja Vie

Life Draw Journals Page needs editing, obviously.

Sketchbooks Cie Ja Vie

Sketchbooks has a link in the menu above, certainly. I’m adding more archived work to this section, undoubtedly. I’m also creating new digital work and adding it. Revising sketchbook pages and the menu are on my to do list, surely. A new 6 x 9 black sketch page has been added.

Upcoming sketchbook pages to be added include a 7 x 10 mixed media volume 2 and volume 3. Volume 3 is predominantly an oil sketchbook with additional mixed media.

A few sketchbooks have become unbound. Currently, there is no page for these. The work created on them is included on related pages, however.

Life Models Cie Ja Vie

I have worked with many life models in various locations around San Diego. I created a visual list below with a portrait drawing when available. Links to model pages are in the menu above separated into 3 sections alphabetically. Coming soon, I’m adding archived and new digital work in this section. Zoom models are included in this section as the work is created live.

I started in life drawing courses at San Diego Mesa College in 2013. Craving improvement, I sought out what was available to me to supplement my classes. I found that with art gym at San Diego Art Institute in Balboa Park. This location also provided opportunities for photo shoots with models. Looking for all the opportunities that allowed me to explore my creativity freely, I would also draw at Art Department on Ray Street and North Park Drawing Group at the rec. center.
Participating with the San Diego Gay Men’s Art Group and having the opportunities for both drawing and photography at Diversionary Theater and Twiggs Coffee in University Heights was truly a blessing.
I also enjoyed drawing at My Art Shed in La Jolla. Jaron Stokes and I would draw individually and collaborate there with Yoni (aka @bakerartmodel).

Life Models (a – i)

Life Models (a-i) is being revised with archived work. New digital work is also being created and added. Evidently, model pages and the menu are being updated and revised.

Angele

Bart

Bree

Bridget

Brock

Cadi

Christa

Christine A.

Christine K.

Cynthia

David

Donovan

Earl

Erica

Gilbert

Ginger R.

Ian

Life Models (j – r)

New digital work being created will be added soon. Life Models (j-r) is being revised with archived work, certainly. Model pages and the menu are also being updated and revised.

James

Jaron S.

Joel

John B.

Jono

Joshua M.

Kirby

Leigh

Lilly

Lori S.

Mandi

Meghan

Mike

@mistry.3y3z

Rebecca

Rob D.

Robert W.

Life Models (s – z)

Model pages and the menu are being updated and revised with archived work also being added in this section. New digital work being created will be added soon.

Sabrina

Sadja

@scott.lawry

Sherman

Shondra

Sophia

Stefanie S.

Stephanie R.

Stu

Tamara

Tori R.

Valerie

Virginia

Yoni B.

Zara

Zoe

Photo Reference Models

Photo reference Art Models shown here are from personal photo shoots taken by me at San Diego Art Institute, San Diego Gay Men’s Art Group and private model shoots, otherwise, all other reference photo art model images are from submitted, free reference, or request. Photo reference models are alphabetically listed here with links to their Instagram profiles when available. Of course, new work is being added and created. Links to newly created model pages are also being added.

alex_louis_model 

Anonymous 1

Anonymous 2

Anonymous 3

@artmodelstl

@ayax_moon

@bakermodel

@brocktonwarwick

@dr.sickness

@fitartmodel_2

@giraffucklyspeakingart

@giovanniortiz6151

@gjthefiguremodel

Harriet Covair

Harry Covair

@leniadbrecaradibujos

@lifefigure_

A new page has been created for my work with @lifefigure_. The image and title above link to the new page. You can also find the link in the menu under photo reference models.

@lifemodel.rach

@lorent_live_model

@malemodelmtl

@maxexhibiart

@mistry.3y3z

@mrkendonagasaki

@mrsandiegoleather2024

@scott.lawry

@stokesjaronalex

@stuinsd

@vivastra_life_modelling

@vlad.uvarov.cg