As dusk falls, the women arrive at the beach clad in batik sarongs, assisting with the work at hand or preparing to purchase fish to bring home. The gentle reflections on the soft sandy shore and the open sea are beautifully rendered in watercolour, capturing the tranquil atmosphere of the evening. Remarkably versatile, Khalil Ibrahim worked fluidly across watercolour, acrylic, oil, and batik, and demonstrated mastery in his drawings executed with Montel pens. A 1959 2nd Prize in the Malayan Life national art competition effectively won him a Pahang State scholarship to study in London, at the St. Martin’s School of Art and Design. He became a fulltime artist on his return in September 1966 and had his double first solos at Frank Sullivan’s Samat Art Gallery. He co-founded the Malaysian Watercolour Society and featured in its painting expeditions in Sweden and India. He was the first Malaysian artist to have a solo in Indonesia. He celebrated 50 years of painting at Galeri Petronas in an exhibition called A Continued Dialogue in 2004.