Oil Painting Techniques And Materials (Dover Art Instruction)"In any exhibition of amateur work . . . it is not at all unusual to find many charming water colour drawings, but . . . it is very rarely that the work in the oil medium is anything but dull, dead, and lacking in all vitality and charm." Harold Speed Such provocative assertions are characteristic of this stimulating and informative guide, written in a highly personal and unique style by a noted painter and teacher. Brimming with pertinent insights