Teach me to Paint!

[sixfinger]

Help!!

I am looking for website, or a good book to study/practice acrylic painting.

I am very excited about some expressinsit and abstract themes.

I will really need to learn basic brush strokes, how to choose colours, and how to make backgrounds interesting, vibrant, fluid, textured etc....

This guy on ebay has several flowers/hilly terrain that i really enjoy.

abstractus

I want to try this myself. I have canvas, paints, brushes, a colour wheel, but i don't know of a book i can buy or a website to help me practise.

Do any of you kind noble artists have any ideas for me?

I can not take a class, as i am still nursing my baby and my 2 kids are never really away from me.

I will be very indebted to anyone who can help!!!!