—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Oct. 16, 1976 58 Don’t give up water coloring if you’re an adult > < \ Barbara Strawser is busy at work on a water color she has been commissioned to paint for a famous inn, the Golden Lamb, in Ohio. It will By Judy Mitchell Berks Co. Reporter STOUCHSBURG, Pa. - Do you like to sketch or draw but find that the word “painting” conjures up an image of a dreamy-eyed artist who has somehow uncovered the mysteries of canvas and oils? If so, keep in mind that “arts” and “crafts” go hand in hand - that painting can be ap proached as simply and inexpensively as many crafts; and if doubts about your ability to produce a painting worth mounting are hanging you up, take courage from the experience of Barbara Strawser. Barbara is a homemaker and mother who lives in Stouchsburg, Pa. She’s never been to art school and says that until recently, she didn’t consider her paintings to be “anything that even my high school art teacher might like.” Barbara’s been doing water colors for at least thirteen years now. Mainly for pleasure, her own and that of friends who admire her work. Now, with several com missions for what she calls her “naive” or “folk art ” to her credit, Barbara finds herself painting for profit as well.- Although Barbara thinks she might like to do an oil painting someday, she is still working with water colors and recommends it as the simplest and most economical method for someone who might like to j4hk(hmc£*s Our TtcccL". <p & For more information, write or call collect: M. Simon Zook Co. Box 160 - Honey Brook, Po. 19344 n~'. > - f try his or painting. Equipment Surprisingly enough, your initial excursion into the realm of art will not even require a visit to a speciality craft shop. 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