H. Hargrove Studio Tropical Paintings

A visitor the artist studio commented on the painting in progress. To me this is a modern-day Monet. It reminds me of springtime in a French country estate. And yes, we've been there. Hargrove admitted that he had not. But his family still lives in an Italian villa near the Mediterranean Sea, with bountiful flowerbeds complementing the family's citrus groves. The flowers bloom in a riot of color, he said, and they are what inspired this painting. Of course, I chose to paint this scene using the impressionistic technique. The canvas painting will arrive stretched and ready for you to frame to match your decor.

From the beautiful Mediterranean to sunny California nothing is fresher than a glorious lemon.
One of America's most popular living artists, H. Hargrove was born Nicolo Sturiano in Marsala, Italy, in 1941. The gift of a box of colored pencils on his tenth birthday sparked his interest in art, but the pressures of economic practicality led him to pursue a degree in wine chemistry. In 1964, the young Italian immigrated to America and soon accepted a position with a winery in upstate New York.
Art, however, has been never far from Nicolo's personal agenda, and weekends would find him painting pictures of the weathered barns and covered bridges that dotted the landscapes of his newfound home. Before long, the winery's management became aware of his talent and decided to display his art in the public tasting room. And when visitors showed more interest in his paintings than the wine, Nicolo knew that it was time to turn his passion into his profession.
Having begun his career by painting Americana, Hargrove has expanded his repertoire to include delicately-detailed still lifes, spectacular European landscapes, and privately-commissioned portraits. His work is collected across America and in Europe, and his collector base is constantly expanding. Renowned as a compelling visual storyteller, a veritable poet with a paintbrush, H. Hargrove epitomizes the quintessential story of the immigrant who achieves success by following - and ultimately living - his American dream.