Catherine Presseau

I spent my childhood in the countryside around Portneuf. Like many artists, even as a child I loved to scribble everywhere, leaving colorful marks on scattered leaves and sometimes even on the precious antique furniture in the house.

Interested in the world of education, I obtained my teaching certificate at Université Laval, then my diploma of specialized studies in orthopedagogy in Montreal, all the while teaching in a school with an artistic vocation. I taught primary school for a few years before flying to Australia with my partner. After two years abroad, we returned to Quebec to raise our three young children. I returned to teaching, but the call of art was still strong. So I picked up my pencils and brushes again, taking a course in visual arts at the University of Sherbrooke. This was the motivation behind a long-simmering career change, despite my love of teaching.

Now settled in the Eastern Townships, surrounded by trees and close to the mountains, I devote myself full-time to my art, through illustration contracts, watercolor commissions and oil and acrylic canvases.

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