A new solo exhibition by acclaimed Maltese artist Richard Saliba, titled “Reflections of Tranquillity”, is available for viewing.The show offers visitors an intimate look at the serene beauty and meditative qualities of Saliba’s landscape work.Curated by Charlene Vella, the exhibition features a selection of oil paintings that highlight Saliba’s lifelong dedication to capturing the delicate harmonies of natural light, atmospheric space, and the Maltese countryside. With a career spanning over five decades, Saliba has become one of Malta’s leading interpreters of landscape, celebrated for his luminous palette and evocative sense of place.Born in Malta in 1943, Saliba trained at the Government School of Art under notable mentors Esprit Barthet, Vincent Apap, and George Borg before continuing his studies in Italy at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Perugia and the Istituto Statale d’Arte in Urbino. His work has been extensively exhibited both locally and internationally and is included in prominent public and private collections, including Malta’s national collection and the Cathedral Museum in Mdina.“Reflections of Tranquillity” invites viewers into contemplative landscapes suffused with light and colour. Saliba often positions the viewer at the edge of expansive fields or gently rolling terrain, blending rich ochres, olives, and azures in rhythmic brushwork that conveys both calm and quiet intensity. His compositions balance representation and abstraction, creating reflective spaces where memory and sensation merge, appealing to seasoned collectors as well as new audiences drawn to contemporary painting.“Tranquillity for me is not merely the absence of motion but a presence of depth,” Saliba reflects. “Each landscape holds its own breath.” The exhibition demonstrates Saliba’s ability to transform familiar Maltese terrain into evocative fields of colour and light with universal emotional resonance.The exhibition is open to the public at Palm Court Lounge at The Phoenicia Malta until 1st March.Tag a friend to go with them•