Oil painting

 

Churchill recommended beginners to try painting with oils, presumably because you could attack it boldly and paint over your mistakes if necessary.

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_painting    Wikipedia’s say on the subject

 

http://www.ayoubart.co.uk/   learn to paint with oils

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Encyclopedia-Painting-Techniques-Step-step/dp/0855329602 encyclopedia of oil painting techniques