Khalil Ibrahim is one of the nation's most iconic artists, revered for his compositions of people from the east coast. Bright light radiates across the scene as Khalil portrays the daily activities of the fishermen community. The interplay of different gestures in fluid, graceful designs bring the subject to life. Executed in vibrant colours, this piece is a celebration of the sense of camaraderie within the community. Khalil Ibrahim graduated with a National Diploma of Design in Fine Arts at the prestigious St. Martin's School of Art and Design in London in 1964 (post-graduate in 1965). He turned into a full-time artist in 1966. Khalil was a co-founder of the Malaysian Watercolour Society and had his first double solo of London works and Malaysian batiks at Samat Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 1970. That year, he also had a solo exhibition in Indonesia, the first Malaysian to have done so. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Switzerland and his works have been collected by the National Museum in Singapore, Fukuoka Museum of Art in Japan, New South Wales Museum of Art in Sydney, Royal National Art Gallery of Jordan, etc.