In this scene, Khaw Sia expressed his fascination with the architecture of traditional village homes made of natural materials such as wood. He had painted this view on a sunlit day where shadows were cast onto the grounds surrounding the houses with large, thatched roofs. The rustic views of the village surrounded by clear blue water and skies must have captured the imagination of the artist. Khaw Sia was perhaps the best trained among the pioneers, with tutelage at Liu Haisu's Sin Hwa Art Academy in Shanghai (1925-1932) and informal private lessons under British-Scottish watercolourist Sir William Russel Flint (1880-1969) in London (1933). Khaw Sia settled in Penang in 1937 and briefly in Hong Kong. He held his first solo in Penang in 1955 and was given a posthumous Retrospective by the Penang State Art Gallery in 1998. His standard was impeccable, as his works were accepted by reputable exhibitions such as the Le Salon Paris in 1956, the Royal Institute Galleries Summer Salon in London in 1957, and the 25th National Society Exhibition in London in 1958.