Creative Watercolors for Beginners
Winter Class | Registration opens Wednesday, November 5, 2025 12:01 AM EST
Students will learn the very basics of what watercolor is, and what you can do with it. In this fun, no-pressure class, you'll get to experiment with the medium while fostering your own creativity and imagination. Get introduced to new artists every week and participate in discussions on how to look at and talk about art. Come ready to play and experiment.
- Please bring the following to class:
- watercolor set (tubes or disks). Set should include primary colors as well as black and white.
- set of small brushes and one big painter's brush
- watercolor paper pad
- paint palette
- 2 jars or plastic cups
- small sponge
- masking tape
- other items may be suggested once class starts
Craig Stover
Craig Stover has resided in Philadelphia for over 20 years and is widely known in the Philly arts scene as an artist, teacher, curator and art administrator. Craig has exhibited his works in numerous galleries including the Pentimenti Gallery, Cerulean Arts and the Williams Gallery. His studio in the Fairmount neighborhood and welcomes visitors and collectors alike (visit the artist’s website at www.picturemaker.com). Over the past decade, Craig served as the Executive Director for Allens Lane Art Center where he oversaw it’s summer art camp, produced 60+ productions in the Allens Lane Theater, curated over 100 exhibitions in the Alber Galleries and developed a wide variety of classes in the visual and performing arts (including the well-known Vision Thru Art program (sculpture classes for blind artists). Additionally Craig also hosts a weekly artist interview program called ArtShow that started as a response to the pandemic of 2019. ArtShow highlights the best artists working in Philadelphia today and gives viewers a chance to learn about new artists, how they work and what inspires their creativity. ArtShow can be found here: www.youtube.com/@ArtShowwithCraigStover