Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, January 3, 2020 A portrait of Breakheart in winter Local artist Kelly Slater begins 2020 with artist residency, free workshop and exhibit at DCR Breakheart A forest of ice-gilded maples, hickories and oaks; a pond glazed in the thinnest coating of black ice; a hillside of streamlets and tiny waterfalls on a warm winter’s day; a sharp blue sky glimpsed through the boughs of towering white pines. This is the enchanted landscape of DCR Breakheart Reservation in winter. Throughout the month of $3.39 $2.45 GALLON GALLON We accept: MasterCard * Visa * & Discover Price Subject to Change without notice 100 Gal. Min. 24 Hr. Service 781-286-2602 * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation January, local painter and printmaker Kelly Slater will be depicting DCR Breakheart’s wintry beauty as an artist-in-residence. Her project – “A Portrait of Breakheart in Winter” – will center on creating two to three large-scale paintings and numerous preparatory works of the Reservation. In addition, the residency will culminate in a free all-ages printmaking workshop at the Christopher Dunne Visitor Center on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 1 to 4 p.m. On Sunday, Feb. 2, from 1 to 4 p.m., there will also be a pop-up exhibit of Slater’s depictions of Breakheart – also at the Dunne Visitor Center – with light refreshments and, at 3 p.m., an artist talk on enhancing creativity in daily life. Slater, a longtime Saugus resident, is a self-taught artist who specializes in figurative abstracts of landscapes and trees. Her work has been described as resting “tenderly in a realm that explores the boundary between figurative and abstract responses.” Slater’s maLawrence A. 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(Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) jor bodies of work depict the ocean-side trees of East Orleans, Mass.; the trees and water lilies of DCR Breakheart Reservation; the aged apple trees and mountain-framed meadows of the Trustees of Reservations’ Field Farm property in Williamstown, Mass.; and 505 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 Tel: 617-387-1120 www.gkdental.com • Family Dentistry • Crowns • Bridges • Veneers/Lumineers • Dental Implants • All on 4 Dental Implants • Emergency Dentist • Kid Friendly Dentist • Root Canals • Dentures • Invisalign Braces • Snap On Smile • Teeth Whitening We are the smile care experts for your entire family the mountaintop plants surrounding Bascom Lodge on top of Mount Greylock in Adams, Mass. To reserve your space at the free workshop, please contact Slater at kellyslaterart@hotmail. com. To accommodate as many participants as possible, there will be three one-hour sessions in the workshop: from 1 to 2 p.m., from 2 to 3 p.m. and from 3 to 4 p.m. All supplies will be provided. The workshop will be appropriate for all skill levbiggest story. Safety concerns raised by the In House Dental Plan for $399 (Cleanings, X-Rays, Exams twice a year and 20% OFF Dental work) Schedule your FREE Consultations today small, local group Citizens for a Safer Saugus over pedestrians being injured by speeding cars while crossing the street influenced selectmen to vote in January to reduce the speed limit to 25 mph on three major Saugus streets – for Essex Street, Main Street and Lincoln Avenue. Later in the month, selectmen voted to reduce the speed limit on Central Street to 25 mph. But in March, the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) denied the town’s request to reduce the speed limit to 25 mph on three maels and ages; however, children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. The workshop and accompanying supplies, the exhibit and the artist talk are all free of charge. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Saugus Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Select art supplies are provided by your local Artist & Craftsman Supply (751 Broadway [Rte. 1 S] in Saugus). PUBLIC OUTRAGE | from page 5 jor town roads. Proper documentation and data are lacking and the town needs to conduct speed studies to determine whether the speed reductions are necessary, MassDOT advised. Meanwhile, the town was already proceeding with a townwide speed limit analysis commissioned by Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree, which could focus on up to nine primary road corridors in Saugus where new regulations could be considered. Crabtree also announced that getting money to fund a PUBLIC OUTRAGE | SEE PAGE 15 ARTIST AT WORK: Kelly Slater works on a painting of Rumney Marsh in her Saugus art studio. This month she will be creating wintry landscapes of Breakheart Reservation as an artist-in-residence. Next month she will be offering free workshops. Breakheart is managed by the state Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR). (Saugus Advocate file photo by Mark E. Vogler) BREAKHEART ART: This is a drypoint print by Kelly Slater titled “White Pine in Winter, Pierce Lake.” (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate)
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