I made this at the same time that I made “BLM Mahakala.” Same size, medium, and sort of similar composition.

From texts to my friend K:

“I’d work on this one outside, at 4pm, to catch light and shadows at that particular angle. Then work on the other piece at night, indoors, after dinner, around 10-12pm. So I’d be contemplating similar news, social media content, calls from friends… This piece captures the way I meditated with those thoughts in nature, watching plants grow, reminding me the world keeps changing. I started this one when I saw some lilies in the corner that looked so beautiful… but by the time I finished in July, the lilies were totally covered by another overgrown bush. This records the struggle and relinquishing of the desire to define what I think I see and know. The plants and light are growing, moving, animating, so it feels like a spirit-portrait, blurry around the edges.”

“Burning Bush in the Backyard”

18”x24” - oil on canvas paper

(Listed on Artsy.net: https://www.artsy.net/artist/frog-the-parhelia/works-for-sale)