Not all of Saverine's artwork is of Darien scenes. He's painted on Nantucket, too, where he came up with the idea for "Jenny's Pennies," a children's book about a mermaid who takes the pennies children throw near a lighthouse on the island. He's sold about 8,000 copies of the self-published book since 2009.
Update, Sunday, 6 p.m.:
Here’s what the “Artists at Grove Street Plaza” event was like:
Original article, Saturday, 1 p.m.:
Until 6 p.m., you can do something different for a Saturday afternoon in Darien: Visit the “Artists at Grove Street Plaza” where local artists with paintings and photos of Darien scenes are available along with crepes, fondue and soup at the outdoor event.
On one side of the plaza, The Melting Pot has free fondue samples (milk chocolate and dark chocolate), on the other, NEAT coffeehouse has an outdoor table with free samples of a pumpkin soup that needs to be tasted to be believed.
In between, there’s music and enough artwork to stock several exhibits (and many of these artists are between exhibits — one has one going on now at Darien Library).
Entry is free. Money raised by the sale of coffee mugs or other items helps the Darien Arts Center.
Here’s a sampling of what it looks like and what some of the artists say. To sample the food and music — well, you really should go there yourself.
Near the entrance at Grove Street (there's also an entrance from the other side).
The event is free, but if you go, you'll be asked to register your name and contact information. For that you get the official print of the event (by Nobu). From left, Patou Martin and Caroline Menchero, who were recruited by Nobu. They're from France, and that's where they got the caps.
Billi Kid, who's business card calls him an "Artist at Large" is a Darien resident who won a National Basketball Association bid on the annual decoration of the All Star game court in 2011. He was also hired to contract out decorations of about three dozen backboards with work from graffiti artists. And he designed this image of LeBron James that has appeared on Sprite soda cans.
Darien Artist Billi Kid with some of his basketball-related art from the 2011 NBA All Stars basketball court.
Artist Steve Fritsch of Darien with a painting of Greens Ledge Light, off of Rowayton (the closest lighthouse to Darien). He's been showing his art since the 1960s.