About Cecile de Villiers
My name is Cecile de Villiers, and I am an artist based in the Cape Town area, South Africa. I work mostly in oil paint.
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I strive to provide beauty and joy through my art and hope to expand my knowledge and creative expertise across all endeavours.
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My love for creating art started in school. I especially loved the technical drawing class where I learned how to render a three-dimensional object on a flat surface. From 2008 to 2017 I took Sculpting art classes combining my love for art and engineering. However, in 2016 I did an Old Masters oil painting workshop and I rediscovered my love for colour and painting; since that day I have to paint like I have to breathe.
Born
17 October 1979Â -
Education
2002 BEng (Engineering)
2010 MBA
Memberships
South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE)
Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
South African Society of Artists (SASA)
SA Portrait Society
Workshops Attended
2015
Landscapes by Dale Elliott
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2016
Old Masters: Portrait Painting by Revalle Beaton
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2017
Summer School at Creative Arts Atelier
Botanical Watercolour Illustration by Willie Schlechter
Street Scenes by Ina Wilken
Abstract by Nadia Viljoen
Figure Painting by Revalle Beaton
Old Masters: Portrait Painting by Revalle Beaton
​Still-life by Sonja Frenz
​Old Masters: Still life by Mal Reynolds​
Impressionist Workshop by Mal Reynolds
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2018
Summer School at Creative Arts Atelier
Portrait Painting by Revalle Beaton
Abstract Painting by Revalle Beaton
Koi Fish by Mal Reynolds
Red/Green by Ina Wilken
Old Masters: Portrait Painting by Revalle Beaton
Contemporary Portrait by Helena Jordaan
Impressionist Landscapes by Tony Durrheim
Landscapes by Mal Reynolds
Yellow/Purple by Ina Wilken
Figure Studies by Revalle Beaton
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2019
Portrait Painting tutorial by Andrew Tishler
Still-life by Ina Wilken
Animal Portrait by Helena Jordaan
Van Gogh Landscape by Ina Wilken
Palet Knife Birds by Mal Reynolds
Delphiniums by Ina Wilken
Cubism by Ina Wilken
Tulips in Glass by Ina Wilken
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2020
Monet by Ina Wilken
Van Gogh by Ina Wilken
Abstract Seascape by Ina Wilken
Abstract Landscape by Ina Wilken
Abstract Flowers by Ina Wilken
Daffodils by Ina Wilken
Karoo Landscape by Ina Wilken
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2021
Guineafowl by Ina Wilken
Venice Street Scene by Ina Wilken
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