Painting as a Pastime by Winston Churchill

Back in print again, this hardback edition of Churchill's classic essay from 1921-22 is a brilliant example of Churchill's lively and engaging literary style.  It describes the tremendous pleasure he got out of painting, an experience he called "a joy ride in a paint-box".  Churchill first took up painting in 1915 and pursued it with great pleasure until his death in 1965.  While largely self-taught, he became an accomplished artist, and his works are now found in various collections around the world as well as at his house in Chartwell, Kent.