Khalil gives attention to the shapes that flow through the garden in Park Malmo, capturing the fleeting moments of spring. The colours in the watercolour study are muted, executed in a variety of green and purple shades. A sense of openness conveyed through swift lines fills the studies of the natural environment with vigor. Khalil Ibrahim was awarded a Pahang State scholarship to study for his National Diploma of Design in Fine Arts at St Martin’s School of Art and Design in London, 1963, postgraduate 1965. On his return in September 1966, he decided to become a full time artist. In his double solo at the Samat Art Gallery in 1970, he exhibited his batiks and his London works. Khalil was a co-founder of the Malaysian Watercolour Society.