Mother and Child is a recurrent theme in art in a variety of media. The child gets the first bonding and touches with the mother who sings lullaby to, breast-feeds, cradles, cuddles, smooches, plays and talks with the new-born. The child is lavished all the attention of the mother night and day despite her condition being still naturally weak. Raphael Scott Ahbeng pays tribute to the mother for her love and care, with the newborn snugly in her body and laps which act like a natural cradle while the moon outside suggests it might be late at night. Her large breasts show the fecundity of natural milk to nourish the child. The technique in the front half of the picture looks like a batik rendition, but it is an oil on canvas. RSA, as he is sometimes known, is a Bidayuh who resides in Bau. He took up an Art and Photography course at the Bath Academy of Art in Britain from 1964-67 and was given a Sarawak Government grant for a Drama course in London in 1973. He had worked as an artist (professional since 1990), a radio producer, a newspaper cartoonist and a teacher. He had his first solo in 1954, and won 1st Prize at the Sarawk Shell Open competition in 1959, 1982 and 1983; and 3rd Prize in the Natural Malaysia art competition in Kuala Lumpur in 1991.