Siding...

At last we've been hooked up to NYSEG for electricity and the meter reads 0! It has been a long time coming, mainly because so many of the engineers were seconded down to Long Island and Staten Island to help clean up the mess left by Hurricane Sandy. So there won't be the clacking sound of a generator any more. We're hoping the gas will be linked in a few days too.
Meanwhile the siding is being positioned; a slate blue grey that looks fabulous.

Downstairs, the basement walls have been framed out, with dry-walls expected in a week or two...
Nicholas

The gallery is beginning to have form!

This photo is taken from the foot of the stairs looking west. Where the broom is leaning is the first of 2 internal, partial, 10 foot walls which will provide the ability to create 3 separate viewing areas within the gallery....the amateur curator in me is getting very excited about creating our first event here...

To the right, and out of this frame, is what will be the small cinema room for viewing the Nicholas' films. A few years ago he began creating these films in celebration of the places on this earth that have inspired his paintings and has had great success showing them alongside the art in galleries. That tradition will continue here in the new space. 

Judy