About

Cecile aspires to capture the spirit and emotion of each painting she creates in her studio. She just loves painting in pastel! She can just about feel the draw of her hand to put these fantastic colors onto a surface, be it animals or people, ocean spray or mountainous backgrounds. As a visitor of Peru for 29 years, Cecile is constantly in awe of their history, admire the people, adore the llamas, alpacas and vicuñas, and especially the Peruvian Paso horses, which her family raised and bred for pleasure for a dozen years in Texas. As a longtime resident of central Texas and avid traveler, the people, places and animals she encounters are her main subjects for painting. Several of Cecile’s pastel paintings can be seen in private homes and juried art exhibitions around central Texas and North Carolina.

Member:
     Pastel Society of North Carolina (2025 Membership, Communications Chair and webmaster)
     Austin Pastel Society (2018—2024: served as VP, Chair of Newsletters, Exhibitions, Workshops, Webmaster, Zoom, Videos, Google Admin, Flickr Admin)
     International Association of Pastel Societies

Cecile is a knowledgeable webmaster with comprehensive experience in all aspects of website management, specializing in small business and nonprofit websites. Her quick response for web updates enables the client’s public-facing presence on the web to represent and benefit a company’s present and future success.

Background:
She earned a BS in Computer Science, AS in Engineering Technology and certifications in many software applications. Her career includes 15 years in computer and mainframe repair and 15 years writing technical manuals, video production, web help file systems, corporate department level webmaster, and much more. She continues to utilize those skills as webmaster for art societies. 

Tools:
As a successful web developer and content developer/editor since 2000, those skills have evolved with current tools of the trade.

  * HTML, CSS coding
  * ColdPress, FrontPage, DreamWeaver, WordPress, WYSIWYG web builders (FASO, GoDaddy, Wix, SquareSpace, Weebly, etc.)
  * peripheral applications such as PayPal, Stripe, YouTube Channels, Google Workspace, website apps and more.
  * advanced Adobe, Microsoft and Apple Mac products user, content management systems (CMS) and many other computer applications.

 

She’s also been happily creating videos and photo books. Her 2023 book “Mom’s Recipe Box Cookbook,” prepared using Adobe^® InDesign^® and Photoshop^®, is a 175-page bound-book. Two memoir photo books are in progress.

Contact Cecile to discuss your web design and management needs. She mainly works with non-profits and small businesses for website management.

Publications:
     Mom’s Recipe Box Cookbook
     Two photo books in progress