[David Dowbyhuz]

Oils are very forgiving; less so water-color. (Understand this is just a hardened bias from someone who hasn't tried a new medium in decades!)

There's no real "chemistry" to learn though. Color mixing in oils is not a great departure from mixing the colors you use now. It is a messier clean-up though.

Yes, oil takes far longer to dry to the touch, but there are many stages, so there's almost always something to do. Granted, it's not necessarily as easy to complete an oil in an afternoon, although I suppose you could ...

When I began in oil my whole "studio" fit in a box which I unpacked at the kitchen table each night. Little by little it can take over your house (and life!). Enjoy whatever you do, but create!