Arrivederci Como

One look at "Arrivederci Como" will certainly inspire at least a first visit to this northern Italian lake, an azure gem set amidst small family eateries and quaint shops just half an hour from bustling Milan. It has been described as “a jewel-like oasis of tranquility, a magic combination of lush Mediterranean foliage and snowy Alpine peaks.

Using an artist's license, H. Hargrove has created an image of Lake Como from his mind's eye and his heart’s longing. He sets the viewer on a cobbled street before an outdoor restaurant. The time must be between the lunch and dinner hours, as but one couple sits at a sunlit table conversing with their waiter.

  After soaking in the details of the potted plants, the window boxes, the shuttered windows and cast iron balcony railings, the stonework facades and archways, the perspective leads the eye down the street, past the ristorante, to the lake itself, to the boats skimming its surface, and to the village rising from its far bank. Clouds cover the sky in softest cotton in a scene that speaks of the perfect idyll.

 "Arrivederci Como" is available in an issue of 100 in 30-by-40-inch size, 450 in 20-by-24, and 450 in 12-by-16.