About

Cecile is a knowledgeable webmaster with comprehensive experience in all aspects of website management and editorial work, specializing in editing, proofreading and copywriting.

Background:
She earned a BS in Computer Science, AS in Engineering Technology and various certifications in 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, HOAs and small businesses, and editorial skills encompassing manuscript edits, photo books, memoirs, cookbooks, and more.

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 Forms, website apps and more.
  * advanced Adobe, Microsoft and Apple Mac products user, content management systems (CMS) and many other computer applications.

Details:
She’s been happily creating art, managing websites and editing books. Her 2023 book “Mom’s Recipe Box Cookbook,” prepared using Adobe^® InDesign^® and Photoshop^®, is a 175-page bound-book. Two memoir photobooks are in progress.

Cecile’s 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.

Contact Cecile to discuss your web management or editorial needs that include editing and proofreading. She mainly works with non-profits and small businesses for website management and with individuals preparing their published and unpublished works.

Publications:
     Austin Pastel Society E-newsletter
     Mom’s Recipe Box Cookbook
     Two photobooks in progress

Artist

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 28 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 subjects for painting. Several of Cecile’s pastel paintings can be seen in private homes and juried art exhibitions around central Texas.

Awards and Exhibits:
     Beach Treasured Moments: Juried into Bastrop Fine Art Guild exhibit
     Bobcat Backwood Country: 2nd Place at North Hills Gallery exhibit
     Texas Traditions: Juried into Austin Pastel Society Annual Exhibit
     Along the Road: Juried into Austin Pastel Society Annual Exhibit

Member:
     Pastel Society of North Carolina
     Red Rock Pastel Society of Nevada
     Austin Pastel Society (spring 2018—spring 2024: served as VP, Newsletter Chair, Exhibitions Chair, Webmaster)
     International Association of Pastel Societies