Lee Long Looi is known for his lyrical feminine forms in silhouette. A lace shawl covers the head of the female singer, indicating innocence and modesty. A reverse triangle on the oval face is accentuated by the white daubs on the eyelids, ear-rings and lips. Lee was mentored by the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art’s foremost two female lecturers, Georgette Chen Liying (1906-93) and Lai Foong Mooi (1931-95). After graduating from NAFA in 1964, he returned to Kedah to teach art at Sin Min High School and Keat Hwa High School and had among his students, Eng Tay and Lye Yau Fatt.