tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603540467054188997.post5451004501317117962..comments2023-07-20T07:02:08.172-03:00Comments on Green Willow Studio: Inspiration. Where does it come from?Flora Doehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12979491067582195799noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603540467054188997.post-49147417392978189552011-05-21T14:51:43.240-03:002011-05-21T14:51:43.240-03:00Helen, I'm glad you tried it out. I love paint...Helen, I'm glad you tried it out. I love painting this way.<br />Your Jenny's answer is wonderful...I'm going to use it!Flora Doehlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979491067582195799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603540467054188997.post-66159443353491676902011-05-18T19:18:32.006-03:002011-05-18T19:18:32.006-03:00Years ago, when I made art quilts, I said to my da...Years ago, when I made art quilts, I said to my daughter Jenny, "I never know what to answer when people ask me where I get my ideas!" <br /> She said, "That's easy: the Idea Fairy brings them." As good an answer as any, for we don't really know how they get into us, only that they come - and the more we use them, the more we get.Helen Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03864963453729517122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603540467054188997.post-48465459640277644172011-05-18T19:14:13.368-03:002011-05-18T19:14:13.368-03:00Tried the slick layer, thanks to your other video,...Tried the slick layer, thanks to your other video, and it is the greatest thing since ready-made paints! Thanks for sharing so beautifully!Helen Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03864963453729517122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603540467054188997.post-47257939190203751762009-06-22T08:13:43.000-03:002009-06-22T08:13:43.000-03:00Ahhhh, that pregnant pause, where the artist stand...Ahhhh, that pregnant pause, where the artist stands and stares, like a diver on the diving board, contemplating the shining surface below. And then, the plunge and brush starts to dance.<br><br>Into the Light is GORGEOUS: the lucky buyer will benefit from your orange mood for years to come.<br><br>Flora, my hands are itching to try that scratcher/scraper you are using. Can you tell me where to get it, or is it a Doehler original?carolwiebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603540467054188997.post-86201874210306383142009-06-24T12:40:30.000-03:002009-06-24T12:40:30.000-03:00Thank you Carol! I couldn't have said it bette...Thank you Carol! I couldn't have said it better!<br>That scraper is a rubber-tipped paint brush handle specifically sold for making designs into oil or acrylic. They come in different sizes and I just got a wider one. The rubber is very hard, like a squeegee. I've also used paintbrush ends and anything that will give me a mark, but somehow the rubber tipped scraper works best.Florahttp://floramary@wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603540467054188997.post-72464584388812330222009-06-24T13:07:56.000-03:002009-06-24T13:07:56.000-03:00You know, I have some of those and they haven'...You know, I have some of those and they haven't worked as well for me as my knitting needles and brush handle tips! I will have to give them another go!Carol Wiebehttp://www.silverspringstudio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603540467054188997.post-33178376700095873492009-07-04T21:09:58.000-03:002009-07-04T21:09:58.000-03:00Carol, the total trick is to first smother the can...Carol, the total trick is to first smother the canvas with matt medium and then add paint. That way the rubber tips just glide on the mixture and the textures are wonderful!Florahttp://floramary@wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com