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Page 2 Local Town Pages www.hopedaletownnews.com August 2016 Hopedale’s Master Of Color And Light To Exhibit Watercolors • NATIONWIDE Service • We can match ANY dress color • Suit rentals and sales available • Largest in stock selection in Central MA Dressing Men for… Special Occasions since 1923! www.bonardis.com 800.752.4036 Worcester | Framingham | Milford | Sturbridge | Auburn Hopedale’s well-known artist, Raymond Andreotti will be exhibiting his award -winning artwork at the Rhode Island Watercolor Society located at Slater Park in Pawtucket, RI, from August 20 to September 15, 2016. Without stepping outside, visitors to the multi-level Society’s gallery can enjoy views of New England landscapes, Italy and France trips, street life in Shanghai, and many scenes from his own home town of Hopedale, MA. Andreotti was chosen to show his work because of the high quality of his paintings and his exceptional use of color. Approximately thirty pieces of his artwork will be displayed for viewing pleasure and offered for sale on gallery walls, along with over seventy-five pieces from his floor display bins. Ray will be part of a 3-person group show, all very accomplished artists. Ray was born and raised in Milford, MA and graduated from Milford High School in 1958. His love of painting and drawing started at a very early age when his aunt gave him his first box of oil paints for his birthday. His first award was presented to him in the eighth grade when he painted an oil portrait of President Eisenhower and won 1 st Place and a five dollar bill. His art teachers mentored him during elementary and high school years. In his senior year he was selected to create the illustrations for the class yearbook and graduation program. Instead of attending art school, he opted to apply his scientific talents by becoming employed at the U.S. Army Natick Laboratories, Natick, MA, in the science research field involving proteins, energy, chemical protection, and robotic automation testing for soldier systems while also using his artistic abilities for illustrations. Ray retired in 1996, now devoting full time to art. Ray’s large oil portraits of retired principals and superintendents, as well as a portrait of $ 40 Plus Free rental for the groom * *No registration fees . Valid with groom and 4 others renting. Not to be combined w/any other offers. Valid with coupon only. OFF EA. CA16 Tuxedo Rental Slim Fit available Dr. Joseph Murray, recipient of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Medicine, adorn the hallways at Milford High School. Ray does not try to duplicate a scene with photographic precision but seeks to use gradations of color and light to share a mood with viewers. Andreotti believes that years of experience have taught him to construct scenes in ways that lead viewers’ eyes to the subject, which he hopes will prompt an emotional response. Many individuals have commented that Ray’s artwork is “so soothing to the soul.” He follows his intuition and instinct to freeze ephemeral moments in a delicate wash of colors, capturing the changing light in shades of gradually changing colors. After finding a scene that catches his eye, he first sketches it in pencil and adds some colors. Ray then returns to his studio and relives the actual moment when he experienced the intangible force that urged him to stop, look and consu;me the wonder of the particular moment before him. He often photographs the same scene in order to manipulate the colors to match complementary colors and enhance vivid contrasts. Everything Ray tries to express in his paintings is determined by personal insight and mood toward the subject. “Art has offered me the experience to meet and paint with many great artists over the years. I’ve taken workshops with such nationally acclaimed American Watercolor Society Signature Artists as Carlton Plummer, Mario Cooper, Don Getz and Don Andrews. Their workshops were quite inspiring and extremely helpful to my artistic progress. Since then my paintings have won awards in many national, regional and local art exhibitions which helped me to become certified for Signature Memberships in The (AWS) American Watercolor Society, New York City; (NEWS)New England Watercolor Society, Boston, MA; (RIWS)Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket, RI; and the (AAA)Academic Artists Association, Vernon, CT. “ Ray ‘s artwork may be seen at his home studio at 116 Freedom St., Hopedale, MA, and is also exhibited at Premier Image Gallery in Ledgemere Plaza, Ashland, MA . He will be available to discuss his artwork at the opening reception on Saturday, August 20, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Rhode Island Watercolor Society in Pawtucket, RI. The exhibition is free of charge and open to the public with light refreshments to be offered.
August 2016 Local Town Pages www.hopedaletownnews.com Page 3 SUPERINTENDENT continued from page 1 to teach in Houston but returned to New England for graduate studies in Administration, Planning and Social Policy at Harvard. For the past twenty years Crebase has served in the Nashua, New Hampshire school district, first as a school principal, and for the past three years as one of two assistant school superintendents. “I loved my job of assistant superintendent in Nashua,” Crebase recalled. “I worked with a team of three people. It’s a large school system, 18 schools with 12,000 students. The school system had 900 teachers, and I knew the names of at least 80% of them. But I missed the personal touch I’d had as principal. When I had that position I made sure I knew every student’s name, and their families.” Hopedale has a total of 1200 students in the entire school system. When Crebase started looking for a position where she might feel better connected with the community, she focused on small school districts. “Hopedale matched everything I was looking for in a school district,” Crebase said. “In fact, this is the only position I applied for. Since this is such a smaller school system, I hope to get to know the name of every student now that I’m here.” Part of what attracted Crebase to Hopedale was its history. She’s learned a lot about the town but knows she has much still to learn. Crebase wrote a Superintendent Entry Plan to provide structure and accountability to her first year here in town. Rather than jump in with preconceived notions of what the schools need, she intends to spend a substantial amount of time listening and learning. It is notable that among those she specifically lists as people she wants to learn from, she included not just the teachers, school committee, and school staff. She also lists specifically the school coaches, and those responsible for the physical plant of the schools, including the school custodians. She also wants to hear directly from the students and parents, and many others who have a stake in the Hopedale School system as well. “There is great history to be found in the staff, the buildings, the district and the town,” Crebase said. “I plan to use that history to help guide the future of the school system.” Crebase sees part of her work as bringing a stable direction to a school district rocked by former Superintendent Dennis Breen’s death. She knows that many were deeply saddened by his passing. “It’s clear he was beloved, talking about him bring tears to people’s eyes, there was so much love and admiration for him,” she noted. “His loss was felt deeply.” Reflecting on what she can bring to the Hopedale schools, Crebase explained, “I’m looking to provide prioritizing, developing leadership teams within the district.” This is not to say there are a lot of problems. In fact, Crebase affirmed, “The school district is in excellent shape. I want to ensure that the district curriculum meets state standards across the district, as well as vertically—that is, say when teaching math concepts, you want to be sure foundation concepts are taught consistently so students can build on those concepts in the following years. You don’t want to develop curriculum in isolation.” When asked what might surprise some people about her, Crebase immediately noted that she is an avid biker. She explained, “Every year I take part in a 115 mile overnight bike ride for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. One of my sisters, Pat, has MS. Another sister and I started participating in the ride in Connecticut 20 years ago. For my mom’s 70 th birthday we persuaded her to get a bike and join us for part of the ride. She worked up to where she rides 25 miles each of the days of this ride with us. We have about 20 family members who all ride together for this event. In fact, over the years we’ve raised over $100,000 for the MS Society. My kids both ride in a smaller MS ride, and my sister Pat has gotten herself a hand crank bike to ride with us as well. Near the end of our interview Crebase noted that in her 20 years experience in school administration she has seen, heard, and gotten through just about everything you can think of. She stated, ”I’ve had major crises, children’s deaths, emergencies, even live wires across the only access road leading to a school full of students. It’s difficult to rattle me. I tend to remain positive, look for the solutions and not get rattled. I also try to lead by example. There’s nothing I would ask someone else to do that I would not do myself.” So don’t be surprised if you spot Hopedale’s new school superintendent out on her bike, attending athletic events, stopping by an ice cream social, or getting acquainted with the students at Bright Beginnings. She’s here already, getting to work. Perhaps her most important message? Every one of you has something to teach her, and she’s eager to learn. InterIor & exterIor PaIntIng Paint & Powerwash Kitchen Cabinets Refinished Starting at $600 Decks Resurfaced 2 Old Fuddy Duddy Painters with 30 plus years experience SAVING MARRIAGES ONE HOME AT A TIME! Call for an Estimate • BILL 508-868-5226 INTERIOR ICE DAM REPAIRS THE BARK ARK PROFESSIONAL DOG AND CAT GROOMING 32 Hastings Street Route 16 Mendon, MA (508) 473-4744 CLOSED WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY BETTY FERRUCCI PROPRIETOR
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