A frog sitting on a large, textured brown leaf, with additional dried leaves around it, against a black background.

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.