Khalil Ibrahim strove to impart a feeling of movement into his compositions of groups of fishermen. The sunlit scene features the fishermen at work, with their bodies poised gracefully in motion. The grounds of the sandy beaches are painted with the effects of light and shadow, which enhances the feeling of depth and movement in the scene. His detailed observations of postures, combined with delicate modulation of forms create a sense of weight and solidity. Khalil Ibrahim graduated with a National Diploma of Design in Fine Arts at the prestigious St. Martin's School of Art and Design in London in 1964 (post-graduate in 1965). He turned into a full-time artist in 1966. Khalil was a co-founder of the Malaysian Watercolour Society and had his first double solo of London works and Malaysian batiks at Samat Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 1970. That year, he also had a solo exhibition in Indonesia, the first Malaysian to have done so. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Switzerland and his works have been collected by the National Museum in Singapore, Fukuoka Museum of Art in Japan, New South Wales Museum of Art in Sydney, Royal National Art Gallery of Jordan, etc.