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paint by number -Big Collections

"I've heard a statistic that there are more than 500 collectors of paint by number , and when I say collectors, I mean people who own more than 30," commented Robbins. Sure enough, every collector interviewed for this article owns a collection numbering over 100--most own an impressive 300 to 400 paintings, while Jamie Owen of Toronto owns a staggering 2,000 paintings. One explanation is that for years, paint-by-number kit paintings were so undervalued that they cost the same as a piece of bubble gum.

"I often went to junk shops, and at the time, paint-by-number kit paintings only cost 10 cents. I remember one was marked down to 5 cents. I figured, `Why not? It's only pennies,'" said Flavio Belli, director of the Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery in Toronto.

paint-by-number have many kinds,such as: Angel Paint By Number Kit Animal paint by number Horses paint by number House Scenes  paint by number Flower paint by number Landscape paint by number  Abstract paint by number