The unusual vertical stretch in this Khalil Ibrahim's work pulls the nude figures, male and female, to tower over the crowded work though only four figures are discernible. Also unusual for the southpaw's repertoire is the almost flat rendition of the somewhat sinuous shapes. The figures are not of fishermen but more likely moonlight beach revellers dancing, with the silhouettes hinting at some fireplace nearby or an illuminated source. Though on government scholarship for his studies at St Martin's School of Art and Design (National Diploma of Design with a year's postgraduate studies), Khalil Ibrahim was not bound by any contractual teaching engagements on his return in September 1966, and he practised painting fulltime until he suffered a stroke in 2012. Khalil was one of the co-founders of the Malaysian Watercolour Society. Apart from oil and acrylic, he also painted in watercolours and batik, and did copious drawings to sharpen his anatomy skills, which he first showed in his fishermen painting that won 2nd Prize in the Malayan Life national art competition sponsored by Lever Brothers in 1959.