Khalil Ibrahim’s rigorous British art-foundation training has served him well, but he was always religiously filling up sketchbook after sketchbook with his Montel pen, even when the scene is not before him. Such is the telepathy, the familiarity of terrain and smell and touch of people, that Khalil regimented his left hand into a creative machine. The crosshatches and parallel lines and confident configurations are the hallmarks of his drawings. Khalil Ibrahim is one of the most remarkable southpaw artists produced by Malaysia. He was educated at the St Martin’s School of Art and Design in London 1964 (National Diploma of Design, post-graduate, 1965) and turned fulltime in 1966. His first solo, of his batik and watercolours, was held at the Samat Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, in 1970. He was also the first Malaysian artist to have exhibited in Indonesia, in 1970. His major exhibitions include Khalil Ibrahim: The Art Journey in Petaling Jaya (2015), and Khalil Ibrahim: A Continued Dialogue at Galeri Petronas in 2004. He is also the co-founder Malaysian Watercolour Society.