An avid reader, Horse Riding reflects the artist's interest in horse riding based on an article titled 'Riding Need Not Be Too Expensive A Hobby'. The article records the prices of horse-riding lessons in the London area back in the day. Painted delicately with intricate details, it features handsomely dressed equestrians incorporated in a garden. In Kampung House, the peaceful image of an entrance to a beautiful home that evokes a warm memory is presented. Dato' Tay Hooi Keat graduated from the Camberwell School of Art, London in 1952. On his return, he was made the Penang Superintendent of Art and then the Federal Inspectorate of Art in the Education Ministry when Malaya attained Independence in 1957. He was the founding treasurer of the Penang Chinese Art Club, and was chairman of the Penang Museum Art Gallery (PMAG) board of trustees from 1964 to 1989. He was the first artist to be awarded a Dato'ship in 1986. He rarely had solo exhibitions since his first at the Penang Library in 1947. In 1980, the PMAG gave him a tribute exhibition and in 1983 the National Art Gallery honoured him with a retrospective.