One of Malaysia’s most renowned printmakers, Long Thien Shih creates works influenced by the natural environment and social issues. In this image of a village of Pulau Ketam, Long Thien Shih used rich colours of blue and yellow hues to accurately evoke an overall impression of a tranquil village landscape. The artist captures a quiet moment of the day and shows the harbour with boats used for fishing activities on the island. Long Thien Shih won a French government scholarship to study art in 1966 and was enrolled in the internationally renowned printmaking studio Atelier 17, founded by William Stanley Hayter, a prominent figure in British Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. He presented a retrospective exhibition titled Man Of The Times at National Art Gallery Malaysia in 2014. In 2018, he participated in a group exhibition titled The Art Of Printmaking: Lasting Impressions, which was held at Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.