A touch of Mediterranean serenity in Victoria

An exhibition by landscape and seascape artist Henry Alamango, entitled Hues And Tones, will be held at the Banca Giuratale, in Victoria, from March 19 to 31.

Mr Alamango's paintings typically convey a serenity enhanced by the softness, translucency and atmospheric quality of watercolours, the basis of most of his works. Even his work in oils and chalk pastels tend to emulate this diffusion, leaning towards an impressionistic style. His landscapes and seascapes are of a distinctly Mediterranean character. Intense light and shade, the aroma of Mediterranean sea-shores, the intoxicating wild thyme and figs that spring from barren hot rock, complemented by an intense social fabric, constitute the milieu of the eminently Mediterranean archipelago that is the artist's homeland.

The treatment of his subjects often follows an ethereal form, particularly in the use of watercolour washes, illustrating a serene diffusion of light running through an equally pleasant use of colours.

Bank of Valletta is sponsoring the exhibition.