She said that she tried but no second hand books were available.

The course was in art painting and the books were to be used to study the art of famous painters.

Hardly the way to learn how to mix paint for color or how to apply it with brushes or palettes.

I have never taken any art painting courses but I have played with art painting.

In fact my avatar is a painting I made and recently posted a picture of the full size painting.

Zor