A Grand Lady
East Hampton
May 8, 2008
Dear David,
It is with sadness that I write about Olive Kennedy, who passed away just yesterday. What a grand lady she was and what a legacy of good will, generosity and caring Olive leaves behind. Though my husband knew Olive before I did as pals shopping at the A&P, I will always hold close her warm and personal welcome to me to the Most Holy Trinity Parish.
Sadly,
LONA RUBENSTEIN
Will Miss Olive
East Hampton
May 10, 2008
Dear Mr. Rattray,
Both Bill and I would like to express our sorrow over the lost of our friend Olive Kennedy.
We, along with many others, will miss Olive and East Hampton will miss all that she did for our town. Her work with the Ladies Village Improvement Society and the Catholic Church was well known by everybody.
Sincerely yours,
KARIE GARDINER
Toxic Soil
East Hampton
May 10, 2008
Dear Editor:
This past Tuesday, Councilman Brad Loewen of the East Hampton Town Board presented a hastily choreographed, legally shaky, politically motivated televised power play, suggesting that the board consider the elimination of the Natural Resources Department. His description of the benefits of moving the Natural Resources operation to the aegis of the Planning Department included financial savings — namely, the salary of Larry Penny, the Natural Resources director, the only employee who would be dismissed as a result of the dissolving of the department.
There are several entry points into the discussion of why the board and Supervisor Bill McGintee want to dismiss Larry Penny, and they will be addressed in detail in the days and weeks to come. The most obvious is that Larry Penny keeps measuring the elevated toxins in the Long Lane soil, where the East End Community Organic Farm plots are gardened by citizens and where over 1,000 children attend school. Larry warns people on official letterhead and has been in contact with the person who runs EECO Farm, and with Ray Gualtieri, the superintendent of East Hampton School District.
Dr. Gualtieri did not respond to Larry Penny’s correspondence, but instead took his complaints to Bill McGintee. The two met at some length on May 5. Dr. Gualtieri came out of that meeting describing Larry Penny as someone “with a degree in Russian studies” and therefore questioning Penny’s expertise regarding the environment. What else might have come out of that meeting is anyone’s guess.
Bill McGintee, a retired policeman, oversees hundreds of employees and millions of taxpayer dollars, three or so million of which seem recently to have been misplaced. He is under the gun to show savings. In addition, he has told Larry Penny on more than one occasion to stop warning people about the toxic soil.
Dr. Gualtieri, a curriculum development expert, oversees hundreds of employees, thousands of students, and millions of taxpayer dollars. He needs to pass a budget in a week or so, is looking at a tremendously expensive expansion in the face of declining enrollment at the high school, and doesn’t want to be perceived as not knowing what to do. Perhaps they’d both be better off if Larry Penny weren’t around.
Bill McGintee and Ray Gualtieri on the one hand, and Larry Penny on the other — often the job is bigger than the man. Larry Penny is bigger than the job.
Sincerely,
PATRICIA HOPE
All Things Green
Amagansett
May 10, 2008
Dear David,
I was truly shocked to read in The Star that the East Hampton Town Board has decided to eliminate East Hampton’s Natural Resources Department and Larry Penny’s position as its director in order to save $175,000 and “to increase efficiency and coordination of planning and natural resources staffers.”
It seems to me that these are two very different issues and that the board is carelessly fusing and confusing them by talking of budget cuts and savings. The abolition of the Natural Resources Department is no small matter to be swept under the rug of budget problems. Indeed, this is an issue of vital importance to maintaining the environmental integrity of East Hampton.
I would remind the board of its history: In the late 1960s and ’70s as the environmental movement gathered steam in the States and laws were being signed for clean air, clean water, endangered species, and creating the Environmental Protection Agency, there was much discussion about who would, could, and should speak for the Earth in the halls of government and in the courts. In the late ’70s in East Hampton, a local agency, the Natural Resources Department, was created to do just that: to study, catalog, understand, and speak for nature — the plants, animals, habitats of East Hampton — and, in the process, to educate public officials and members of the public about all things green.
By doing this for many years, the Natural Resources Department has benefited all present and future residents of this town. Most important, the department has provided independent review as an environmental watchdog agency with a strong code enforcement arm.
It has been seen in other communities — just look at Southampton to our immediate west — when a local or town planning department handles all aspects of project review, the lack of an independent, informed second opinion will eventually lead to more poor decisions and increased environmental harm. Furthermore, a planning department should not be involved in processes like code enforcement.
Dissolving the Natural Resources Department is a dangerous step, putting at risk the independent review that such an environmental watchdog agency provides.
I strongly urge the town board to slow down, count to 10, and rethink this shortsighted proposal, an action that will jeopardize East Hampton’s environmental achievements and leadership in the field.
Most sincerely,
BETTY MAZUR
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Ms. Mazur is a member of the East Hampton Democratic Committee. Ed.
No Hard Facts
Springs
May 11, 2008
To the Editor,
The McGintee administration, backed by the Democrat-controlled town board, has decided to eliminate the Natural Resources Department. It seems, based on last week’s story in The Star, that Councilman Brad Loewen does not like Larry Penny.
Now for more than 25 years the Democrats have been living off the fact that a Republican-controlled town board eliminated the East Hampton Town Planning Department because some local special interests did not like the planning officer.
If the actions of that Republican administration were a sin, the action of the Democrat-controlled town board eliminating the Natural Resources Department is criminal.
Eliminating the Natural Resources Department will hinder the functions and responsibilities of the East Hampton Trustees, the hands-on management of our nature preserves, effective and courteous natural resources code enforcement, and detailed measurement of our town’s water table.
Under Larry Penny, the Natural Resources Department was the first to computerize and to use the Global Positioning System for mapping our natural resources and mapping the boundaries of our nature preserves. Of course, the McGintee administration, as a reward, took the G.P.S. man away from Mr. Penny’s department and moved him to a newly created department. No good deed goes unpunished.
Furthermore, under Larry Penny, the department has been the most responsive in responding to the needs of East Hampton residents.
It boggles the mind that the Democratic Party in East Hampton, which always tried to present itself as the environmental party in East Hampton, would eliminate the Natural Resources Department for whatever reason.
Mr. McGintee’s reasons for eliminating the department focused on Larry Penny’s management style. As quoted in this paper, Mr. McGintee’s claims seem based on innuendo, rumor, and whining by one or more employees of that department. No hard facts were stated by the supervisor.
If Mr. McGintee has accomplished anything by his statements to this paper, he has opened the town to both a defamation suit and an age discrimination suit.
Politics should not play a role in removing Mr. Penny and his department when a town employee, Bill Taylor, writes letters to this paper supporting Democrat candidates and is a candidate for town trustee on the Democratic line.
From a Democrat point of view, this move is ill-considered, and from a Republican point view it is manna from heaven.
Respectfully,
TIM SULLIVAN
Management Void
Montauk
May 12, 2008
Dear David,
Unfortunately, in my corporate career as a chief human resources officer, I participated in numerous executive terminations. Regardless of a person’s performance, I will guarantee you that in each case the reasons behind that termination, resignation, or retirement were never disclosed to or discussed with the public. Matters of personal performance were always kept confidential between the company and the employee.
I find the public discussions of Larry Penny’s performance by his supervisors, Bill McGintee and Brad Loewen, to be highly unprofessional and dishonorable. Mr. McGintee was quoted as saying “there is a big management void.” This is absolutely true but the management void is at the top — at the town supervisor’s position.
A critique during my campaign was the lack of professional competence at the supervisor and town board level. The public airing of this employment matter by these two elected officials is another glaring example of the deficiency in the skill sets of our town’s operating managers.
BILL WILKINSON
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Mr. Wilkinson was an unsuccessful candidate for East Hampton Town supervisor in 2007 and has said he will seek that office again in 2009. Ed.
Great Resources
Sag Harbor
May 11, 2008
To the Editor:
I am one of the many who learned to appreciate and protect our natural resources from Larry Penny. Now it seems incomprehensible that I am in the position of advocating the preservation of Mr. Penny, his contributions, and the unique East Hampton Natural Resources Department. I say unique because friends in the environmental protection movement as far away as California and Florida have told me that they use East Hampton’s independent Natural Resources Department as an exemplary model.
I believe that the department was the first of its kind in New York State, and that the Department of Environmental Conservation and United States Department of Agriculture followed this example and now have natural resources divisions.
Yes, I too have heard complaints about dealing with Mr. Penny, but those complaints came from new homeowners who wanted to clear their land beyond preservation regulations.
Mr. Penny has hired a talented and dedicated staff, who untiringly work to save natural resources in East Hampton. They are responsible for an impressive array of projects, many of them reported in this paper, like protecting endangered species including the piping plover, battling invasive plant species and restoring wetland and land habitats, dredging projects, caring for public lands, repairing and combating beach erosion, and so on.
Of particular value to me and future students of natural history and preservation is the department’s current and historical records of flora and fauna and collection of maps and aerial photographs fostered under Mr. Penny’s direction.
Mr. Penny and the East Hampton Natural Resource Department are great resources and must be preserved.
JEAN HELD
The Fox
Sag Harbor
May 8, 2008
To the Editor,
I read last week that the Planning Department will take the place of the Natural Resources Department, which will now include the fox in the hen house.
Town Councilman Brad Loewen, the town liaison to the Natural Resources Department, is quoted as saying, “Nothing is sacred. We’re supposed to do the best for the municipality, and we can’t let our emotions get in the way.” His past preference for trapping, hunting, and, to quote him, tradition was shown when he emotionally exited the meeting.
One salary less will not address the serious problems the East Hampton Board faces.
ELISA NEVEL
Remarkable Advocate
East Hampton
May 12, 2008
Dear Mr. Rattray,
We were saddened and concerned to read the East Hampton Town Board has decided to eliminate the Natural Resources Department and Larry Penny’s position as its head.
Larry Penny has shown himself to be a remarkable advocate for our resources and our town. He has consistently fought for the preservation of our environment —- the flora and fauna that we hold so dear. His insight and knowledge are remarkable. He is a man of consummate intellectual acuity; blessed with a sense of humor and a wealth of information gleaned from years of study, experience, and perception.
Balancing the budget is a commendable thing; when it’s done on the backs of worthy stewards of our resources, it is quite another. We think the board should reconsider this move and look to the alternatives. It may appear an elaborate new Town Hall is more important than the people who work there. It may just be political. Let’s hope the board takes a second look before this leap.
Sincerely,
MARGARET DeROULEAUX
STANLEY BLUMENSTEIN
Jaw Drop
Amagansett
May 10, 2008
Dear David,
When will the McGintee gang stop? The latest way to fix their financial mess — fire Larry Penny and “reorganize” the Natural Resource Department out of existence! Can you imagine if a Republican Town Board did this! I can read the headlines now: “Republicans Abolish Natural Resources Department!”
If the McGintee gang is sincere about the sudden need to fire the foremost naturalist on eastern Long Island, abolish his title, and fold the Natural Resources Department into the Planning Department in the name of efficiency and improved management, then they had better do it the right way — if there really is a right way.
First of all, the title of waterways management supervisor, the second highest paid position in the current Natural Resources Department, at more than $68,000 per year plus benefits, in my opinion (and the opinion of many others), is the most useless position in town government.
If a reorganization is to take place, then that position must also be abolished. If the Democratic town board is proposing this Natural Resources reorganization for the “right” reasons, then waterways management supervisor should most definitely be out — do you hear that, Brad? This would save the town close to $100,000 in total, year after year after year.
If the Democrats really follow through on the abolishment of the Natural Resources Department as we know it, then the function should become a division of the Planning Department and should be managed by the current assistant environmental protection director. It should retain its identity as the environmental function in the town because its mission is different from that of the Planning Department in many ways, which is why most municipalities in New York State have separate departments for environment and for planning.
Organizationally and for budgetary purposes, the new division (the former Natural Resources Department) must remain in the whole town A fund because it is a whole town budget function, unlike the department it is being swallowed up by (the Planning Department), which is a part town B fund budget function.
Larry’s expertise cannot be lost. He knows more about East Hampton habitat than any living person. Hire him back as a consultant. By eliminating Larry’s old position and the waterways management supervisor position, well over $200,000 in recurring salary and benefits will be freed up.
A small portion of that must be used to retain Larry’s expertise and scientific acumen — it will be well worth it. I, like many other people in the community, feel safer knowing Larry is there willing to tell it like it is to protect the safety of East Hampton residents.
This Democratic town board is compiling quite a record: misusing the community preservation fund to the tune of $8 million, abolishing the Natural Resources Department, firing Larry Penny, protecting the job of the Democratic political leader at Larry’s expense (you listening, Brad?), plunging the town into what I believe will be a $12 million to $14 million deficit by the end of 2008, and prompting multiple law enforcement and operational investigations — enough to make your jaw drop.
I am really curious to see how the East Hampton Conservators — the political action committee established to ostensibly support candidates and elected officials (supposedly regardless of political affiliation) who work to protect the environment — react with their dollars to five town board members who have made a mockery of town environmental financing, operations, and policy.
More immediately, it will be interesting to see what the members of the conservators will do and say when the town board conducts the required public hearings on the demise of the Natural Resources Department and the firing of Larry.
Although I was living in Washington, D.C., in the early 1980s, wasn’t one of the reasons given for the elimination of the Planning Department poor management and delays in the planning process?
The Democrats, who jumped all over that argument in the early 1980s, are now using it to get rid of Larry and protect the job of their political leader. Makes you want to pick up your jaw and drop it again!
Sincerely,
LEN BERNARD
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Mr. Bernard is a former East Hampton town board member, budget officer, and a member of the East Hampton Republican Committee. Ed.
A Good Steward
Springs
May 10, 2008
To the Editor:
I met Larry Penny many years ago in the aftermath of a hurricane that devastated the beaches and bluffs in our area of Springs fronting Gardiner’s Bay. Larry was thoughtful and helpful, a good steward of the environment while being responsive to the concerns of the community and the affected homeowners as well.
I was shocked to find out that his job was being eliminated. After devoting 24 years of his life’s work to safeguard the environment of East Hampton it seems callous to erase his position without at least attempting to find an alternative post, one that could allow the town to be the beneficiary of his knowledge and expertise. We can do better than this for someone who has devoted his professional life to the betterment of our town.
Sincerely,
BONNIE MASLIN
$4.40-Something
Amagansett
May 10, 2008
Dear Editor,
For the last few weeks I have been tempted to write about a subject that annoys me intensely, but somehow I failed to put pen to paper, or cursor to screen. The subject concerns the price of gasoline on the East End, at a particular gas station in Amagansett.
We all know that Mystic, the gasoline and oil delivery company, allegedly charges a $200 surcharge to come to Suffolk County. Well that’s okay, it probably adds a tenth of a penny to the price of gasoline, but it doesn’t explain why this particular gas station in Amagansett can hike their prices, as they have done in the last week or so, four times, from last week’s charge for their top gas being $4.409 a gallon to this week being $4.709, a 30-cent increase.
The gas station that I am referring to is the Shell station on Route 27. On a couple of occasions I had been close to taking photographs to support my correspondence, but again my laziness stopped me from doing so.
Let me explain why today I am so hopping mad. On Thursday I went to the Shell station, which I have been going to consistently every week for the last year, and filled my tank at a price of $4.40-something a gallon, yesterday, whilst driving past I noticed that the gas had gone up to $4.609 per gallon and this morning it is now sitting there at $4.709 a gallon. This is, in my opinion, gouging in its worst form, profiteering and swindling the consumer.
Surely there are laws against this. Are there any controls in place to prevent gas station owners or franchises from charging just what they want, especially when the news is full of how expensive a barrel of oil is? This particular gas station must think that the people are either too rich to care, or too dumb to notice what’s going on.
I would love to hear back from Shell on this subject, and I would love to hear back from somebody in either Suffolk County or Albany to let me know if something illegal is going on here.
Incidentally, the .009 on the end of the price represents nine-tenths of a cent, so when you see $4.709 per gallon, because the machines can’t deal with nine-tenths of a penny if you buy nine gallons or less, the machine automatically rounds it up to the next cent, so currently if you went to the Shell gas station on Route 27 in Amagansett you would be paying $4.71 per gallon, oh and just in case you were wondering, that is not a service-included pump, that’s just a regular pump; service included is about another 12 cents on top of that.
Thank you Mr. Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, etc.
PAUL NICHOLLS
Taken Aback
East Hampton
May 9, 2008
Dear David:
What was the rationale of the East Hampton Town Board for reducing the speed limit on Hand’s Creek Road from 45 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour?
I have owned residences in the Northwest area of East Hampton since 1972. I apparently missed the notice of the possible change in speed limit that was placed in the newspaper sometime last fall or winter. I was therefore completely taken aback by what I thought was the sudden appearance of new speed-limit signs.
I would like to suggest that your readers write to the town board to request that the speed limit be returned to 45 miles per hour.
Sincerely,
MARK E. ZIMMERMAN
Our Future
East Hampton
May 12, 2008
To the Editor:
Even though we are living in uncertain times, there is one certainty to which I can attest and it is right here in our own backyard. It is the Springs School . . . a wonderful jewel of a place, nestled and tucked away in this corner of the universe that we call home.
It is a special school, which, unless you have experienced it firsthand as a child, parent, or educator, you might be unaware of how terrific it really is.
Springs manages to balance strong academics, creativity, athletics, required state tests, and a sense of belonging and community in one whole-child package that is truly unique.
This is why I urge all Springs community members to please vote yes on Tuesday to the school board’s proposed budget.
The budget is fiscally responsive to our times and to the needs of our varied constituents, while paying the astronomical 34-percent tuition increase to East Hampton High School — to the tune of $6,345,000 — representing 30 percent of the total budget.
Moreover, the proposed budget still preserves a majority of the programs under which our children are thriving. It is important to note that significant cuts to staff and programs are already reflected in the proposed budget and it takes into account escalating heating oil and bus fuel prices; and, without being driven by the 34-percent tuition hike to the high school, taxpayers would have enjoyed a tax decrease.
If the proposed budget doesn’t pass, and if we face austerity (which still means a tax increase), we will lose the crucial programs that have made attending Springs School such an enriching experience for us all.
While the budget increase may seem high to those who don’t use the Springs School — it is the quality of the Springs programs that are clearly working — as they help make our Springs students the top leaders that they become when they get to East Hampton High School and throughout their lives.
The difference between preserving what we have and austerity is only an average of $12.83 per month.
Please vote yes on May 20. Please vote yes for our kids. They are, after all, our future.
CAROL LYNCH
Next Generation
East Hampton
May 9, 2008
To the Editor,
As the vote for the school budget and school board elections approaches, I would like to take a moment to make some of my thoughts known. We in East Hampton have been very fortunate over the past 25 or 30 years to have had school boards that have worked hard to present a quality education for the students of our community.
Our older daughter, Calli, will graduate from East Hampton High School in June, and my wife, Susan, and I are so proud of all that she has accomplished. She has gotten a quality education, participated in clubs, been on athletic teams, and has been guided and prepared for college by some of the finest educators and role models that we could ask for. Because of the education she has received in the East Hampton School District, she has been accepted to the college of her choice, and will begin classes in the fall.
Over the past few years the administration and school board have done an outstanding job of presenting an expansion plan that will update our schools and provide a first-class learning environment for the students in our district. They have tried to be fair and work out a plan that will enable the sending school districts to have their students attend our high school and receive the quality that they deserve. They have done this with the understanding that these are difficult times, financially, for many of us in this community.
The budget that has been presented reflects the understanding that our administration and school board have about providing a high-quality education at a price that the taxpayers can live with. It is a fair budget and deserves to be passed.
The election of school board members is one that the voters should take very seriously. In East Hampton we are so lucky to have a group of men and women who work tirelessly for the children of this community. This year there are three candidates for two open seats on the school board. We all know John Ryan and his commitment to the youth of East Hampton. It is hard to imagine anyone who has given or cared more for the children of our community than Mr. Ryan. He cares about keeping them safe in our water, and educating them in our classrooms.
James Amaden is a local person who went through our schools and has children attending these schools today. He certainly has a vested interest in seeing that quality education is provided for our children.
Bill Gardiner is also a local man who grew up here and sent his children through our schools. He is retired and has the time, energy, and desire to work with this board to help the East Hampton schools continue to provide a great education for our students.
We are so fortunate to have three quality candidates willing to give their time and energy for our children and our community. Learn as much as you can about these men, and when you vote to pass our budget on May 20, also vote for the two who you feel will help provide for our next generation of students.
Sincerely,
JIM NICOLETTI
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Mr. Nicoletti is a coach at East Hampton High School. Ed.
Help Our School
East Hampton
May 12, 2008
Dear David:
Thank you for your coverage of the local school board election and your piercing editorial on school board matters.
In a long-ago time, when grades K through high school were in one building on Newtown Lane, I started at East Hampton Elementary School and ended, years later, with a law degree and an engineering degree. I have farmed in East Hampton, as well, selling produce to local outlets. My wife Karie and I live on the Gardiner Farm in East Hampton Village. Growing up local, I saw a town that valued and protected its youngsters, wanting for them only the best.
Our schools have the specific responsibility of providing the best possible education for students in an economically efficient manner. For many it is not easy, especially in these times, to get hit with taxes and then to see that their money didn’t really go for the kids and for their teachers. There’s a lot going on in the district — expansions, hiring teachers, school feeder district issues, and seeing that budgets are designed to both give kids the best and to spend very carefully.
We need to pass along East Hampton’s special sense of place, to remember how our community has always cared for its children, often sacrificing for their well-rounded education, healthy minds in healthy bodies. But to make those sacrifices meaningful, we must make sure tax dollars are used wisely and budgets and spending are open to public scrutiny at all times.
We are facing tough pocketbook challenges in town and in the nation’s economy. I want to help our school system work the right way for all of us. I have the time to devote all my energies and abilities to these school challenges. What’s more, I have worked closely with both Senator Kenneth P. LaValle and Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, both of whom bring so much to the education table for the East End.
So I am asking for your readers’ votes on Tuesday, May 20th.
Sincerely,
BILL GARDINER
The Whole Nine Yards
East Hampton
May 12, 2008
Dear Mr. Rattray,
As someone who knows Bill Gardiner well, who knows his commitment to the community, and his quiet support for East Hampton’s students in the past, I am asking everyone I know to come out and vote for him on May 20 in the East Hampton School Board election. When Bill takes on a job, he goes more than the whole nine yards.
DONNA COCHRANE
East Hampton Way
East Hampton
May 12, 2008
To the Editor,
We know Bill Gardiner and we know about his deep commitment to serving the community. It is after all, the East Hampton way. We are delighted with his involvement with our kids and strongly recommend him to East Hampton School District voters. He would be a most welcome and valuable addition to the East Hampton School Board.
WILLIAM MOORE
Knowing Bill
East Hampton
May 10, 2008
Dear Mr. Rattray,
Nice to read your editorial scolding the school board in East Hampton and your caring about the teacher and the kids first, rather than whopping administrative costs. As The Star wrote, Bill Gardiner is running for a school board seat on May 20.
Knowing Bill, I think he is a person we need on the school board, especially after reading your editorial. He’s from here, went to school here, taught here, farmed here, lived through hard times here. Bill Gardiner knows the score. I think he would do an excellent and dedicated job.
Sincerely yours,
JAMES MOELLER
Our Club
Springs
May 7, 2008
Dear Editor,
We are finishing our journalism club at Springs School next week with a party to celebrate a year of writing stories for all of the local papers by grades three to eight. We wrote over 37,000 words this year.
The teachers of the club, Ms. Arceri and Mrs. O’Connor, are very nice and serious about writing and the kids are serious about it too. They edit each other’s work and look for their stories in the papers each week. The club is in its 10th year and over 250 students have participated in it. Students say they come just for the chocolate chip cookies, but they actually learn more than they expect. They even improve their E.L.A. scores. We hope we have our club back next year.
Sincerely,
HAI AU DUONG
Fifth Grader
Powerful Lesson
Amagansett
May 8. 2008
To the Editor:
Matisse, de Chirico in Amagansett? Well, not exactly, but if you would like to see what the talented and innovative Elizabeth Paris assigned two of her art classes at the Amagansett School, all you have to do is visit the newest gallery in the Hamptons, otherwise known as the Amagansett Post Office.
The perception shown by the sixth-grade artists, as they dealt with the difficult concept of perspective, enabled them to portray the abundance of their art studio by carefully describing the various objects in relation to each other using a fine sensitive line.
The drawings at first may look fairly similar, but upon further inspection you will begin to notice the variety of impressions that can be drawn from the same source. A powerful lesson in individuality.
The second-grade children made paintings in the style of Matisse. Didn’t you do that in second grade? (I was given a mimeographed copy of the outline of a rabbit and was told to take out my gray Crayola crayon and color the rabbit gray. And. “Stay inside the lines!”)
You could feel the sense of enjoyment and accomplishment these children must have experienced. What a wonderful introduction to the pleasures of the creative process.
Thank you, Liz.
ARNIE ARLOW