Presented here is a portrait of a young boy wearing baju melayu cekak musang with a white kopiah over his head. His alert eyes appear to be playful and jovial at the same time, while his lips are firmly sealed giving a little smirk at the end. Hamidah Suhaimi consistently highlighted Malay cultural heritage in her works, mostly in her métier pastels.    Hamidah Suhaimi was a religious teacher in Singapore. Self-taught, she espoused the portrait tradition, and joined Angkatan Pelukis Aneka Daya in Singapore under Syed Mahadar, and the Angkatan Pelukis SeMalaysia (APS) in Kuala Lumpur under the guidance of Dato’ Hoessein Enas. She later married Mazli Mat Som, the de facto No. 2 to Dato’ Hoessein and who later helmed APS. Two of her pastels, Kebaya (1970) and Aida (1971), are in the collection of the National Art Gallery Malaysia. She did not have any solo, but her recent-year exhibitions include Aku (Self-Portraits, 1999), Three Contemporaries (2012) and Salut 55 (2014).