Okay...thanks to those that gave advice as to where to find the glossy sheets I was looking for. The ONLY place I could find in San Diego that carries (IN STOCK) glossy sheets (19.5 x 27) is BLICK ART MATERIALS, 1844 India Street San Diego. I paid $2.49 a sheet...bought six sheets for $16 including tax..not too bad, I think.

Looking forward to meeting some of you on the 18th @ Imperial Beach!

Ed

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Well, well, well...I DID IT! I actually painted my first project! Much easier than I thought, and, in my (humble) opinion, didn't turn out too bad! I will upload it in the next couple of days for y'all to see.

QUESTION: WHERE can I find/buy some GLOSSY sheets? I've been to Wal-Mart, Michaels, Office Max, Office Depot, and Staples. NONE of them have any glossy, and do not carry it. I was able to find ONE sheet of 19.5 x 26 in glossy...cost me $3.45 @ Walgreens..and they don'... Read More

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STORY TIME: It's hard to be charitable when you need money...

I was at a family get-together last night and my mom wanted me to bring my paintings and my paints to show that side of the family what I do. Some of my relatives were from about an hour away but we see them only a few times a year, and some of my relatives were in town from WAY outta state and I hadn't seen them in a few years.

I started out with just showing my paintings in the living room... everyone loved them a... Read More

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Greetings! My name is Ed and am brand new to this. I spent about a week in New York and while walking around Times Square (42nd St), came across a crowd gathered around a lone man on the sidewalk. I ended up admiring this mans work for about two hours and walked away with the thoughts that I have GOT to learn how to do this!

At the ripe ol' age of 48,Im surely gonna be one of the older in the group starting out in this, but what the heck, you gotta start sometime, right?

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