Westport: Still An Artists’ Colony…

Posted on May 15, 2015 | 6 Comments

…or at least, still a place that artists love to paint.

Alert reader/photographer Fred Cantor snapped this shot the other day:

Artist downtown - Fred Cantor

I bet the artist has no idea that this spot is directly across the river from the old Famous Artists School.

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6 responses to “Westport: Still An Artists’ Colony…”

  1. Wanda Tedesco | May 15, 2015 at 9:06 pm |

    Who is this artist? Perhaps it’s the same artist we saw painting at the intersection of the Post Rd, Riverside and Wilton Rd about a year ago.

  2. Fred Cantor | May 15, 2015 at 10:09 pm |

    Wanda, I did not get his name. I vaguely recall the situation you are describing from the Riverside intersection but I have no idea if it’s the same artist. I simply stopped to take this because I admired the work he was doing and it just struck me as a quintessential Westport scene.

  3. Sharon Paulsen | May 15, 2015 at 11:32 pm |

    VERY Westport!
    Perhaps more reminiscent of the Artists School era? We don’t see this type of thing occurring much anymore.
    I love to see “street art” creativity, happening in real time, like this.
    Great post!

  4. Celia Offir | May 16, 2015 at 8:46 am |

    I believe that is Jim Chillington. You can read more about home here: http://www.westportrivergallery.com/2014/02/chillingtons-plein-air-paintings-.html

  5. Jim Chillington | May 17, 2015 at 7:56 am |

    Yes it was I, Jim Chillington loving Westport enjoying the scene along the Saugatuck with the flowering pear trees Mother’s Day weekend.