Creating a Path of Light in Watercolor with Pamela Barcita (Tuesdays)

Illuminate your watercolor paintings with the magic of light. This class focuses on composition and watercolor techniques that bring light to life within a painting. Through guided exercises, we’ll explore how thoughtful composition and the strategic use of value contrast (light against dark) can create visual movement and direct the viewer’s eye along a deliberate path of light. Students will practice watercolor methods for planning and layering washes, preserving highlights, and using color temperature and texture to emphasize focal areas. The course will begin with all students painting from the same reference image, then progress to each student developing a personal composition that applies these techniques to create a luminous and compelling painting. Open to students of all skill levels and experience.

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Pamela Barcita is a watercolor artist, an illustrator, and art teacher who recently moved back to New Mexico after many years living overseas and in other states. Her classes have included Two-Dimensional Design, Illustration, Drawing and Watercolor Painting. Pamela is the illustrator of over 25 children’s books. Pamela earned a Master’s Degree in Studio Art with an emphasis in Illustration from Marywood University in Scranton, PA in 1998. She is a member of The New Mexico Watercolor Society and the New Mexico Art League. Pamela’s watercolor paintings won several awards from the Southside Artists Association art shows in 2018-19, ranging from People’s Choice, Third, Second and First Place. And most recently she won Best of Show, New Mexico Watercolor Society, 2024.