Executed in warm, harmonious tones and illuminated by natural daylight, this work displays the artist's sustained exploration of figurative drawing and painting, a direction he has pursued since his Innocence series. Kow Leong Kiang shot to superstardom when he became the first and only Malaysian to have clinched Southeast Asia's most prestigious award, the Grand Prize of the Philip Morris Asean Art Award, in the finals in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 1998, for his magnum opus, Mr. Foreign Speculator, Stop Damaging Our Country. His other accolades are the Minor Award in the Bakat Muda Sezaman (Young Contemporary Artists) and the Major Award in the National Day competition, both in 1992. Art residencies in Vermont, USA (2004) and Tembi Contemporary in Yogyakarta boosted his exposures and potential. He has also participated in international art fairs, including Art Busan, Art Formosa, and Art Moments Jakarta.