Watercolour course with Pierre Tougas

6 weeks, on Tuesdays, from 9 AM to 4 PM, Sept 15 to Oct 20, 2026

Low tide

Course Description

The renowned artist Pierre Tougas offers you a unique watercolour course that will allow you to develop projects with different themes. You will see the artist at work in the demo at the beginning of each theme. During this intensive course, you will be able to make two paintings according to the chosen themes.

Teacher

Pierre Tougas: Works and artistic statement

Themes

Days 1 and 2: Fall colours in the Old Boucherville

Days 3 and 4: Facades with flowers in the Old Quebec

Days 5 and 6: Venice, the Serenisime

Material

12 colours: cobalt blue, cerulean blue, ultramarine blue, hookers green, winsor green, scarlet lake, permanent rose, permanent magenta, new gamboge, raw sienna, raw umber, burnt sienna, white poster paint (optional)

Accessories: White plastic palette, wood panel (for attaching the watercolour paper), masking tape (1 in), HB pencil with sharpener, eraser, ruler, masking liquid (Pebeo), water sparyer, kleenex, detergent for washing brushes.

11 brushes: round #1, 3, 6 and 8; Flat ½in, 1in, 2in; Rigger #1; Fan ½in, 1in, 2in; tooth brush

Paper: Arches 300lbs coldpress or 'grain torchon', 14 x 20 in