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Watercolor for Beginners(CALL ADULT PROGRAMS TO REGISTER)

Instructed by Phil Courtney

2025-01-24 13:30:00 2025-01-24 15:30:00 America/New_York Watercolor for Beginners(CALL ADULT PROGRAMS TO REGISTER) Cape May City - Events Room North, Events Room South

Friday, January 24
1:30pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-01-24 13:30:00 2025-01-24 15:30:00 America/New_York Watercolor for Beginners(CALL ADULT PROGRAMS TO REGISTER) Registration REQUIRED for this 4-week class. Cape May City - Events Room North, Events Room South

Cape May City

Events Room North, Events Room South

Registration REQUIRED for this 4-week class.

UPDATE (posted 12/6/24): The class time is now 1:30pm-3:30pm

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This class is for anyone who would like to try their hand at painting with watercolors. It is a fun way to be creative and open to the surprises of the medium without fear of failing. Phil will introduce the essential materials, how they are used and demonstrate the process of watercolor painting from the beginning, including mixing the paints, choosing colors, and using a variety of brushes. We will discuss drawing, composition, color and design. Students will play with the paint, water and brushes to learn how to create special effects with layering colors and washes. With individualized instruction, you will learn the basic skills of watercolor to go forward with your own creative style and continue watercolor painting as a lifetime practice of great enjoyment.

Attendees must bring the following materials (specific brands are just suggestions): 

PAPER:

  • One 9”x12” watercolor pad - Arches 140lb Cold Press Watercolor Pad, or a less expensive Swarthmore Cold Press pad
  • If you have full sheets of 22” x 30" paper, cut a sheet down into quarters.

BRUSHES:

  • Bring a variety of WATERCOLOR round and flat brushes. I mostly use synthetic brushes. It's hard to recommend brushes because there are so many companies making brushes. Try to buy brushes that are only made for Watercolor.
  • Some top brush brands: Rosemary & Co, Da Vinci, Robert Simmons, Escoda
  • Some student grade brushes: Windsor & Newton Cotman, Princeton, Blick

PALETTE:

  • Bring whatever palette you have. I use the Masterson Aqua-Pro Watercolor Palette

PAINT:

  • I am currently using Winsor & Newton, Holbein, Daniel Smith and Michael Harding. Another option is to buy a set of paints. NOTE: Some colors are toxic, mostly if ingested, so do research if you are concerned.
  • BASIC COLORS: CADMIUM LEMON, VAN DYKE BROWN, CERULEAN BLUE, CADMIUM ORANGE, YELLOW OCHRE, FRENCH ULTRAMARINE BLUE, CADMIUM RED DEEP, RAW SIENNA, PHTHALO BLUE, ALIZARIN CRIMSON, BURNT SIENNA, PURPLE or VIOLET
  • OPTIONAL COLORS: OPERA, a vivid pink made by Holbein, PHTHALO GREEN, made by Daniel Smith, HORIZON BLUE, made by Holbein, COBALT BLUE

OTHER SUPPLIES:

  • HB #2 Pencils & eraser
  • 2 or 3 Watercolor Containers for washing out brushes
  • Paper Towels - you may go through 10 full sheets per class.
  • Ruler, 12” to 18” long
  • Masking tape or blue painters tape
  • 2 boards to tape down your paper ( make sure your board is a little bigger than your paper

 

This is a 4-class series being held Fridays, 1:30pm-3:30pm at the Cape May City branch:

  • Jan. 24th
  • Jan. 31st
  • Feb. 7th
  • Feb. 14th

All registrants are required to attend the first class of a series. If absent, your spot will be given to the next in line on the Waitlist.

 

Phil Courtney is a graduate of The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Phila, PA. Following his education, he was employed as a billboard artist for outdoor advertisers in the Philadelphia area for more than twenty-five years. Phil began showing his own work after moving to Cape May, NJ in 1995 with his wife and children. His work has been shown locally at the former Washington Street Gallery, the SOMA NewArt Gallery, the FAN Gallery in Phila., The Ferry Gallery at the former Ferry Park. His work is also part of several private collections in South Jersey.

Phil has also participated in the John Peto Museum International Juried Art Exhibitions. The Nature Center of Cape May featured Phil as their artist in residence for their annual fundraiser in 2019, “Catch of Cape May”. Phil’s painting in oil, “Magnolia Seed Pod” was featured in the 2021 July/August edition of Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine in the article, “Blooms for Us All”. “Money Plant”, a watercolor by Phil, was selected for the Philadelphia Watercolor Society’s 121st Anniversary International Exhibition of Works on Paper, in 2021. His painting received the PWCS 121st Exhibition Award. Phil also participated as a Signature member of the Philadelphia Watercolor Society in the PWS 122nd Anniversary International Exhibition of Works on Paper in 2022.

Phil has been teaching watercolor workshops for the past several years in the Cape May area and at the Rehoboth Art League. He paints a variety of subjects, indoors and out, using oils or watercolors. He is proficient in both mediums. Phil has developed techniques for capturing the unique atmospheric conditions of the seashore, and the play of sunlight and shadows cast by the intricate details of Cape May Victorian architecture. His oil paintings of flowers capture the very essence of their purity with the freshness of being just picked. They are luminescent and elegant, calling attention to the intricacies, textures, and the collaborating parts of the living whole.


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AGE GROUP: | 18 or older |

EVENT TYPE: | Arts & Crafts |

TAGS: | painting | Arts and Crafts | art classes | art class |

Cape May City

Phone: 609-884-9568

Hours

Cape May City

Mon, Feb 03 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Tue, Feb 04 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Feb 05 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Thu, Feb 06 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Feb 07 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Feb 08 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Sun, Feb 09 Closed

Upcoming events

Fri, Feb 07, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, Feb 07, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Cape May City - Multi-Purpose Room

Fri, Feb 07, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Fri, Feb 07, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, Feb 07, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room
Registration is now closed

Fri, Feb 07, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Fri, Feb 07, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South
Please contact the library to register for this event.

Fri, Feb 07, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Fri, Feb 07, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - 2nd Floor Meeting Room

Sat, Feb 08, 9:30am - 10:30am
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Sat, Feb 08, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Sea Isle City - Children's Room

Sat, Feb 08, 10:00am - 10:30am
Lower Township - Joseph Millman Room

Sat, Feb 08, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Sat, Feb 08, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Sea Isle City - Conference Room

Sat, Feb 08, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Lower Township - Joseph Millman Room

Mon, Feb 10, 9:30am - 10:30am
Cape May City - Multi-Purpose Room
This event is full

Mon, Feb 10, 10:00am - 10:30am
Lower Township - Joseph Millman Room

Mon, Feb 10, 10:30am - 1:30pm
Sea Isle City - Conference Room

Mon, Feb 10, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Mon, Feb 10, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Mon, Feb 10, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cape May City - Multi-Purpose Room
This event is full

Mon, Feb 10, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Mon, Feb 10, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Mon, Feb 10, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Upper Township - Events Room

Mon, Feb 10, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Mon, Feb 10, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Cancelled
Mon, Feb 10, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
New venue Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Mon, Feb 10, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Tue, Feb 11, 9:30am - 10:30am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Tue, Feb 11, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Tue, Feb 11, 10:00am - 10:45am
Upper Township - Events Room

Tue, Feb 11, 10:00am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Cancelled
Tue, Feb 11, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Sea Isle City

Tue, Feb 11, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Tue, Feb 11, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Woodbine - Events Room

Tue, Feb 11, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Tue, Feb 11, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Tue, Feb 11, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May City - Multi-Purpose Room
Registration is now closed

Tue, Feb 11, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House

Tue, Feb 11, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Tue, Feb 11, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Tue, Feb 11, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Wed, Feb 12, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, Feb 12, 9:15am - 10:15am
Upper Township - Events Room

Wed, Feb 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
Sea Isle City - Children's Room

Wed, Feb 12, 10:00am - 11:00am
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Wed, Feb 12, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Feb 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Wed, Feb 12, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Feb 12, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Stone Harbor - Kitchen Area
This event is full

Wed, Feb 12, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South
Registration is now closed

Wed, Feb 12, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Wed, Feb 12, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
CMCL Online - Zoom

Wed, Feb 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Lower Township - Joseph Millman Room

Wed, Feb 12, 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room
This event is full

Wed, Feb 12, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Feb 12, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Wed, Feb 12, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Thu, Feb 13, 10:00am - 10:30am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Thu, Feb 13, 10:00am - 10:45am
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Thu, Feb 13, 10:00am - 11:00am
Woodbine - Children's Room,Events Room

Thu, Feb 13, 10:00am - 11:30am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Feb 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Feb 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cape May City - Multi-Purpose Room

Thu, Feb 13, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Feb 13, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Thu, Feb 13, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Thu, Feb 13, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Thu, Feb 13, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Thu, Feb 13, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Upper Township - Events Room

Thu, Feb 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room
This event is full

Thu, Feb 13, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Thu, Feb 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Feb 13, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Fri, Feb 14, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, Feb 14, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Fri, Feb 14, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Fri, Feb 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Fri, Feb 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Fri, Feb 14, 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Fri, Feb 14, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, Feb 14, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South
Please contact the library to register for this event.

Fri, Feb 14, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Fri, Feb 14, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area