I started painting many years ago when I took GCE Art at night school. I haven't been a regular painter but I seem to keep coming back to it.
I have discovered Acrylic paints after taking a course in Stockport. Its like painting with oils but without the smell of thinners as water is used for thinning and cleaning.
Now I have retired I hope to do a lot more, once the list of "jobs in progress" gets a bit smaller.