I have been sketching and painting in pastels for over 15 years.  Most of artistic education and early creative experiments took place in France where my family has been running a handmade, handpainted earthenware factory since the late 1800s.  I grew up surrounded with the sketches, sculptures and paintings of my ancestors in our family home and as far as I remember I wanted art to be a major part of my life.

I see a heirloom value in all the pieces I create for my clients, which is why I make absolutely sure to understand their precise wishes and will touch up my work until it is everything they hoped for.     The portrait of a loved one, be it a child, an ancestor or a pet is a priceless keepsake loaded with emotions and memories which deserve to be showcased in the most vivid, nuanced, and faithful way.

I am dedicated to making the commission experience a special one. That is why I always go the extra mile to make sure I am working from the best picture, with the best understanding of who my subject is, and in close and continuous collaboration with each client.  

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Services/Products
Professionally painted portraits from your favorite pictures, in a variety of media, sizes and styles: Charcoal, pencil or pastel portraits of one to 4 subjects (humans or pets). Head & shoulder, 1/2 body, 3/4 body or full body study. Sizes range from 8x11 to 29x41 Allow 3 to 10 weeks for completion depending on size, medium, number of subjects and complexity. Custom artwork commissions also accepted on a case-by-case basis: original drawings/paintings for children's rooms (cartoon or realistic style), drawings or paintings of buildings (your childhood home for instance) organic eggshell mosaics on recycled paper, decorative wire scultpures, any creative project you would like me to bring to life.
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Business registration #25705 issued by the City of Encinitas
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Portraits from Pictures by Cecile

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Fine Art Artists, Gift Shops