Long Nosed Horned Frog and Red Meranti (2025)
14x11” Acrylic on Panel

This piece explores the quiet, layered relationships within Malaysia’s tropical rainforests. At the center is the Long-nosed Horned Frog (Pelobatrachus nasutus), a master of camouflage that disappears into the fallen leaves. Above it stands the Red Meranti (Shorea parvifolia), a towering tree whose broad canopy shapes the very conditions the frog depends on—shade, moisture, and the constant rain of leaf litter. I was drawn to how these two species, so different in scale and presence, are deeply connected through the habitat they share.