Ganda  Bherundasana  (The Terrible Bird) 2012 oil on linen 32x20 in. (81.3x50.8 cm)

Continuing controversy took over the news regarding the shooting down of the plane by a missile in Eastern Ukraine. Flight 17 (MH17/MAS17) was shot down by Russian controlled forces On July 17 In 2014, The shoot-down occurred during the war in Donbas over territory controlled by Russian separatist forces. Many of the victims - because the plane blew up, literally fell 33,000 feet after it was hit.

Ashtanga yoga posture, Ganda-Bherundasana (Terrible bird in Hindu); Ganda Bherunda two-headed bird from Indian Mythology, terrible, frightening, said to feed on elephants.