Unable to instantiate Java Font class

When i attempt to create the Java font my my excel cell I get an error from Eclipse saying "Cannot instantiate the type Font"

Why can't I instantiate the class?

private  void createCell(Workbook wb, Row row, int i, short halign, short valign, int value) {
            CreationHelper ch = wb.getCreationHelper();
            DataFormat format = wb.createDataFormat();
            Cell cell = row.createCell(i);
            cell.setCellValue(value);
            CellStyle cellStyle = wb.createCellStyle();


            cellStyle.setDataFormat(format.getFormat("###0"));
            Font myFont = new Font("Courier", Font.COLOR_RED, 12);
            cellStyle.setFont(myFont);
            cellStyle.setFillBackgroundColor(IndexedColors.DARK_BLUE.getIndex());
            cellStyle.setFillForegroundColor(IndexedColors.WHITE.getIndex());
            //cellStyle.setFillPattern(CellStyle.SOLID_FOREGROUND);
            //cellStyle.setFillPattern(CellStyle.BORDER_THICK);


            cellStyle.setAlignment(halign);
            cellStyle.setVerticalAlignment(valign);

            cell.setCellStyle(cellStyle);

      }