Here’s a closeup of my Web of Interbeing. Curious about how I created the texture of the central tree? You can learn more about the special techniques next month if you’ve signed up for email updates!

ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #101:

Painting on MDF (medium-density fiberboard) for the first time was a fun bonus of doing the bunny for Cheekwood’s Great Spring Art Hop! It was interesting to paint on such a smooth surface; I had to experiment with different tools to figure out a way to hide brushstrokes. After gessoing the surface and letting it dry, I added thin layers of acrylic inks and enough water to create a sense of flow and spontaneity. These pieces of thin styrofoam became my favorite tools to manipulate the paint:

Cutting shapes in some of the edges gave me another way to vary the marks.