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Boodys Donate Painting to Old Saybrook
08/09/2017 10:30 AM EST •
08/09/2017 10:30 AM EST
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Sallie and Robert Boody recently donated this painting of Great Cedars Conservation Area by David Brown to the Town. First Selectman Carl Fortuna, Jr., stands with Sallie and Robert Boody next to the painting in its new home, the entry hall of Town Hall. The work was hung there with help from Andy Scott of Andy’s Paint Shop. Photo by Becky Coffey/ Harbor News
To remind all who enter Town Hall of years of community efforts to preserve open space, a new painting depicts a scene from one of the town’s first protected areas, the Great Cedars Conservation Area.
The landscape painting is the product of local artist David Brown. A decade ago, Robert and Sallie Boody purchased the work from Gallery One.
After a major renovation project at their home left them with no place to hang it, Robert and Sallie Boody decided to donate it to the town.
“It’s for the townspeople to enjoy. We should be proud of what we [as a community] have saved,” said Robert Boody, referring to the town’s dedicated open space protection efforts.
